At the Eismann Center their location is conveniently situated not far from Central Expressway. They…read moreoffer valet or self parking in their parking garage. I was there to see the play What She's Having. Part of our group used valet. I used the self parking garage option. I purchased my ticket in advance as did most of my group and they have ushers to keep everything organized. The concessions are priced pretty much like you would expect. And the restrooms are large and well maintained. All of us truly enjoyed the play. Eismann Center is very well run.

Beautiful event space with so much to offer which consist of 2 floors. The second floor also has…read moresome art work display as well. I have been to many events at this location and really love how beautiful and clean this building is and how is maintained. The staff is also always so friendly.

Great scrip and great local actors makes for fun experience at playhouse. The production company…read morebrought back Four Weddings and Elvis after much demand from 7 years ago. Small theatre (80+ seating I guess) so you sit up close and personal to the actors. Minimum scenery and props so depend on acting and your imagination to enjoy the show. Plenty of parking to rear of theatre (west side). Check out the 2023 season as we are sure to go back for another helping.

I watched a play called Black Comedy tonight at Cox Playhouse in Plano presented by Rover…read moreDramawerks. It was pretty unique experience. I used to love checking out the plays back in college. Mainly because they were free with my student ID but also because it's live. No editing, no takes, no do-overs.. everything is live. This particular play took it one step further. The seating arrangement was basically within breathing room of the actors and actresses all around the "stage". It's really just one room and everyone's on stage. Hard to explain. Check out the play if you can. I think it's playing entire month. So what makes this venue or experience 4 stars for me is this. After the play, they served refreshments (including wine) and the cast comes out to mingle and chat with the patrons. I didn't stay too long afterwards but I got to talk to one of the actors and he's just a regular Joe working on this in his precious spare time. Of all the plays I've been to, I've never experienced this before. Good venue. I will gladly continue supporting this theater. Quick note about the play itself. Very interesting. I'm not going to give much away as you can probably read synopsis of the play online anyway. But it might not be for all ages. I would say don't bring your kids which I noticed some patrons brought children. The actresses are a bit scantily clad but it's entirely appropriate to the theme of the play though. Update: Originally I gave it 5 stars. Since the review is for the theater room itself and not the play, I felt that I couldn't do the review justice if I didn't mention this part as it pertains to the theater itself. So I have bumped it down to 4 stars but obviously I still had a good experience despite my seating location. The seating matters. It's true that the stage is pretty much the room but there is a raised area of the stage that the actors and actresses will also use during the performance. If you sit too close to this area, then your view is blocked and cannot see what's going on up there. It's general admission so good thing is you can go early and grab a good seat but just be aware of the limitation I mentioned.

I love this place! The entire staff are very friendly and inviting…read more I've seen 3 plays here now. All were very entertaining. There is an open concession that offers sodas, beer, wine, coffee, water, everything but Bundt cakes, cookies, popcorn, candies and more! All included with your admission! You're welcome to tip but I have not once seen anything to suggest you have too. I absolutely do of course but the staff is so nice - i would feel like tipping even if I was being charged I love the quaintness of the place too. Lots of seating, 3 large restrooms with furniture in them. Even though the place is relatively small. It's a must go!! I will be back

Every seat is a good seat and the attendants are friendly and welcoming. They treat you like a VIPread more

This theatre delivers high quality, fun, and professional children's entertainment. I've seen…read moremultiple shows at Genesis over the last few years, and I am so impressed with, not only the on-stage talent of each show, but also the adult directors and team behind all of the shows. It's such a good combination of creativity, high-quality talent and excellence. This children's definitely stands above most in North Texas.

Genesis is a wonderful children's theater run under the brilliant leadership of the mother daughter…read moredynamic duo Megan and Neicole. They are not only superb directors they handle all children with grace and respect. My son faced discrimination from a couple of children's theaters in the community but was welcomed with open arms at Genesis. They even had ramps making the stage accessible for him. They made outside of the box creative choices, allowing their students there to shine on and off the stage. Even now that he as aged out of children's theater he is helping with the music and staying involved in the community.

