Energy of the Stage
If you haven’t visited the West Midtown company recently, you might want to check back in. Artistic director Freddie Ashley & Co. are putting together seasons that are original, daring and different with purpose, and as good as almost anything onstage in Atlanta.
Read MoreLast call for Out of Hand’s “Blackberry Winter” (this go-round) and Theatrical Outfit’s much-praised “Dividing the Estate.” Maurice Hines keeps on tappin’ at the Alliance, meanwhile, with the timely, truth-based “Letters to Sala” and the Atlanta Opera’s “The Barber of Seville” coming up.
Read MoreSay hello to “Dividing the Estate” (Theatrical Outfit), “Macbeth” with Veronika Duerr (Shakespeare Tavern), “Annie” (Atlanta Lyric) and “Maurice Hines Is Tappin’ Thru Life” (Alliance). Say goodbye to “Samantha Brown” (Aurora). If you’re in a classical mood, the ASO offers short and long programs.
Read MoreTopping our list are “1001 Nights” at the Center for Puppetry Arts, “Maple and Vine” at Actor’s Express, the ASO’s tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, “Samantha Brown” at Aurora Theatre and the opening of Rising Sage’s season with the Paris Crayton III-penned “The Best Game.” Let’s go see a show!
Read MoreThis weekend’s best can be summed up in a single word: “Pluto.” Do yourself a favor and see this world premiere at Actor’s Express. Also recommended (and following the theme): “Harabel” at Theatrical Outfit and “Salome” by Out of Hand.
Read More“Theater’s the best,” actor Stephanie Friedman says. “The stories are important, and I’m a storyteller by nature. I think we all are. I think it’s the best method for telling the big stories that will help us understand each other.”
Read MoreSteve Yockey … Actor’s Express … world premiere! Those words should have you storming the box office for a first look at a brand-new piece by one of Atlanta’s …
Read MoreWelcome to a weekend of firsts and one-of-a-kinds. The world premiere of “Pluto” at Actor’s Express. The debut of a monthly pop-up nightlife venue at the Woodruff Arts Center. The ASO’s inaugural “First Fridays” happy-hour concert. Plus Theatrical Outfit’s stunning “Harabel: A Sparrow Over a Minefield” and Out of Hand’s one-woman “Salome,” performed for audiences of 20 to 30, in private homes. Get a ticket! See a show! Have fun!
Read MoreThe 2013-14 season at Actor’s Express features “Venus in Fur” by David Ives, “Pluto” by Steve Yockey, “Six Degrees of Separation” by John Guare, “Maple and Vine” by Jordan Harrison and “The End of the Rainbow,” a play with music about Judy Garland’s final days, by Peter Quilter.
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving! If you have room for culture amid the turkey and stuffing, check out “The Summer of Daisy May” at the new Marietta Theatre (for laughs) or “Wolves” at Actor’s Express (for chill bumps). The holiday show season accelerates with “Aurora’s Christmas Canteen 2012,” the Alliance’s “A Christmas Carol,” “Nuncrackers” at OnStage Atlanta and “The Santaland Diaries” at Horizon.
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