Theatrical Outfit's MOXIE Extended Due to Popular Demand, Now Through Feb. 28

The world premiere of MOXIE, winner of Alliance Theatre Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab and Inverness Prize for Playwriting, has been extended due to popular demand. The production will run from now through February 28th at The Balzer Theater at Herren's (downtown Atlanta).

MOXIE was written by Lane Carlock and Brian Kurlander. It is directed by Elisa Carlson.

The all-Atlanta cast features Carolyn Cook*, David de Vries*, Bobby Labartino*, Danielle Deadwyler*, Maria Rodriguez-Sager, Tony Larkin, Royce Mann, Jaden Robinson, Joy Bhowmick and Chiara Bulkin.

*member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

An American marine in Afghanistan connects with his son across the world by crafting a handmade book. As the unfinished Book of Moxie journeys on to a chic Parisian apartment, the slums of India, and, finally, an inner-city American school, all who touch it are sparked to add their personal stories, contributing to its enchanting and mystical force. This globetrotting adventure tale acts as a reminder of the power of storytelling, the potency of words and the courage we all must summon to thrive and connect in modern times.

Previews are at 7:30 p.m. on January 28 and 29. Opening night is at 7:30 p.m. on January 30.

Remainder of RUN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

For tickets ($25-50), call 678.528.1500 or visit www.theatricaloutfit.org/shows/moxie.

Atlanta's second-oldest continually-operating professional theatre company was founded in 1976 and has been led by Artistic Director Tom Key since fall 1995. Key led the company through the creation of its award-winning downtown home, the Balzer Theater at Herren's, the first U.S. theater to achieve LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The theater is on the historical site of Herren's, the first Atlanta restaurant to voluntarily desegregate (in 1963). Theatrical Outfit tells consistently high-quality, soul-stirring stories, often from great classics and contemporary literature that feature many of the best writers of the American South: Carlyle Brown, Truman Capote, Evan Davis, Horton Foote, Harper Lee, Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, Sherry Shepard-Massat, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, Hank Williams and Tennessee Williams. Theatrical Outfit is in the midst of transformation. After retiring its mortgage debt, the organization turned its attention to creating a new, multi year strategic plan, which was finalized in mid-2014. The new plan is a growth model and the first action was to hire a managing director, Lee Foster, who is now in her second season with the organization.

Moxie will be performed at the Balzer Theater at 84 Luckie St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Theatrical Outfit recently installed a Loop Listening System, making The Balzer Theater at Herren's the first theater in the state of Georgia to incorporate this technology. Attendees with T-coil hearing aids may participate automatically, and others needing enhancement may obtain system-compatible headsets from our lobby Box Office (678.528.1500).

Photo Credit: BreeAnne Clowdus

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