A group of local theater companies will descend on the Bath House Cultural Center again this July for the Sixth Annual Festival of Independent Theatres.
 
FIT was created as an outlet for smaller companies without a permanent performance space to give them an opportunity to produce seldom seen, new, or avant-garde works. FIT exists to promote awareness and growth of Dallas area theatre through collaboration, participation and cultivation.

FIT is an opportunity for directors and actors to experiment; for design and technical staff to be challenged with constraints; for local writers to be showcased in premiere productions; and for audiences to experience an abundant mix of performances.

The productions perform in a rotating repertory during the four weeks of
the festival.

Funding for the 6th annual Festival of Independent Theatres is provided by TACA and, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.

Special events during this year's Festival include children's
entertainment, the popular State of the Arts discussion, and the new
Salon du FIT. This bohemian retreat and alternative performance space
will invite both audience and artist to meet, chat and enjoy an
interactive FIT. The diversity of the independent theatre community is
reflected in the diversity of the productions ranging from classic
comedies to multi-media performance art, and from family matinees to
late night cabaret. The popular State of the Arts discussion will
return on Tuesday, August 3, featuring nationally recognized theatre
speakers leading a discussion on Theater: Dead or Alive?