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 Bremen Freedom • Feb 28 - Mar 12PushPush Theater (Decatur) Bremen Freedom by Rainer-Werner Fassbinder: “A Cup of coffee, Geesche, please... just a touch." With this demand starts the nightmare of Geesche's nearest and dearest. Between the cruel and selfish behavior,... more...  Mature Content | |
 Shooting Star • Feb 12 - Mar 14Horizon Theatre Company (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) An unexpected meeting in a blizzard bound airport. Reed,a suit-and-tie with Blackberry, and Elana, a bohemian with rain stick, were once idealistic college lovers. Here they reconnect and share stories deep... more... Mature Content | |
 Our Town • Feb 21 - Mar 21True Colors Theatre Company (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Pulitzer Prize Winner This timeless classic of the American theater is seen through new eyes in Kenny Leon’s multi-cultural reinvention. Grover's Corners, New Hampshire is a small, out-of-the-way town... more... Mature Content | |
 What I Did Last Summer • Feb 25 - Mar 14Georgia Ensemble Theatre (Roswell) By A.R. Gurney Directed by Tess Malis Kincaid This gentle and funny coming-of-age story focuses on an American family in 1945 as they spend their summer on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie. 14 year-old Charlie... more... Mature Content | |
 Spring Awakening • Mar 09 - Mar 14Broadway Across America - Atlanta (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) WINNER 8 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award Winner in years. SPRING AWAKENING is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and... more... Mature Content | |
 White Trash And High Society • Mar 03 - Mar 14ART Station (Stone Mountain) It's edgy. It's funny. It's trashy. It's sophisticated. It's cabaret at its best. It's Lisa Paige. Come laugh, reminisce, relax and let your hair down as Lisa takes us on a roller coaster ride of fun in her new... more... | |
 Ethan Frome • Mar 11 - Apr 11Theatre in the Square (Marietta) A new adaption of Edith Wharton’s classic heart-wrenching tale. Set in the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts, a tragic sledding accident creates an ironic twist to this story, which explores a haunting and... more... Mature Content | |
 King Lear • Mar 04 - Apr 04The New American Shakespeare Tavern (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) The ties that bind in King Lear are woven of deceit, greed, grief and joyfulness. Often regarded as Shakespeare's crowning achievement, this tragedy about the relationship between parents and their offspring... more... | |
 Improv Revolution - Thursday Night Improv • Dec 10 - Dec 02Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) The future of yesterday's improv tomorrow – today! Revolving improv formats, fresh faces and big ideas mark our ever–changing Thursday night testing ground for innovative and new improvisers. In addition to... more... Mature Content | |
 A Catered Affair • Mar 04 - Mar 28Aurora Theatre (Lawrenceville) Book By Harvey Fierstein Music & Lyrics by John Bucchino Directed by Freddie Ashley Musical Direction be Ann-Carol Pence Choreographed by Richardo Aponte The touching and humorous tale of a 1953 Bronx... more...  Regional Premiere | |
 Eileen Ivers • Mar 12 onlyFerst Center for the Arts (Atlanta - All Other Atlanta) Fiddler Eileen Ivers has created a tribute to the rich and tireless passage of the native Irish people from Ireland to the United States in this stunning multi-media performance. Through Irish and old-time... more... | |
 Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Live Cast • Jan 01 - Dec 25Lips Down on Dixie (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Lips Down On Dixie performs the interactive version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. more... Mature Content | |
 The Graduate • Feb 19 - Mar 20The Rosewater Theatre (Roswell) A Play Adapted by Terry Johnson Based on the Novel by Charles Webb And the motion picture screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" The infamous... more... Mature Content | |
 To Kill a Mockingbird • Mar 12 - Mar 27The Towne Lake Arts Center (Woodstock) Harper Lee's gripping novel is presented live on stage as part of The Big Read in Cherokee County. Recommended for ages 12 and up due to strong language. March 12-27 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm Held at... more... Mature Content | |
