horizon theatre Archives

Marcy Mallard in The Cake at Horizon Theatre

Supreme Court case inspires This Is Us writer’s play,The Cake

Jim FarmerJune 4, 2019

Inspired by the Colorado case of a baker who refused to make a cake for a gay male couple, Bekah Brunstetter’s The Cake sounds, at least on paper, like a play t...

Latest ReviewsTheaterTheater - CriticismTheater - Featured

Theater Best Bets, January 31–February 3

Kelundra SmithJanuary 31, 2019

Every Thursday, our editors and guest writers give you their top six picks for the weekend's best shows. This weekend, the Super Bowl takes over the city, but...

TheaterTheater - Best BetsUncategorized

Review: Horizon’s “Nomad Motel” is a play with good parts that lacks a binding story

Andrew AlexanderOctober 3, 2018

A motel kid meets a parachute kid; a child of want meets a child of plenty. That’s the reasonably appealing pitch for Carla Ching's decent but faulted new play ...

Theater

Q&A: With two plays in Atlanta, playwright Carla Ching stays true to her heritage

Kelundra SmithSeptember 20, 2018

“Have you blown anything up lately?” This is not the typical greeting for old friends, but for Diana and Max, it’s most appropriate. From blowing up snowmen as ...

TheaterTheater - In Conversation

Preview: Our 12 most hotly anticipated shows of Atlanta’s 2018–19 theater season

Andrew Alexander and Jim FarmerAugust 23, 2018

The 2018–19 theater season is gearing up and in some cases has already bolted out of the gate. The season will debut two multimillion-dollar theater facilities...

Theater

Review: Horizon’s “Black Mothers” has good intentions, but its execution comes up short

Kelundra SmithJuly 19, 2018

Nothing forces resolution like impending death, and in Trey Anthony’s latest play, How Black Mothers Say I Love You, time is running out for resolution between ...

TheaterTheater - Criticism

What to see, hear and do this week, June 18–24

Andrew AlexanderJune 18, 2018

FILM Fantastic Planet. Atlanta’s historic Plaza Theatre screens the restored print of René Laloux's animated sci-fi classic. June 21 at 9:30 p.m. Plaza Theatre....

Art+Design

Review: Horizon’s “Citizens Market” reminds us that we are a nation of immigrants

Kelundra SmithMay 30, 2018

“It seems to me that in America no one is really from here.” These words, uttered by recent Ghanaian immigrant Akosua, rendered with humor and sincerity by Jasm...

TheaterTheater - Criticism

Review: Horizon’s “Freaky Friday” hits the high notes but doesn’t quite pull together

Jim FarmerMarch 21, 2018

In the 70s it was Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster, in the 90s (on TV) it was Shelley Long and Gaby Hoffmann and in 2003 it was Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Loha...

Theater

Luminary Awards: Amaranth winner Robert Edge has made major imprint on Atlanta arts

Gail O'NeillJanuary 29, 2018

Robert “Bob” Edge, ArtsATL’s Luminary Awards Amaranth Winner for Philanthropic Legacy, has practiced law at Alston & Bird, where he is the firm’s senior cou...

Music