One of my friends booked this spot for her fashion show. It was a nice facility to hold an event. I…read morewould definitely use the space in the future if I had a need.

We are looking forward to purchasing season tickets for 2025 and we just purchased for "Noises Off"…read morein November. The actors were incredible as was the band. My husband was so impressed that he immediately asked about the season tickets. The seats are fantastic, and they give you so much aisle space so when someone is scooting out, no one has to stand and let them by. The chairs were very comfortable also and there was plenty of parking. The Black Box is located inside the Discovery Center so easy access off of The Dallas Tollway. We do wish there were single serving bags of pretzels, chips, cookies or something to purchase during intermission. They were kind enough to have small bottles of water For Free.

I am a big fan of FMPAT, which produces a full series of plays and musicals AND serves as the…read morepremiere theatre school for children in the Denton area. Again, I have personally performed at this venue several times, so I show some bias. However, for a theatre with limited means (poor city funding, low donations in a down market), the compensate with casting excellent talent (both on stage and off) and producing solid shows. There are only about 80 seats, so a subscriptions is a good idea, so you get reserved seating in the center section. Some favorites from recent years include Adventures in Love City of Angels Forever Plaid Art Brighton Beach Memoirs Little Shop of Horrors Honk If you love theatre, spend some time at FMPAT. If you have you young children, enrolling them in their children's school will make them happy (and talented).

This is a quaint theatre with no thrills.The restrooms are private(one person at a time) .The staff…read moreis helful and polite.

I've always liked this theatre for its flexible architecture and modern feel. The theatre group…read morehas been good although it has changed over the decades. Its one of the few theaters that I will dress up for and has an open lobby area with a cash bar that is a fun and somewhat upscale space for conversation before the show which works nicely for your group to gather, converse, and socialize before the show. Addison restaurants are nearby but busy on weekends so do plan an early dinner between 5 and 6 as those restaurants are typically very busy on weekends. A plus is the "Stone Cottage" theatre in the rear which hosts a different theatre company and is which is rustic with often ribald works. There is also a large snd configurable separate meeting space which can be had for special functions or seminars. If you are into Architecture and you ever get the chance for a complete tour of the Water Tower theatre seize the opportunity because it is a very cool building with 2 levels below grade for costume and storage with three above that are absolutely amazing in how they are completely flexible for multi tier stage configurations and configurable seating tiers from several directions.

Nice facility, got a great deal on tix 2 weeks before the show, Off-Broadway production was solid.read more

I had a great first time experience in the theater for Mama Mia! Before being invited to attend…read morewith friends, I didn't know this little gem existed. First, a firehouse converted into a theater? Fun! Second, a lively, comical production performed by local actors/musicians? Yes! A well communicated process for accessing bathrooms and concessions? Score Added bonus of comfy soft blankets offered to take to your seat? Warm experience! If you have an opportunity to visit this little theater, I would jump at it. It really is a little affordable gem for weekend theater distractions!

I've lived in Farmers Branch for 2 years & drive by this place every day. Finally decided to come…read morefor opening night of Sweeney Todd since I'd never seen the story before. The parking is a bit of a challenge - the closest spots are all no parking so you basically have to park across the street (but it all says no after hours parking & those businesses close at 10). The lobby is cute & they even have merch & snacks and there was even a themed drink for the show (which was tasty). The theater isn't very big so all the seats are good seats. They're not kidding about it getting cold in the theater - I'm glad I wore long sleeves and brought a jacket & scarf - and they have a whole shelf of blankets when you walk in. So the show started on time & things were going great - I was really enjoying the show - but then someone on the cast was injured backstage & the show, quite literally, could not go on ("break a leg" was not lucky at the theater). They offered everyone tickets to another show so that was nice. I sincerely hope the beggar woman is ok! So it was a more drama filled night than I anticipated but I enjoyed the show! I was a little concerned about parking because if the show had finished it may have been easily 10:30 before it was over so I might park somewhere else next time. While I won't come back for another showing of Sweeney Todd, I will come back for another show. It was a great little local date night!