 Noises Off • Mar 05 - Apr 03The Rosewater Theatre (Roswell) By Michael Frayn Called the funniest farce ever written, NOISES OFF returned to Broadway with Patti LuPone and Peter Gallagher and a manic menagerie that sent reviewers searching for new accolades as a cast... more... Mature Content | |
| Frost / Nixon • Feb 20 - Mar 13 The Blackwell Playhouse (Marietta) British talk-show host David Frost has become a lowbrow laughing-stock. Richard M. Nixon has just resigned the United States presidency in total disgrace over Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Determined to... more... Mature Content | |
 Punchline Presents...Jeff Garlin • Mar 12 - Mar 1314th Street Playhouse (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Jeff Garlin is the a star on the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm. As a noted author and comedian, hi show is hilariously funny and critically acclaimed. Mature Content more... Mature Content | |
| Dear Ruth • Mar 05 - Mar 27 ACT1 Theater (Alpharetta) It is 1944. A US Army Air Corps Lieutenant falls in love with his pen-pal, Ruth. He is armed only with her beautiful love letters and a single picture of her which he carries with him always. When he finally... more...  Family Friendly | |
| Octette Bridge Club • Mar 05 - Apr 04 Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) A delightful, sentimental comedy about American life in a by gone era. On alternate Friday evenings, eight sisters meet to play bridge and gossip. A delightful, funny, moving glimpse of the sort of lives we are... more... | |
| Ask Dr. Frapples - Friday NIght Improv • Dec 11 - Dec 03 Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Lie down on the couch, relax, and let Dr. Bob Frapples put your mind at ease. A Dear Abby-style improv show, audience members pose personal questions to Dr. Bob that he will answer in front of their very eyes.... more... Mature Content | |
| Scandal! • Feb 19 - Apr 30 Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) There's a little ‘to be determined' location in Little Five Points, and that unnamed setting is sure to be filled with…Scandal! The unstoppable Dad's Garage ensemble is returning with another season of... more... Mature Content | |
| The Wearin’ of the Green • Mar 12 only The Michael O'Neal Singers (Roswell) We reprise one of our most popular concerts as all things Irish are celebrated! The Irish people are known for their love of music and the written word, and this concert will include some of the best known... more... Family Friendly | |
 Southern Crescent Symphony • Mar 12 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) Southern Crescent Symphony Richard Bell, conductor The Symphony Orchestra - Some Assembly Required: A program for music lovers of all ages, demonstrating how the various musical families work together to... more... | |
 Beethoven, Stravinsky Gems, Gerstein Performs Liszt • Mar 11 - Mar 13Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) The exceptional young Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein (winner of the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition) makes his ASO debut in Liszt's sumptuous work, preceded by Beethoven's stormy opera overture.... more... | |
 Sketchworks' Super Solid Gold Mega Hits! • Feb 12 - Mar 13Sketchworks (Decatur) Sketchworks presents a "Best Of" Show to kick off its 2010 Season. Some of the funniest sketches from years past presented with a stellar cast, including special guest, Kenny Alfonso, and Sketchworks favorite... more... Mature Content | |
 Aurora Children's Playhouse • Jan 23 - May 22Aurora Theatre (Lawrenceville) 3/13/2010 Celtic Music for Kids with Border Collies 3/20/2010 The Big Bad, Little Red, Pig Show with That Puppet Guy 3/27/2010 Cinderella with Wendy Bennett 5/15/2010 The Circus King with... more... Family Friendly | |
 Hansel and Gretel • Feb 20 - Mar 13The Blackwell Playhouse (Marietta) The often told tale of Hansel and Gretel begins in the woodcutter’s cottage. Lack of food in the cupboard has driven Stepmother Gertrude to cruelty. She persuades the father to take Hansel and Gretel deep... more... Family Friendly | |
