The Essential Theatre Play Festival to Return to 7Stages Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 25, 2023
After 15 years performing on Atlanta's Westside, Essential Theatre returns to old stomping grounds in Little Five Points this summer June 2023 – The Essential Theatre Play Festival returns this summer with a busier lineup than ever, including the world premiere productions of Matthew Hoffman's The Manuscript and Beverly Austin's The Wishing Place.
Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC is Beautifully Compelling at Actor's Express
by Obie Outlaw - Apr 27, 2023
What did our critic think of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Actor's Express? There are some questions we ask because we want to, and there are others we ask because we have to. PRAYER at Actor's Express asks both in a beautifully compelling story of a Jewish family searching for safety. Come walk away with a deeper understanding of the world.
2022 Essential Theatre Play Festival Continues With Readings Of New Plays
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2022
From July 29 to August 28, Essential Theatre presents its 23rd Festival with the world premieres of two plays and four staged readings, all by Georgia playwrights. The two full productions, The Outrage Machine and A Complicated Hope, opened the first two weeks of the festival, and next in the lineup is the Bare Essentials Play Reading series, produced with support from Georgia Humanities.
Horizon Theatre Company Presents The Atlanta Premiere Of ROE By Lisa Loomer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2022
ROE reflects the red-hot debate over Roe vs. Wade through the personal journeys of Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe”) and Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who argued the landmark case at the Supreme Court. Conceived in a pizza parlor and argued in the highest court in the land, the 1973 decision legalized abortion—and it is again front and center this summer as it faces another review in the Supreme Court.
Penobscot Theatre Company Announces New Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2021
With an eye towards the second half of their popular Digitus Theatrum Season, Penobscot Theatre Company has announced the final two productions of their Main Course series: an interactive murder mystery and a brand-new film project, focused on Maine’s unique Acadian heritage.
Théâtre Du Rêve To Produce VIVE LE FONTAINE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2020
Théâtre du Rêve (TdR), Atlanta's only French-speaking theatre company, will present a retelling of nine fables by Jean de La Fontaine, in French and English, for audiences of all ages. Vive La Fontaine! will have nine performances running March 13a?"29, 2020 at 7 Stages Back Stage Theater. Tickets are $10a?"$25 and available online at theatredureve.org.
RETURN TO PEMBERLEY With Theatrical Outfit This Christmas
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2019
Theatrical Outfit continues its groundbreaking 2019 a?" 2020 Season with a NEW HOLIDAY CLASSIC a?" The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. This world of Pride & Prejudice is expanding a?? AGAIN a?? with an all new holiday show for the entire family. The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley runs November 27 a?" December 29, 2019 only at The Balzer Theater at Herren's in the heart of Downtown Atlanta.