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…
Marshall W. Mabry IV explains why the role of Juicy in the Pulitzer prize-winning play Fat Ham, opening this week on Alliance’s Hertz stage, is his dream role. :: When Atlanta-based Marshall W. Mabry IV (they/them) first read James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning script for Fat Ham, the actor declared the lead role of Juicy would one…
Playwright Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds centers around six participants at a guru-led silent retreat. Burning Bones Physical Theatre will stage the mostly wordless show, all about strangers finding connection with a palpable mix of music and movement, at Windmill Arts Center in East Point March 21 through March 31. Director Frankie Mulinix (they/them), who…
True North, at 7 Stages Theatre through March 31, presents big ideas about how human beings are connected to the universe and how the energy of the world can shift based upon positivity. The show proves its point by giving its audience high-quality, engaging content for the first two-thirds. Then it fumbles the ending, losing…
The Passage, a new iHeartMedia podcast featuring monologues developed by an array of Atlanta writers, mixes horror and history with a uniquely fascinating premise. Each episode speculates what a major figure in American history — such as Billy the Kid or J. Edgar Hoover — would say about their legacy as they crossed over into the…
Brian Wallenberg had just changed careers in 2013, transitioning from being a company dancer with the Atlanta Ballet to a videographer and content creator, when he went on a first date with Paul Conroy. At the time, Conroy was running a community theater in Newnan, Georgia. The two met at a Starbucks on 14th Street. …
ART+DESIGN The High Museum of Art has been presenting lots of interesting photography exhibits lately. The most recent one, Truth Told Slant, opens tomorrow. It features the work of five emerging photographers who have unique approaches to documentary photography. They consider issues such as race and inequality, identity, immigration, climate change and more with techniques and…
DANCE New York-based Parsons Dance will take the stage at The Rialto Center for the Arts for one performance only on March 10. The internationally renowned contemporary company was founded in 1985 by choreographer David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley. Known for its lively, athletic movement style and acrobatics, the ensemble will…
DANCE: Thulani Vereen Nearly a decade after sneaking into dance classes at Spelman College while studying computer science, Thulani Vereen fuses the two. Her research centers on the use of computer science methodologies to create movement vocabulary, physical algorithmic thinking and inform arts innovations. “The foundation of computer science is an algorithm, a step-by-step process…
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