One Stage. One Voice. One Choice. Liz Mikel on Where We Stand

Camille and Rich sit down with Dallas legend Liz Mikel to talk about her extraordinary career and her powerful new role as the lone performer in Where We Stand at the Dallas Theater Center.A Texas native, Liz has been performing since childhood. Trained from age six by Ann Williams of the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and later mentored by Curtis King of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, she has built a career that spans local, national, and international stages. Dallas audiences know her well. She has appeared in more than 20 productions at the Dallas Theater Center since 1990 and recently completed her 14th year in the annual production of A Christmas Carol. Over the years she has performed at Theatre Three, Dallas Children’s Theater, WaterTower Theatre, Casa Mañana, The Majestic Theatre, Jubilee Theatre and more. She has toured nationally, performed at The Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts, and even taken productions to Geneva, Paris and New York.Her accolades include the Dallas Theatre League’s Leon Rabin Award in 1998, the Dallas Theater Critics Forum Award in 2004, Best Actress by D Magazine in 2004, and recognition as Queen of the Arts, The Face of Black Theater in Dallas by The Dallas Weekly in March 2006.Now, Liz takes center stage alone in Where We Stand, running February 25 through March 22, 2026 at Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Theater Campus. Written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays and directed by Akin Babatunde, this co production with Stage West Theatre is an intimate, interactive theatrical experience where the audience decides the outcome. Mercy or justice. Redemption or consequence. The choice belongs to you.The 70 minute production has no intermission and is suitable for all ages, with audience members 12 and up most likely to fully appreciate the experience. Stay Late conversations after every performance will be led by Liz herself.This is a conversation about art, discipline, legacy, and what it means to stand alone on stage and trust the audience to shape the story.Connect with us!  Instagram   -   Facebook   www.visiteastdallas.comPartner with us! [email protected]