Four arts organizations, two different shows and a display of community

Bruce Wood Dance Company dancers Weaver Rhodes and Cole Vernon

RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer Rich@DallasVoice.com

Co-productions — or co-pros — are nothing new to North Texas stages. Theater companies often will team up to present one show.

But this month, audiences in DFW get back-to-back performances by a total of four organizations that have doubled up for vastly different productions. Two of them have teamed up for an original dance/cabaret performance while the other two gear up for a classic musical with big sound.

First, co-pros can make simple sense financially as two or more organizations can work together to cover the costs of a show. Second, they are a sort of dialogue not only with each other, but with audiences. Two entities speaking the same language work to create something