Soul Rep is ecstatic to present its biennial new play festival rebranded in memory of the legacy of trailblazing playwright of the Black Theater Movement and arts educator, Dr. Ted Shine, who was recently honored with a plaque as an esteemed alumnus of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts for the school’s centennial.

This year’s festival will feature performances of several dynamic short comedic, satirical, and farce-inspired plays written by area and national playwrights. The festival will also featured a staged reading of co-founder, Anyika McMillan-Herod’s, newest play that is also a comedy.

Prepare yourselves to experience the goofy, some “good trouble” humor, and everything in between!

Soul Rep Theatre Company was founded in 1995 by Dallas/Fort Worth natives Guinea Bennett-Price, Anyika McMillan-Herod, and Tonya Holloway. Guinea and Anyika are both products of Dallas ISD's Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Class of ’89), while all three co-founders hold BFAs in Theater from the dynamic undergraduate programs of Howard University and Prairie View A&M University. The trio returned to Dallas in the mid 90’s after attending graduate school programs and internships at regional theaters across the country. They shared a tremendous desire to establish a theater company in Dallas dedicated to the Black experience.