Every September for as long as I’ve been writing about local theater, up to about a dozen local theater critics — we collectively call ourselves the Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum — have gathered in Old East Dallas over fried chicken and Playbills to come up with a consensus of the best that appeared on local stages in the preceding 12 months.
But this year has been different. No fried chicken. No stack of programs. No gathering, except via Zoom. And in may respects, no theater on local stages for have of the year.
Live indoor plays haven’t been available since mid-March, though theaters have continued to improvise with streaming productions and outdoor shows.