Advisories - Dallas Theater Center

Below are content and language advisories for the plays in Dallas Theater Center’s 2025-2026 season, INCLUDING SPOILERS. DTC acknowledges that advisories regarding content and subject matter can be useful to patrons.

These advisories are a best-effort on the part of DTC to supply our patrons with information that may aid their experience at the theatre, as it relates to the script and production.
If you have any questions or concerns about content, age appropriateness, or stage effects that might influence your ability to attend or enjoy a production, please contact the Box Office at ticketing@dallastheatercenter.org or 214.522.8499

Ragtime

Rating: PG-13

Content Note: Profanity and adult language are utilized to depict the racial and social tension of early 20th century America; brief moments of violence and a suggestion of child abuse and exploitation.

Language:

  • 2 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘ass’
  • 9 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘n*****.’
  • 1 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘shit’
  • 9 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘damn’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘bitch’
  • 4 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 3 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘bastard’
  • 3 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Cracker’
  • 1 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Herzog’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Pollack’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Kike’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Kraut’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘Mick’

Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem

Rating: R

Content Note: Profanity and strong adult language; simulated use of cocaine and discussion about drugs and their paraphernalia.

Language:

  • 5 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘n*****’
  • 24 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘ass’
  • 20 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 35 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘damn’
  • 80 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘shit’
  • 2 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘pussy’
  • 5 occurrence and/or variations of the word ‘fuck’

Reykjavik86

Content Note:

  • Discussion of nuclear war and mass destruction
  • Political and Historical Conflict [references to Cold War, Chernobyl, downing of
  • aircrafts, espionage, arms race escalation
  • Mention of AIDS epidemic

Language:

  • 5 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘damn’
  • 4 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘fuck’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘bastards’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘goddamn’

The Monsters

Content Note:

  • Depictions and stylized representations of violence, particularly through staged fighting and boxing imagery
  • References to family trauma and domestic instability, including moments suggesting conflict
  • within the home
  • References to substance use and recovery
  • Discussions of grief, loss, and difficult family dynamics

Language:

  • 94 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘fuck’
  • 74 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘shit’
  • 24 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘n*****’
  • 14 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘damn’
  • 11 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘bitch’
  • 9 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘ass’
  • 4 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘motherfucker’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘goddamn’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘pussy’

A Christmas Carol

Content Note:

  • This production is designed to be suitable for audiences 5 years of age or older.This is a ghost story, which may be too scary for younger children.

Kill Local

Content Note:

  • References to violence, murder, and revenge
  • Depictions of weapons and characters being threatened with violence
  • Onstage violence, including characters being shot
  • Use of theatrical blood and depictions of gore
  • Moments of staged dismemberment or graphic visual effects
  • Depictions of characters being restrained or held captive
  • Themes of grief, loss, justice, and moral conflict

Language:

  • 22 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘fuck’
  • 22 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘shit’
  • 7 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 6 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘damn’
  • 3 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘goddamn’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘ass’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘bitch’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘bastard’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘cum’

The Making of a Saint

Content Note:

  • Discussions of religion, faith, atheism, and spirituality
  • References to violence and death
  • Discussion of traumatic events

Language:

  • 4 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘hell’
  • 4 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘shit’
  • 3 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘ass’
  • 2 occurrences and/or variations of the word ‘fuck’
  • 1 occurrence and/or variation of the word ‘retard’

Dallas Theater Center’s stated mission is to invest in our community by producing plays with resident artists that reflect and illuminate our diverse experiences, spark collaboration and dialogue, and invite engagement in everything we do. This compels us to seek out works for the stage that offers a multiplicity of perspectives, ideas and lived experiences in order to explore the broadest range of the human experience. Sometimes this means programming that is suitable for all ages. And other times it means more adult fare with mature content and themes.

To help you make informed decisions about what you choose to see we’ve provided detailed content advisories for each show below.

We also encourage you to contact our Box Office at 214-522-8499 for more information.