I have rlly personal exp w/ this place so this is gna b long…read more I was practically raised in this building. My first show here was at age 11, my last at 19. In that time I'd been in so many productions I have actually lost count. If this was a real workplace it would break numerous labor laws. To start acting here you NEED to come in with little self-respect and leave with none. Actors are expected to volunteer their money, clothes, pets, children and any sign of second thought is looked on as selfishness. There are contracts for the volunteer work here which do not exist for the protection of the laborer. I'm pretty sure they're accessible from their website. You can read them yourself. You'd have to be really naive to think you weren't being taken advantage of. Dude who owns it; a man actually named Jamey J. Jameson. I spent my adolescence trying to know this man. The only conclusion I can come to is that at some point he got bitter and his heart died. He holds himself with such disdain toward everything around him. ACT has a reputation for doing shows without licensing. This is because Jamey has made an enemy of nearly every prominent licensing company he's worked with. He has consistently refused to try to make amends because doing that would require admitting fault. He could fix this problem by being an adult and owning up to the person he's become but I know he'll never do that. This stubbornness is legitimately destroying his business. I'm embarrassed to have once considered him a mentor For a long time he would punish hyperactive KIDS in his KIDS productions by giving them 'the shirt'. Which was a punishment where Jamey's often unwashed sweaty t-shirt was pulled over a kid's head and they were held against his bare, stinking, damp, hairy torso. that's a deeply fucked up thing to do to children, man. At age 14, while I was still acting here, I developed an eating disorder. The adults around me spread the rumor that I had a sexually transmitted disease because I'm queer. Jamey would routinely mock me for having rapidly lost weight. I guess he thought it was like. Unmanly or something? Because there's nothing cooler than calling a child a fag (which he also did). Made him feel big and funny. I later learned he used my recovery as a story in a bid to receive funding from the city without my knowledge or consent. I wouldn't have allowed him to do that if he asked me. Pretty scummy thing to do, man. The summer of that year I had been volunteering as a counselor for the kid's theater camps and I was called ungrateful for taking a break to eat my lunch. Which considering the eating disorder thing that he clearly knew about. Dude??? I guess the work itself was the reward for the work. Many of the ppl in this building are known sex pests who are allowed to continue to work around their victims either because they supply funding to ACT, or out of desperation for actors who are naive enough to supply hours of unpaid, unsafe manual labor on the ever-instilled belief that they have no chance of acting in any other environment. As a child I felt unsafe. As an adult I felt degraded. I've seen this building ruin lives. Rend families apart. ACT likes to sell itself as a struggling haven for outcasts but it's not. It's a little dying hole in the wall where a sad little man's dead dreams poison everything around him. I loved this place. I made and lost some of the deepest friendships I think I'll ever have here. There's so much I learned about myself here, but I REFUSE to give the art centre theatre credit for that. That was me. This place drains people of every bit of passion they bring and claims credit for the things they achieve on their own. The effort and love of performers and directors is so brightly evident! It's what draws people In, makes the shows watchable. But performers are told that they are lesser for it. That nobody else will take them. That they're annoying and broken and that they deserve to work tirelessly and thanklessly to keep a man who hates them's dying business afloat. It's manipulative and considering that this place markets itself toward like. Kids and teens, it's evil. I hope you're reading this, Jamey. I hope one day someone gives you a wake-up call that actually works and you realize that the people around you are as real as you and that each of them goes through things just as miserable as the things you go through. Kindness is a choice you can make, and one that will reward you. That you are not stuck in your position because you are the victim of the world, but because people do not like you. And they dislike you not because of some unchangeable part of you, but because of how you've chosen to treat them. If you don't change you will die miserable. I'm only writing this in a public forum because I know you care so much about reputation and I think it actually might be the only way to reach you. Take it how you will but I'm finally done with this place

The theatre was small and comfortable but bring a sweater. It was a little chilly inside. Not a…read morebad seat in the house. The play was very good and the actors were engaging. In all, a great experience. We are coming back!