Claire F. Martin puts the work of women writers on stage. :: When the present and future are uncertain, we look to the past — to those who blazed trails before us. Belle Esprit, a burgeoning theater company spearheaded by writer and director Claire F. Martin, gives a voice to those trailblazers by creating theater…
Adaptations of Jane Austen’s seminal Pride and Prejudice are hardly uncommon, given that the story has been dazzling readers and audiences since 1813. This most recent adaptation, written and directed by Claire F. Martin, focuses on the relationships among the Bennet sisters, with a stellar cast and witty script serving to augment the theme. A…
Students at Kennesaw State are learning their personal tales have power. :: The students gather on stage. One of them steps forward while the others take their seats in chairs lining the back, sitting in silent witness of the story about to be told. This act of witnessing sits at the core of the KSU…
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a classic metatheatrical ode to pre-adolescent awkwardness, lives and dies on the strength of its cast. In Stage Door Theatre’s production, running at Agnes Scott College through April 20, the show is flying high thanks to a committed cast of performers brought together under tight and clear direction,…
The Reservoir, a world-premiere play on the Alliance Hertz Stage through May 4, in co-production with Geffen Playhouse and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, opens with the manic main character Josh coming off the heels of a bender. His mother is at her wit’s end, near ready to give up on her chronic…
If you live or work in the Atlanta metro area, you’ve witnessed the housing crisis. Seldom, however, do we stop to hear personal stories about the topic or understand how people can end up unhoused. Out of Hand Theater, in collaboration with Partners for Home, is putting those stories on display with How to Make…
Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is highly read in high school literature classes – now, one Atlanta playwright is asking us to reconsider the story. :: When Atlanta playwright Kimberly Belflower came up with the title John Proctor is the Villain, she knew that if she could write a play that lived up to that…
The new play festival proves that storytelling through theater will survive. :: From performances staged in bars or public parks to underground performances staged during fascist regimes, the practice of theater survives because of relentless and resourceful performers determined to tell their stories. Addae Moon, associate artistic director at Theatrical Outfit, believes this grit and…
Jerry’s Habima Theatre’s latest production is an immersive, colorful experience for the actors and the audience. :: For more than 30 years, Jerry’s Habima Theatre in Dunwoody has stood as an example of inclusive, accessible and community-oriented storytelling. The theater exists under the umbrella of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta and was founded…
Weddings are a timeless setting for storytelling, maybe because of the inherent sentimentality or copious amounts of champagne. Either way, they remain a dramatic goldmine no matter how many times the ground has been trod. In Bryna Turner’s At the Wedding, running through February 15 at Out Front Theatre in partnership with Georgia College &…
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