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Serenbe Playhouse’s Ragtime

Kelundra SmithMay 17, 2019

This week's featured production photos are from Ragtime, staged by Serenbe Playhouse through June 9. In this unique take on Terrence McNally's canonical musical...

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Ragtime’s themes resonate at Serenbe Playhouse, but it’s a bit too busy

Jim FarmerMay 15, 2019

Terrence McNally's body of work over the last six decades is pretty staggering, but many people regard Ragtime as one of his treasures. The sprawling musical is...

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American Idol winner Taylor Hicks talks taking the lead in Serenbe’s Shenandoah

Susan AngelineMarch 8, 2019

Artistic director Brian Clowdus knew he wanted a down-home blues singer with a large presence to star in Serenbe Playhouse's production of the Civil War musical...

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Q&A: Brian Clowdus returns to The Wren’s Nest for an immersive “Christmas Carol”

Jim FarmerDecember 13, 2018

This week, Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse and CEO of Brian Clowdus Experiences, can cross something off of his bucket list -- creatin...

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News: Serenbe revives “Hair” for 10th season

ARTS ATL StaffNovember 20, 2018

What started for artistic director Brian Clowdus as $40,000 and a dream has become a thriving theater in the Chattahoochee Hills. Serenbe Playhouse marked its 1...

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Review: “The Edgar Allan Poe Experience” seems almost as dim as the writer’s life

Andrew AlexanderOctober 24, 2018

Poor Edgar Allan Poe. A life spent writing about madness, disarray and death met an inevitable end of madness, disarray and death. It’s a tale so grim only the ...

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Review: Serenbe’s “Titanic” rises from the depths for an unforgettable experience

Jim FarmerJuly 25, 2018

When Serenbe Playhouse’s Brian Clowdus makes up his mind to do something, neither physics nor the assumed laws of theater can stand in his way. The man who noto...

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Brian Clowdus and Serenbe Playhouse raise the stakes with epic “Titanic: The Musical”

Gail O'NeillJuly 11, 2018

When Brian Clowdus sits down to offer a preview of Titanic: The Musical at Serenbe Playhouse (July 11–August 12), his body language mirrors the action measure f...

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Year in Review: 2017 was for playwrights to shine . . . and Serenbe’s “Cabaret,” old chum

Andrew Alexander and Jim FarmerDecember 26, 2017

This was a busy year of theater, with world premieres popping up in every corner and local companies flexing their creative muscles. ArtsATL critics Andrew Alex...

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Review: Serenbe’s “The Snow Queen” is a refreshing blast of chilly Christmas air

Andrew AlexanderDecember 6, 2017

Disney animators riffed on Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fairy tale The Snow Queen in their big-budget 3D computer-animated 2013 film Frozen, one of the hig...

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