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7 Stages in 18/19: ‘Godot, ‘Fags,’ 3 world premieres

Jul. 16, 2018Jul. 16, 2018 - by Kathy Janich

Atlanta’s “fiercely weird” 7 Stages opens its 2018/19 season with the Samuel Beckett classic “Waiting for Godot.” The theater company’s 40th season includes three world premieres.

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BEST BETS | March 15-21, 2018

Mar. 14, 2018Mar. 21, 2018 - by Kathy Janich

Theatrical Outfit’s “Perfect Arrangement,” closing Sunday, tops this week’s curated edition of Best Bets. Also closing is “Comedy of Tenors” at Georgia Ensemble Theatre, while the highly recommended “Sheltered” (Alliance) is in its final weeks.

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BEST BETS | March 8-14, 2018

Mar. 8, 2018Mar. 14, 2018 - by Kathy Janich

This week’s BEST BETS’ best: “Perfect Arrangement” (Theatrical Outfit) & “Sheltered” (Alliance Theatre). Last chance for “King Hedley II” (True Colors). And get your French on with Théâtre du Rêve’s feminist-leaning “Once Upon a Time.”

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BEST BETS | Feb. 28-March 7, 2018

Feb. 28, 2018Mar. 7, 2018 - by Kathy Janich

Our best of the Best Bets: “King Hedley II” (True Colors), “Perfect Arrangement” (Theatrical Outfit), “Sheltered” (Alliance Theatre). Last chance for “Daughter of the Regiment” (Atlanta Opera) and “Ontario Was Here” (Aurora Theatre).

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Everything’s just ‘Perfect’ at Theatrical Outfit

Feb. 23, 2018Mar. 1, 2018 - by Encore Atlanta

Atlanta playwright Topher Payne won the 2014 American Theatre Critics Association Osborn Prize for his fact-based script, called “a clever canapé of a comedy” by The New York Times. The Theatrical Outfit staging of this pointed comedy is an Encore Atlanta winter season top pick. Mature themes and content.

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THE STAGES OF WINTER

Jan. 8, 2018Feb. 25, 2018 - by Kathy Janich

5 world and 2 regional premieres, Chris Coleman’s return, and evenings spent with Tony Kushner and August Wilson top our list of what to see in Atlanta theater’s stages of winter.