Atlantans know that come rain, sleet, hail or even the occasional snow, they can always rely on Waffle House for a greasy, filling, affordable meal. The always-open nature of the diner makes it a people-watching dream — it’s possible to observe first-shift workers, tipsy clubbers and kids after prom in the same moment. The lure…
Phillip DePoy sits at Java Monkey in Decatur, a cup of coffee already in his system. It’s a bit ironic. As someone who has spent 50 years as a local writer and theater figure, he doesn’t need caffeine to share terrific stories and insight. As always, DePoy has multiple projects brewing, but on this morning…
With its mix of new waitresses learning the ropes, seasoned employees who’ve been there since the Eisenhower days, cooks who can fry eggs while juggling and a melting pot of patrons popping in throughout the day and evening, a 24/7 diner would seem to be an inspired locale for a comedy. Playwrights Larry Larson and…
Decatur’s PushPush Theater is the love child of two actors, Shelby Hofer and Tim Habeger, who have turned their space into a multi-purpose cultural emporium where actors, filmmakers and cineastes can get together to see plays, attend workshops and view or make movies (the local film success “The Signal” was incubated there). It’s a laboratory and…
Known for understated Elizabethan-style productions that are focused on Shakespeare’s language and blissfully free of wacky “concepts,” the Atlanta Shakespeare Company — aka the Shakespeare Tavern — is taking a radical departure with “Hamlet! The Musical!,” with a surging rock ‘n’ roll beat, adult themes, sexual situations, drug references and “shocking violence.” The play, which director Drew…
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