Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

The iconic Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is a theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, located in the Arts District of downtown. It is one of four venues that comprise the AT&T Performing Arts Center and was dedicated October 12, 2009. The AT&T Performing Arts Center includes the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Annette Strauss Artist Square and City Performance Hall, all set within the ten acre Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park, the largest public park in downtown. The Wyly Theatre was designed by REX | OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus (partner in charge) and Pritzker Prize winning architect Rem Koolhaas. It features a groundbreaking design with an unprecedented "stacked" vertically organized facility that completely rethinks the traditional form of theatre. It is named for Dee and Charles Wyly, who donated $20 million to the Center. The vertical rods lining the outside of the building on all four sides are intended to be symbolic of the folds of a theater curtain. The rods comprising the facade are extruded anodized aluminum. The world’s only vertical theatre, the innovative design of the Wyly Theatre creates ultimate performance flexibility. With mechanized seating towers, the theatre can transform from a proscenium to thrust to flat floor configurations, removing limitations for artistic directors. Surrounded on three sides by glass walls, the Potter Rose Performance Hall allows for pedestrian views into the theatre, and a variety of audience views of the Dallas Arts District and city skyline. Home to many of Dallas’ finest performing arts organizations, the Center hosts more than 500 performances and events annually.

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