Energy of the Stage
Happy Fourth of July weekend! Want to add a little culture to your celebration? Our top recommendations include “A Night of Twisted Tales” from the Weird Sisters Theatre Project, opening Sunday, and, beginning previews Wednesday, “Rent” at Actor’s Express.
Read MoreThis week we’re high on “Edward Foote” at the Alliance, “Marisol” at Theater Emory, “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet” at Actor’s Express and “Storefront Church” at Theatrical Outfit. Also playing: the ASO and The Atlanta Opera.
Read MoreOur top pick again this week is “Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet” by Tarell Alvin McCraney, onstage at Actor’s Express through April 26. Also of note: a world premiere at Fern Theatre by Atlanta playwright Theroun D’Arcy Patterson and Theater Emory’s “Marisol,” featuring a mix of students and Atlanta pros (Danielle Deadwyler, Veronika Duerr, Brandon Connor Partrick), directed by David Crowe.
Read MoreBecause of this week’s weather “event,” please check with your venue before venturing out. When you do, you’ll find more great choices than you can squeeze into a week, let alone a weekend. A partial list: “The Geller Girls” and “In Love and War” at the Alliance; “Lombardi” at Aurora; “Six Degrees of Separation” at Actor’s Express; plus the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Theater Emory’s Brave New Works. Oh, what fun!
Read MoreThis year’s Brave New Works festival at Emory University explores the process of adapting Pulitzer prize-winning poetry, staging oral traditions from one of America’s most isolated communities, telling the life and times of Florence Nightingale and much more. It’s fun and it’s free.
Read MoreSo much to see, so little time! Whether you’re going to Reno or Green Bay, visiting modern-day or 1895 Atlanta, or are six degrees from West Midtown or Symphony Hall, the only mistake you can make is staying home. See a show!
Read MoreLooking for something cultural to do this weekend and beyond? Here’s our select list of top picks.
Read MoreLooking for something cultural to do this weekend and beyond? Our select list of recommendations includes this Saturday’s free Talent Development Program Alumni Legacy Concert at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
Read MoreThis weekend only: Atlanta Ballet dances “Carmina Burana” and the ASO stages “Mother Goose.” Plus Aurora’s “The Drowsy Chaperone” closes Sunday. Make your picks.
Read MoreYour choices, among many others, include “The Cherry Orchard” at Theater Emory, “Equus” at Actor’s Express and the rousing “Petite Rouge” by Synchronicity Theatre.
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