Stories

Published playwright and seasoned performer, Dana Proulx-Willis, recalls not fitting in during junior high, and how finding a partner in crime made all the difference. “We drew pictures of people riding the bikes on the bicycle crossing signs,” she says, recalling some of the duo’s hijinks.  

Performed in "Partner in Crime" on February 2, at The Dallas City Performance Hall, Dallas, TX.  

Oral Fixation Blog Feature

Learning the streets of Dallas while wearing a satin Disco Chicken outfit invites unusual adventures. 

This memoir tells of a young, costumed Dana Proulx earning money for college by delivering helium balloons and a song to selected DFW citizens. Told in the style of Chicken Soup for the Soul, each story layers new levels of learning and fun. 

“Freedman’s Town to Botham Jean: Stories For Racial Healing” is a live storytelling show featuring 7 diverse Dallasites sharing their true, personal stories about racial tension in Dallas. Directed by master storyteller Dr. Njoki McElroy and produced by Oral Fixation (An Obsession With True Life Tale)’s Nicole Stewart, this magical storytelling experience will provide historical context to racial tension between blacks and whites in Dallas while offering a very personal lens through which to understand what our wounds are so we may acknowledge and heal them. The 75-minute show features seven individuals performing their 8-minute stories, one-by-one with short musical interludes in between speakers.

Dana Prouix-Willis weaves a surprising tale of growing up in Dallas as a privileged white person with a shocking family secret that explains her brother’s darker skin and Afro. 

An adult play in progress.

Memoire focusing on finding religion in same way Dana does everything, a little different.