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Throughout a long career, Jo Howarth worked with artists all across the city and brought numerous characters to life. She called herself a character actor
Two lauded productions familiar to Atlanta theatregoers — Tuck Everlasting and A Perfect Arrangement – will be getting wider audiences as part of the upcoming
It's considered almost something of the black sheep of the Shakespeare family. Rarely produced, Coriolanus is considered one of the Shakespeare plays with one of
Virtue of being the Tony Award darling of 2013 — winner of the Best Play award — Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike has
A cherry-red pickup truck sits in a car lot. It's the prize awaiting one of 10 contestants in the likable new musical Hands on a
She has faced demanding New York audiences and theater critics; been at the heart of a groundbreaking seventies television series; and been chased by a
When the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards were handed out last night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, it was a nice night
A play almost worth checking out just for its sheer audacity and ambition, Grand Concourse brings together an intriguing mixture of characters and themes. Alas,
A dark comedy/drama laced with magical realism that straddles important themes but still manages to have a goofy, playful side, Marisol may not have the
A Southern Gothic tale peppered with Appalachian folk music, Edward Foote has been simmering around town for a bit now with local writer/playwright Phillip DePoy
It wasn't an unprecedented event, but it was something of a rarity. Although the boards of the Woodruff Arts Center"affiliated programs — the Woodruff board
When Brian Clowdus takes on a directing gig, it's a given he is going to want to shake things up and dust off any cobwebs.
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
He knew it immediately. As Mike Schatz watched a puppet performance at Dad's Garage just over 10 years ago, he realized he had to do
Most people know her as Coach Sue Sylvester on TV's Glee, or from her work in Christopher Guest movies such as A Mighty Wind and
As incubators of new and influential work, the Alliance Theatre's Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition has introduced the city to some gems over the years,
In bringing Yankl on the Moon to stage, actor and playwright Jake Krakovsky had to tread carefully. His one-man play deals with the Holocaust, and
He was a doctor. A lawyer. A pilot. Or at least he claimed to be. Frank Abagnale Jr., was one of the great con men
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
The beauty of the new production fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life is that it's able to create its own distinct world while drawing
Pinch 'n' Ouch Theatre has never been a playhouse known for being timid. It's an in-your-face kind of theater, often utilizing the likes of hard
Local arts organizations applying for funds from Fulton County can breathe a bit easier. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners kept arts funding at the
He was a prolific, celebrated playwright (and composer) who churned out work for 50 years. Yet not much that Noël Coward wrote was as frothy
Most people who know comedian /actor / social critic Lewis Black know him from his various rants on TV. What many may not know is that
For any artistic director, a programming decision brings with it all sorts of variables to weigh and consider — getting the rights to stage the
