Good news, Atlanta theater-goers: your next date night show has arrived. That show is Bad Dates, Theresa Rebeck’s one-woman show about the trials and tribulations of modern dating. Running through February 22 at Stage Door Theatre, this Valentine’s confection is mostly sweet, with some hints of bitterness and a surprising twist that is likely to…
Rarely has music seen a mind more inquisitive or a discography more diverse than those of Bob Dylan, whose expansive catalog provides a lush sonic landscape for the choppy but wistful Girl from the North Country, now making its Atlanta debut at Actor’s Express in co-production with Oglethorpe University. Running through March 8, this regional…
Published in 1993, Lois Lowry’s young adult dystopian novel The Giver was born out of a single question: What would it be like to experience a world without pain? That question, especially now, likely weighs heavy on the minds of many. Is peace and tranquility worth surrendering our capacity to feel? In their production of…
While the Alliance Theatre may be best recognized for the numerous shows it has sent to Broadway, an underappreciated aspect of its programming is its commitment to producing theater for the very young. As of 2026, the Woodruff Arts Center is heeding that commitment with the Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families, a brand-new space…
Big changes are happening at Aurora Theatre as Jono Davis steps down from the role of executive director. While the theater searches for his replacement, Interim Executive Director Christina Hamilton is already stepping up with initiatives and a plan to, in her own words, “rewrite Aurora’s story.” Hamilton’s prior experience has been in nonprofit management,…
Three years ago, Out Front Theatre welcomed the ghost of Joan Crawford in Christmas Dearest, a holiday parody that had Crawford step into the role of Scrooge. This year, she steps into the role of Meryl Streep in Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again, a raucous skewering of Mamma Mia complete with campy costumes and…
Thanksgiving is here, along with the beginning of the holiday season. Yet with that beginning comes the end of an era, as Ann-Carol Pence, artistic director of Aurora Theatre and longtime music director of the annual Christmas Canteen, steps down from the latter position. As she prepares to take her final bow as music director,…
How does competition hinder connection, and how can ambition lead us to turn our back on our own humanity? William Shakespeare was grappling with these questions when he wrote his seminal Macbeth, and, as Peerless by Jiehae Park proves, they are as relevant today as they were in the 1600s. Adapting Shakespeare into a modern…
If you are looking for an insightful, compelling or even cohesive plot, then 9 to 5: The Musical is not the place to look. However, if you are looking for an irreverently good time with a stellar cast and toe-tapping beats, then consider clocking in at Out Front Theatre. Its season opener runs through November…
“How the rockets were built matters” is both thesis and rallying cry in Crystal Skillman’s The Rocket Men, a new play kicking off its rolling world premiere at Synchronicity Theatre through November 2. This story of complicity, denial and historical revision challenges the foundations of one of our nation’s greatest scientific achievements while asking what…
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