AMON CARTER is coming home
Our Amon Carter play is coming back for a second run on the Broadway of Fort Worth -- the Scott Theatre next to the Amon Carter Museum in FW's Cultural District. Check out our spectacular drone video.
AMON! playwright Dave Lieber at Allen Public Library tonight
Come see the playwright of the new Amon Carter biography and hit comedy play at the Allen Public Library.
Bootleg audio smuggled out of AMON! play. Listen how Amon hired Broadway Billy Rose
FIRST TIME a bootleg audio has been smuggled out of a recent live recording of the new hit play about Amon "Mr. Fort Worth" Carter. In this brief 1 minute clip, actor Kelvin Dilks, playing the legendary Fort Worth media tycoon, recalls how he hired Broadway Billy Rose to run the 1936 Texas Centennial's "show of all shows." Listen to the laughter.
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/davelieber/amon-carter-talks-about-hiring-billy-rose
Join the 'Amon Carter Play' Facebook group
The creators of AMON! The Ultimate Texan invite you to join our official Facebook group: “Amon Carter Play.”
While AMON! play is on hiatus, check out the audiobook on Audible
While waiting for the new hit play AMON! The Ultimate Texan to return to the stage, why not listen to the great new audiobook, the companion book to the play.
Favorite review from a former student
REVIEW: “I had the express pleasure of catching one of the final extended shows of “Amon! The Ultimate Texan” at The Artisan Theater. Having been under the tutelage of Connie Sanchez and Kelvin Dilks in high school, I wasn’t going to miss it. After all they are directly responsible for my success in performing today. “ — Christina Major
Top Quotes from new hit play about Amon Carter, Mr. Fort Worth.
Where does the hit new play about Amon “Mr. Fort Worth” Carter go next? And enjoy our favorite lines from the new hit play:
New review of AMON! The Ultimate Texan declares it a "hit" that is as "big as Texas"
TheaterJones.com reviewer Jan Farrington says in her review that actor Kelvin Dilks “makes a brash, funny Amon.” Director Connie Sanchez, she writes, “sets an energetic pace.” Playwright Dave Lieber tells the story “with spirit and bravado.”
AMON! playwright pays tribute to actor Dilks and director Sanchez at public meeting
Two retired Birdville ISD teachers were honored for their work on the new hit play, AMON! The Ultimate Texan. Actor Kelvin Dilks who plays Amon Carter is also a BISD school board member.
With 17 performances in 16 days, actor in new Amon Carter play signs up for an endurance test
Artisan Theater keeps adding shows for its new Amon Carter play. That means the actor must perform 17 times in 16 days.
What a wonderful story about AMON! on page 1 of Fort Worth Business Press
This story by Marice Richter tells the story behind the story of the rebirth of one of the most important Texans who ever lived — Amon G. Carter Sr. He is the Alexander Hamilton of North Texas. The lost founding father whose amazing stories are being brought back to life in a play and a companion book by Dave Lieber. Kelvin Dilks plays Amon. Connie Sanchez is the director. And Rick Blair of Artisan Center Theater is the producer.
Note: As of this writing, 14 shows have sold out.
Mark Davis interviews the playwright behind AMON! The Ultimate Texan
Mark Davis believes he owes his life in Dallas-Fort Worth radio to the founder of commercial radio, Amon G. Carter. He and playwright Dave Lieber talk about it on the radio.
Meet Connie Sanchez, director of the new Amon Carter play
Meet Connie Sanchez, the director of AMON! The Ultimate Texan, which she is bringing to the stage for a world premiere.
Open Letter to Ellen DeGeneres and CBS News: Fort Worth, not Dallas!
In a letter to CBS News and The Ellen Show, Dave Lieber warns them to get it right about Fort Worth and Dallas.
"The Amon Carter Project" at UTA Library
Come hear the fascinating story of “The Making of the Amon Carter Project” with author/playwright Dave Lieber at 7:30 p..m. Friday, April 26 at UTA Central Libraries, 702 Planetarium Drive, Arlington. The public is invited. Admission: FREE. No need to RSVP. AmonPlay.com
First review of new Amon Carter book predicts it and companion play will be "cherished treasures"
Essayist Roger Summers writes beautifully about his lifelong memories of being connected to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Amon Carter in his book reivew of AMON! The Ultimate Texan by Dave Lieber. It’s a book AND a play.”
NBC5 says coming Amon Carter play will 'renew love for the state of Texas'
NBC5 in Dallas/Fort Worth was founded 71 years ago by a Texas giant -- Amon G. Carter. Now his station's Larry Collins examines a new play on their station's founder. He pronounces the coming Amon Carter play as "excellent" and says the play will renew your love for Fort Worth, North Texas and Texas as a whole. The play opens on May 9, 2019 at Artisan Center Theater in Hurst, Texas. Info here.
Promo for Amon Carter play on NBC's Saturday Night Live
A promo for the new Amon Carter play was shown on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, April 6, 2019
NOW ON SALE: First time anywhere. eBook of AMON! The Ultimate Texan by Dave Lieber
The eBook for AMON! The Ultimate Texan is fabulous. With 100 classic photos, it looks GREAT on any e-reader like iPhone or iPad.
WBAP's Tyler Cox talks about narrating Amon Carter audiobook
Tyler Cox ran WBAP-AM for many years. Amon Carter launched the station in 1922. Cox talks about what it’s like to play the role of station founder Amon Carter in the audiobook version of Dave Lieber’s new book, AMON! The Ultimate Texan. WATCH HERE.
