Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre — Attraction in Dallas

Last night's performance of Dail M for Murder at the Dee and Charles Wyle Theatre was wonderful. It was my first time seeing a performance at this small intimate theater. There is not a bad seat in the house, and the sound was perfect. The theater has these seats on each side that are raised and plenty of leg room. There are only 2 rows of this type of seating on each side. I would recommend this section of seating for plays. We did purchase the Lexus Silver parking pass, which has an underground tunnel leading directly to the Wyle theater. The tunnel is on the right side of the parking entrance. There is handicapped parking with plenty of parking spaces right in front of tunnel access to theater. Anyone caring a purse it will be searched. Just a little protip, buy a small clear purse so it is see-through it makes things easier for the staff. The lobby has plenty of tables and chairs. You will find WILL CALL inside next to the concessions and bar. The elevators are on the left side and will take you into the theater. There are also steps on the right side of the lobby, which are many steps to climb. There are restrooms in the lobby, the men to the left next to Will Call and Womens on the right next to concessions. The restrooms were very nice and clean. Tickets were easy to purchase online at their website. If you really enjoy the theater, there are subscription offers available for the season of theater. After seeing the performance and enjoying the theater, we are considering the subscription. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful in every way. The theater plays that are coming in the 2024-2025 are very exciting. Check out the new schedule of shows coming. This theater is easily accessible off of I-75. I highly recommend going to see live theater and supporting the arts. Please make sure to put that cell phone on mute, no pictures during live performances. Put that phone away and lose your mind to a different world of live creative theater. Go see the play...

Went to see a play here for the first time. Beautiful venue, asthetically. Staff was friendly.

Cons: Confiscated my elderly mother's water bottle. She needs it due to a medical condition. She will hack and cough otherwise, which would obviously be disruptive to other patrons. She didn't mention this to the staff and allowed them to keep the water. By the time I was aware, it was already in the trash. Have to pay to park nearby ($5) because it was the weekend, but some parking options were up to $15. Venue generally doesn't seem handicapped or elderly friendly. The front entrance is down a long sloping ramp. Likely a challenge for anyone with mobility issues. The seats themselves require climbing 2 flights of stairs & then more stairs (maybe up, maybe down) depending on the seats purchased. There is apparently an elevator but I never did see where it was, but I didn't seek out an usher for assistance either. After you arrive at the top of the platform, there are small steps going down to the floor seats, but there is no handrail attached to the wall and the steps themselves could use more clear marking. They currently have what looks like white tape or plastic to alert you to the step. My mother didn't see it and I had to point it out.

Bottom line, awesome place if you don't have mobility/health issues. If you do, I'd call ahead with questions or seek out an usher for assistance upon arrival and stay close to loved ones with these issues.

I would return, but would not take my mother back. If you live in DFW, Bass Hall or Theater Arlington are much more accommodating for anyone with...

This isn’t a theatre, this is a high school auditorium. The seats are actual fold out chairs with slight padding on the bottom only, set on top of noisy and unstable risers. My seat was so uncomfortable I had to leave during intermission. I think I had more elbow room on an airplane than these seats. I couldn’t sit fully back in my seat without touching the man’s shoulder next to me. Sadly, I saw a Texas Ballet show here. I say sadly because I’ve seen several of their performances at other theaters that were wonderful experiences. There is no space for an orchestra, even though they offer orchestra seating… so the ballet was done to a recording over a sound system that I truly believe the stereo in my car could have done a better job projecting. The ushers sat people who came late in the middle of the first part of the performance and it was very disruptive as they used flashlights and spoke very loudly, even though their policy stated no late seating. Lastly, the house lights are stage lights so dress very lightly because you will roast before the performance from the combination of the lights and body heat from sitting so closely to everyone. And it will not cool down any after the lights go down. Everyone was fanning themselves with their programs. The fact that there are only good reviews for this theatre is baffling as everyone sitting around me complained about the seating and lack...