RSS Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube Instagram Flickr
The Hub
  • Home
  • News
  • Headlines
  • Inside Dallas ISD
  • News Briefs
  • Nota Escolar
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • News
  • Headlines
  • Inside Dallas ISD
  • News Briefs
  • Nota Escolar
  • Contact Us
You are at:Home»News»Inside Dallas ISD»Booker T. Washington’s Presidential Scholar wants to elevate Black theatre in Dallas

Booker T. Washington’s Presidential Scholar wants to elevate Black theatre in Dallas

0
By The Hub on May 15, 2018 Inside Dallas ISD

Emir Price is making Dallas ISD history as the first U.S. Presidential Scholar from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Theatre Program.

A national ceremony in Washington, D.C., in June will honor Price and 160 other outstanding American high school seniors named Presidential Scholars. While Price appreciates the national recognition, his life goal is much more local: he wants to elevate Black theatre in Dallas.

Price’s mother, Guinea Bennett-Price, is a Booker T. Washington HSPVA teacher and co-founder/co-artistic director of Soul Rep Theatre Company, which provides transformative Black theatre in Dallas.

Price, who will attend Howard University in the fall, wants to return to Dallas after he graduates and help run the theatre company.

“It’s work that I believe in,” he said. “It’s educating and informative for people in South Dallas who might not consider theatre as a medium of art that is important.”

Price discovered his love of theatre in junior high when his mom asked—well, technically told him—to be in a play her theatre company was producing. Price ended up loving it, leading him to attend Booker T. Washington HSPVA and pursuing theatre as his future. He now wants to bring that same love of theatre to the Black community in Dallas.

“Theatre breeds empathy. If you put yourself in someone else’s shoes, that can do amazing things for some kid from South Dallas who thinks everyone is his enemy,” Price said. “My mission is to use my art to better serve my community.”

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Trustee District 9
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
The Hub

Connecting you to the personalities, places and perspectives of Dallas ISD

Related Posts

Dallas ISD bilingual reading teachers win Read Conmigo grants

Making it happen in education

A dual approach leads to success

Archives
  • Recent
June 4, 2025

Maestras de lectura bilingües de Dallas ISD ganan subsidios Read Conmigo

June 3, 2025

Dallas ISD bilingual reading teachers win Read Conmigo grants

June 2, 2025

Un legado persevera para las nuevas generaciones de Geneva Heights Elementary

Enrollment is Now Open
About
About

Connecting you to the personalities, places and perspectives of Dallas ISD



The Dallas Independent School District
9400 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75231
© 2025  Dallas Independent School District

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.