 Disney's Mulan • Feb 27 - Mar 14Alliance Theatre (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Music and Lyrics by Matthew Wilder & David Zippel Stephen Schwartz Jeanine Tesori & Alexa Junge Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics... more... Family Friendly | |
| Doubt • Feb 26 - Mar 13 Pumphouse Players (Cartersville) by John Patrick Shanley Set at a Catholic school in the Bronx, this drama centers on a nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Doubt was a... more... Mature Content | |
 TheatreSports - Saturday Night Improv • Dec 05 - Dec 04Dad's Garage (Atlanta - Little 5 Points, Grant Park, East Atlanta) Our longest running improv show and an audience favorite for years, TheatreSports is a fast–paced improv competition featuring the best improvisers in the city. Consisting of two teams, a host/referee, judges... more... Mature Content | |
 Sneetches and Other Stories • Mar 06 - Mar 28The Towne Lake Arts Center (Woodstock) The TLAC Improv Troupe brings Dr. Seuss alive on stage as part of the Little Read in Cherokee County. Audience participation. Great for the whole family. more... Family Friendly | |
 Patrick Street • Mar 13 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) Kevin Burke, Andy Irvine, Ged Foley and John Carty are four brilliant players collectively known as Patrick Street, renowned for playing Irish traditional music "with fervor and fidelity" (Irish Echo). "With... more... | |
| The Great American Trailer Park Musical • Mar 05 - Mar 14 Cherokee Theatre Company (Canton) Batten down the hatches because a "storm's a-brewin'". Armadillo Acres, North Florida's most exclusive manufactured housing community, is about to be hit with "Hurricane Pippi", a runaway stripper, who seeks... more... Mature Content Regional Premiere | |
 Riders to the Sea • Mar 12 - Mar 14Capitol City Opera (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) Riders to the Sea is a short one-act opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on the eponymous play by the Irish author John Millington Synge. Before the opera has begun, Maurya, an elderly Irishwoman, has lost... more... | |
 Little One Inch • Mar 13 - Mar 21Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) By Tears of Joy Theatre, Portland, OR Mar 9-21, 2010 Meet one of Japan’s most beloved heroes: Little One Inch, a tiny boy no bigger than an inch and determined to win his fortune. With a rice bowl for a... more... Family Friendly | |
 The Gospel of John • Mar 11 - Mar 14Gainesville Theatre Alliance (Gainesville) Back by popular demand, Georgia Shakespeare actor Brad Sherrill returns to Gainesville as "the disciple Jesus loved." Never has a single man, delivering every single word, created such unforgettable... more... Family Friendly | |
 RENT • Feb 19 - Mar 21Kudzu Playhouse (Roswell) Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and... more... Mature Content | |
 Gerald Finley, bass-baritone • Mar 14 onlySpivey Hall (Morrow) Gerald Finley, bass-baritone Julius Drake, piano Gerald Finley can do no wrong at present, proclaims Gramophone, praising his "thrilling projection" as well as the "grace, sensitivity, and intelligence" of... more... | |
 Green Eggs & Ham • Mar 14 onlyAtlanta Symphony Orchestra (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Robert Kapilow (composer of The Polar Express) brings his creativity to one of the best-selling books of all time. Dr. Seuss’s story of Sam-I-Am’s love for green eggs and ham and his attempts to convince a... more... | |
| Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Scott Stewart, director • Mar 15 only Arts at Emory (Atlanta - Buckhead and North) The Atlanta Youth Symphony (AYWS) was established in 1988 as the premiere youth wind ensemble in the Atlanta metropolitan arts community. It is comprised of a select group of the finest high school wind and... more...  Student Show | |
| Bent Frequency - The Music of Georges Aperghis • Mar 15 only Georgia State University School of Music (Atlanta - Downtown, Midtown) Guest Artist: Haleh Abghari, soprano The delightfully idiosyncratic works of composer Georges Aperghis are recognized as some of the most groundbreaking combinations of the theatrical and musical worlds.... more... Family Friendly | |
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