A new production based on the 1881 Washerwomen Strike hits stages this weekend. Here, Kelundra Smith talks about her first playwriting venture. Kelundra Smith said in a recent interview that the stage plays she’s written still surprise her. “I was not one of those . . . critics who sat in an audience, thinking I…
Telling a story that feels modern, savvy and urgent — but set during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s — the new production of Atlanta playwright Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky is solid entertainment. Running through June 23 at Actor’s Express, the play features an incredible ensemble and a well-told, satisfying story full…
Atlanta Fringe Festival is an all-you-can-eat for theater lovers. Here’s what’s being served. :: The 2024 Atlanta Fringe Festival, running June 3 through June 9 at 7 Stages and other venues around the Little Five Points neighborhood, is theater for audiences who like wilder, unpredictable performances. For its 12th year, the Festival will feature 28…
In his new solo show at Dad’s, comedian Kevin Gillese shares true stories from his life and career. Laughter ensues. :: Actually, 7 Minutes in Kevin, the new solo show from comedian Kevin Gillese, running Saturdays at Dad’s Garage through June 8, has a runtime of over an hour. “I thought it would be funny,”…
Though it combines flavor from 1960s teen beach movies and melodramatic psychological thrillers, Out Front Theatre’s Psycho Beach Party is plain nuts. Running until May 18, the show, written by drag star Charles Busch and directed by Paul Conroy, aims to be funny, silly and nostalgic fluff filled with swimsuit-clad pretty folks in all shapes…
This year’s XPT will stretch the limits of puppetry, include a variety of puppet types and invite new puppetry artists to join the fun. :: Each May, XPT: Xperimental Puppetry Theater — the Center for Puppetry Arts’ annual showcase for adults in its downstairs black box space — brings audiences a new series of short,…
With its new sketch comedy show To Peach Their Own, running through May 4, Dad’s Garage Theatre aims to create a silly work with local flavor yet broad appeal. It’s pleasing comfort food prepared by folks who are usually very daring, edgy and experimental, and a broad audience is likely going to be satisfied with the…
Native Gardens, the show written by Karen Zacarias which closes Stage Door Theatre’s 50th season, is a topical, solid comedy with a homespun take on a border dispute. Centering on an argument between Washington, D.C., neighbors over a property line and building a fence, it is a thought-provoking play that uses a microcosm to make…
Commenting upon the divisions and extreme combativeness among people with different opinions in this world, the Actor’s Express production of Mercury is a stunning, hilarious and audacious show. Combining horror elements with bitter human comedy, it is must-see theater. Written by Atlanta native and former Actor’s Express intern Steve Yockey — who is also the…
Writer and photographer Becca McCoy shares how her one-woman show transitioned from a book of travel photography to a staged production. :: The best live storytelling takes audiences on a journey, though they never leave their seats. It transports them to new places and experiences, gives them emotional uplift and connects them to exotic sights…
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