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When Dallas' establishment planned an event for the grand opening of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, planners neglected to include the ethnically diverse West Dallas-end of the bridge. Randall White responded by organizing Bridge-o-Rama, a renegade festival with more than fifty events. Among the activities was the Parade of Giants, White's idea to shout out the rich history of West Dallas.

Who is Abbetuck?

Meet Randall White.

With degrees in communications and theatre, Randall White began his career in acting and directing, with notable roles in regional theater, a McDonald’s commercial, and a coast-to-coast tour of his one-man show, “Normal.”

Later, he transitioned to nonprofit leadership, holding executive roles at organizations like the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, the Dallas Theater Center, and the American Diabetes Association.

In 1998, he acquired a small Dallas-based consulting firm, Elettore (originally named Corporate Citizen Group), where he and his team provided community relations, corporate communications, and public affairs services for 22 years.

Elettore managed digital and online strategies for numerous political clients, including political candidates and elected officials.

Randall also created and produced large-scale public events:

  • Bridge-o-Rama, a multi-event celebration for the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge opening, which earned him the Business Council for the Arts’ Obelisk Award.
  • All Out Trinity, a fitness festival featuring a massive yoga class on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
  • Trinity River Revel, marking the grand reopening of the Continental Avenue Bridge and other Trinity River amenities.
  • Food in Fashion, a charity fashion show, which won the Texas Restaurant Association’s Presidents Award.

As a volunteer, Randall founded 24HourDallas in 2020 to enhance Dallas’ nighttime economy, securing $250,000 in funding and bringing together one hundred stakeholders. He launched initiatives such as the Copper Star accreditation program, Women U-Night, and Dallas’ first Nightwork Expo.

In 2022, he expanded his mission with 24HourNation, a resource hub for nighttime advocates and enthusiasts, managing its website, social media, webinars, and podcast.

Through Abbetuck, White is encouraging artists in all disciplines to use their art forms to speak out against injustice, challenge the status quo, and strengthen democracy.

"Let's build a network where individual artists of all disciplines help usher in a new age of enlightenment," White says. "Artists will liberate us from greed, narcissism and autocracy in ways no other segment of the population can imagine."

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P.S. Randall White tends to use the royal "we" and "us," majestic plurals, in his social media posts and throughout this website. Trust us, every word, every graphic, every post, every web page built is all his work in his favorite medium: the one-man show.

In 2002, Randall White wrote "Normal." For the next two years, he produced, toured and performed the one-man show from North Carolina to California. "Normal" answered the question, "What is 'normal' and who gets to decide?" The production also mined racism, homophobia, and ableism.

Food in Fashion pairs restaurateurs and culinary industry businesses with fashion designers to create one-of-a-kind designs made from food or products. Proceeds benefit culinary education programs in public schools. Randall White created the concept and produced the first three annual events. Shown from 2017 is model Rosie Lawrence wearing a show-stopping wedding dress designed by Angel Christine and primarily made from coffee filters.