Casa Mañana was the nation’s first permanent theatre designed for the production of musicals-in-the-round. The stressed aluminum skin roof is based on a geodesic dome design pioneered by architect Buckminster Fuller. The 66 foot high dome shelters the oval stage that is surrounded by 1,800 theatre seats. Over the years Casa productions have featured many well known stage personalities including Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, Tony Bennett, Sinbad, The Neville brothers, and Johnny Mathis.

After Dallas was selected to be the site of the official Texas Centennial Celebration in 1936, Amon G. Carter began making plans for a celebration in Fort Worth. Several acres of a nearby cow pasture were to become a midway of exhibits, sideshows, a Wild West show and a musical circus. At the center of the complex was to be a large outdoor amphitheatre and restaurant called Casa Mañana, “The House Of Tomorrow.”

Instead, Carter hired Broadway producer Billy Rose to produce the “Show of Shows” for Fort Worth. In just a few weeks, the cow pasture was transformed into Casa Mañana, housing the world’s largest revolving stage and accommodating 4,000 guests. A large moat surrounded the stage and fountains projected a wall of water, which doubled as the stage curtain.

Casa Mañana has grown into the largest performing arts organization in Tarrant County. In more than 50 years, five visionary men have led this organization, Melvin O. Dacus, Clarence “Bud” Franks, Van Kaplan, Denton Yockey and Wally Jones. Twenty-three men and women have led Casa’s Board of Directors with hundreds of dedicated and generous volunteers have given their time and energy to serving beneath them. As Casa heads into its next 50 years, the commitment has never been stronger to present the highest quality live theatre and live up to its namesake, “The House of Tomorrow.”

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