In this moving play by Cuban American playwright María Irene Fornés, an illiterate woman escapes her plight by stepping into her power. :: Experimental theater can challenge, perplex, amuse, educate and even break the hearts of those who are game to attend. The best theater is an engine for compassion and connection. It can show…
Television stars Keiko Agena and Rex Lee bring impressive power to playwright Lloyd Suh’s fact-based and moving play, The Chinese Lady, running on the Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage through October 17. Directed by Jess McLeod, this 90-minute play about a historical exhibit, which adds the inner voices of those on display, uses its curious structure…
Though playwright Topher Payne originally wrote The Attala County Garden Club for Onstage Atlanta in 2006, the updated Process Theatre Company production at Onstage — running through September 29 — feels like a fun and fresh new work from one of the city’s favorite voices. And this Mississippi-set comedy about a group of social outcast…
When scriptwriter Jessica Rosa Espinoza discovered Duncan Tonatiuh’s Mexican fairy tale at a public library, she saw its potential as an adventure story with a heart of truth. :: The new children’s puppet musical Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote, running its world premiere September 17 to October 20 at the Center for Puppetry Arts, carries…
Funny couple Amber Nash and Kevin Gillese formed a friendship in the early aughts, which transformed into love. Here, they share how laughter (and maybe therapy) is the secret to a long happy marriage. :: Love is a funny thing in general. It drives us crazy, leads us to make grand gestures and (hopefully) inspires…
Geoffrey Chaucer’s framework narrative of a bunch of people headed to church while indulging in some zany, sexy stories of sin gets a broad, modern spin in The Canterbury Tales, onstage at Shakespeare Tavern through September 29. Director Kati Grace Kirby, working with an adaptation by John Stephens, has created a satisfying romp that’s full…
Playwright Bill Balzer’s play Two Drink Minimum — an autobiographical story about his complicated relationship with his mother — runs at Hapeville’s Academy Theatre until September 22. It’s a well-acted work that likely will cause audiences to reminisce about their own family struggles. Directed by Lynna Schmidt, the play is ultimately about how a son…
It’s been a very good year for theater. :: The Suzi Bass Awards, recognizing excellence in Atlanta professional theater, announced nominations for 2024 this week. Horizon Theatre’s musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 was the most nominated production, receiving a total of 15. Dracula: The Failings of Men, a stunt-centered co-production from…
Nathan Jerpe has been reading 19th-century playwrights for years. One day, he decided to blend his craziest plot idea with those same classical rhythms, and the results are unlike anything Atlanta has seen. :: There are experimental plays that toy with Atlanta audiences’ expectations, and then there is the comedy Flay’s Anatomy by playwright Nathan…
Twice a year, the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show captivates audiences with its signature outrageous hairstyling competition. We got celebrity hairstylist Cliff Vmir to tell us what it’s like. :: The Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show, a showcase held twice a year where extraordinary Black hair stylists gather, compete and discuss innovations in hair care,…
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