Looking for something cultural to do this weekend (and beyond)? Here are Encore Atlanta’s recommendations, compiled by Managing Editor Kathy Janich.
This world premiere runs Feb. 3-26 at the Alliance Theatre.
Breaking into the theatre business can be a long, tough slog, particularly for young playwrights. But Meg Miroshnik, who got her MFA from the Yale School of Drama, took one heck of a shortcut by winning the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. The annual national competition [...]
‘God of Carnage’ runs through Feb. 1 at the Alliance Theatre.
The Alliance Theatre’s production of Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage has some mighty big shoes to fill.
The original Broadway production had an all-star cast featuring Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden. All four were nominated for 2009 Tony Awards, with Harden [...]
Spending an evening with the two couples at the heart of God of Carnage is a little like having drinks with George and Martha, the battling couple who set the gold standard for marital melt downs in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? We immediately sense that all is not well with the Raleighs [...]
It’s not unusual for people interested in pursuing a particular career path to take classes that will get them started on the road to fulfilling their dreams. But in the acting world, it’s rare that a single class can lead directly to performing for huge audiences. For several members of the cast of A Christmas [...]
A fascinating discussion happened at the Alliance Theatre last month between the Alliance’s resident playwright Pearl Cleage, Broadway legend Tovah Feldshuh (currently appearing in Golda’s Balcony), civil rights activist Elisabeth Omilami and Lois Frank, chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
Here’s a video of what they discussed (and an excerpt of Golda’s Balcony). If [...]
As anyone who has ever done it knows all too well, raising a tween can be challenging. But being a tween can be equally difficult, if not more so. There are few directors in Atlanta better suited to tackling a production about the trials and tribulations of the middle-school crowd than Rosemary Newcott, the Alliance [...]
Actress Tovah Feldshuh has earned four Tony nominations and two Emmy nominations. She has won four Drama Desk Awards and four Outer Critics Circle Awards. She’s appeared on TV in “Citizen Cohn” and “Law & Order,” and in films such as Kissing Jessica Stein and A Walk on the Moon. But the role for which [...]
Encore Atlanta was honored to have a chance to chat with Claci Miller, the star of Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Like her character, Claci went to New York City with big dreams that had to make room for reality once she fell in love. In this interview, she shares what brought [...]
Spring Awakening Director Freddie Ashley shares with us why he chose the show to kick off Actor’s Express’ 24th season, some of his favorite characters and moments, and what he hopes audiences take away from his production.
Tell me a little about Spring Awakening, why did you select it to kick off your 24th season?
I fell in [...]
