The proposed $7.63 million in the 2024 bond request for repairs to the Kalita Humphreys Theater will just keep kicking the can down the road. What the...
It occupies an important place geographically, as well as historically: adjacent to the Katy Trail, in a city park, in the heart of the tony Turtle Creek area.
What the Kalita needs is a new approach that gets City Hall off the hook for maintaining a building that is a civic treasure but that serves a fairly narrow constituency.With that in mind, we can’t help but wonder if the Kalita presents an opportunity for the same kind of partnership that has created successful cultural amenities in other parts of the city, like Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arboretum, and the Dallas Zoo.
Alternatively, the city should be open to turning over ownership as well as management if that creates the best incentives for success. The theater is already designated a historic Dallas landmark, which helps ensure its preservation even without city ownership. The Kalita’s primary tenant, the Dallas Theater Center, wants a solution that preserves the facility and gives them a place to stage shows. Beyond that, they aren’t picky. DTC executive director Kevin Moriarty told us, “We’re open to absolutely anything.” But after the failure of the $300 million plan to launch, the city told DTC it’s shifting its focus to other priorities. The Kalita will have to wait.
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