5/11/2026
Today is Monday, May 11, 2026
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Call for Volunteers for the 2026 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
Call for Monologues for the 2026 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
Auditions for "The Foreigner" (Renegade Theatre Co)
Auditions for "Spring Awakening" and "Come From Away" (Woodstock Arts)
Auditions for "Doubt: A Parable" (Acworth Theatre Co)
Artist-to-Artist Dance Workshop: "In the Heights" (Aurora Theatre)
Puppetry Class: Hand and Rod 101 (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Online Workshop: Exploring Table-Top Bag Puppetry (Center for Puppetry Arts)
50th Anniversary Season 2026/2027 (Theatrical Outfit)
2026 Preview Party (Atlanta Fringe Festival 2026)
Babylon is an Action Verb (Atlanta Fringe Festival 2026)
Twilight of the Gods (Götterdämmerung) (Atlanta Opera)
Basura: Behind the Musical (Alliance Theatre)
A Galaxy of Artists (Exhibition) (Mary Kistner Gallery Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Imaginations at Play (Aurora Theatre)
Stand With Sudan: A Festival of Sudanese Culture (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Are You Marriage MAterial? (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Greg Banks' The Hobbit (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
The Cake (Merely Players Presents)
9 to 5: The Musical (Marietta Theatre Co)
I Could Have Drank All Night (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe)
Shakesbeer: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Alley Stage / N GA Shakespeare)
Globey's Big Debut (Center for Puppetry Arts)
40 Years of Pee-Wee's Playhouse (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Gutenberg: The Musical (Dad's Garage)
Paper Hero (Reading) (7 Stages)
Myth Adventures (Act 1 All Stars)
Hate Mail (Unitarian Univeralist Congregation of Atlanta)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY:
Cluedunnit (Out Front Theatre)
Lee Nowell's The Woman You Want to Be (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Final Day
Improv Grad Shows (Improv) (Dad's Garage) Next - 5/12 5/17 5/18
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 5/17/2026
Puppetry Now Featuring Tom Lee Exhibition (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 5/12 (Daily exc Mon Through May 17)
The Gospel Edge: Volume IV (CCCEPA) 5/12 Only
Mean Girls: The Musical (City Springs Theatre Co) Resumes 5/13
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 5/13 (2 Shows)
Coping Mechanisms (Synchronicity Theatre's Stripped Bare Arts Incubator) 5/13 Only
Married & Still Lookin' (King Productions) 5/13 5/14
Emma (Belle Esprit / Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Resumes 5/14
9 to 5: The Musical (School Street Playhouse) Resumes 5/14
She Loves Me (Newnan Theatre Co) Resumes 5/14
A First Lady's Guide to Killing the President (Out of Box Theatre) Resumes 5/14
Drinking Habits 2: Caught in the Act (CenterStage North) Resumes 5/14
Basura: Behind the Musical (Alliance Theatre) 5/14 Only
Werk of Art (Out Front Theatre) 5/14
Jazz and Jokes (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) 5/14 Only
Dad's Garage Vault (Dad's Garage) 5/14 5/21
The Wedding Singer (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Opens 5/15
Mamma Mia! (Woodstock Arts) Resumes 5/15
Detroit '67 (OnStage Atlanta) Resumes 5/15
Where There's a Will (Lionheart Theatre) Resumes 5/15
Gimme Hamilton or Gimme Death (Murder Mystery & Mayhem at Petite Violette) Resumes 5/15
The Drowsy Chaperone (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) Resumes 5/15
Divorce Southern Style (Cherokee Theatre Co) Resumes 5/15
Drivin' & Cryin' (Holly Theatre) 5/15 5/16
Imaginations at Play (Aurora Theatre) 5/15 6/13
For Colored Girls ... (The Healing Stage Collective) 5/15 5/16 5/17
Improvised Action Movie (Dad's Garage) 5/15 5/22 5/29
TackyScraps (Dad's Garage) 5/15 5/22 5/29
2026 Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) 5/15 5/29 6/12 6/26
Georgia Renaissance Festival 2026 Resumes 5/16 (Conclave of Magic)
Cereal Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of Every Month) 5/16 6/20 7/18
Rhythms Around the World: A Passport to Dance (Southern Arc Dance) 5/16 Only
The Other Side Story (Marietta's Theatre inthe Square) 5/16 Only
The Great Ant Sleepover (Goizueta Stage / Alliance Theatre) Opens 5/16
Scandal: The Bare (Dad's Garage) 5/16
TheatreSports (Dad's Garage) 5/16 5/23 5/30 (2 Shows)
Northanger Abbey (Staged Reading) (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 5/17 Only
Brooks Place Apartment 202 (7 Stages) 5/17 Only
Improv Grad Shows (Improv) (Dad's Garage) 5/18 Only
Dinner and a Diva: Madama Butterfly (Capitol City Opera / Petite Violette) 5/19 Only
Maestro (Dad's Garage) 5/20 5/27
Hot Jambalaya (Horizon Theatre / Dad's Garage) Previews Start 5/22 (Opens 5/29)
Hate Mail (Unitarian Univeralist Congregation of Atlanta) Opens 5/22
The Alter Eagles (Holly Theatre) 5/22 Only
New Shakespeare Co Fundraiser (Allen O'Reilly) (Link is a Phone Number for More Information) 5/22 Only
Vavianna Vardot's Famous Sex Party (Dad's Garage) 5/23 Only
Bad Moon Risin': The Tribute to CCR (Holly Theatre) 5/23 Only
Opening Night: A Kaleidoscope of Broadway (Seniors) (City Springs Conservatory) 5/23 5/24
Paper Hero (Reading) (7 Stages) 5/23 Only
Globey's Big Debut (Center for Puppetry Arts) 5/23 Only
40 Years of Pee-Wee's Playhouse (Center for Puppetry Arts) 5/24 Only
Opening Night: A Kaleidoscope of Broadway (Juniors) (City Springs Conservatory) 5/24 Only
Artz 'n' Park 2026 (Southern Arc Dance) 5/24 Only
Shakespeare Out of a Hat: The Tempest (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 5/24 Only
Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 5/26
Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale (Alliance Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families) Resumes 5/27 (2 Shows)
Atlanta Fringe Festival 2026 Opens 5/27
2026 Preview Party (Atlanta Fringe Festival 2026) 5/27 Only
In the Heights (Aurora Theatre) Opens 5/28
Babylon is an Action Verb (Atlanta Fringe Festival 2026) Opens 5/28
9 to 5: The Musical (Marietta Theatre Co) Opens 5/28
I Could Have Drank All Night (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe) 5/28 Only
Shakesbeer: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Alley Stage / N GA Shakespeare) 5/28 Only
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 5/28
Stand With Sudan: A Festival of Sudanese Culture (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 5/29 Only
Myth Adventures (Act 1 All Stars) 5/29 5/30
Twilight of the Gods (Götterdämmerung) (Atlanta Opera) 5/30 6/2 6/5 6/7
Basura (Alliance Theatre) Opens 5/30
Are You Marriage Material? (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 5/30 Only
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Alliance Goizueta Stage) Resumes 6/3
Gutenberg: The Musical (Dad's Garage) Previews 6/3 6/4 (Opens 6/5)
Opening Night (Alley Stage) Next - 6/4
Greg Banks' The Hobbit (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Previews 6/4 6/5 (Opens 6/6)
The Cake (Merely Players Presents) Opens 6/4
Sketchbook Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 6/6 7/4
Orchestra 101 (Lawrenceville Symphony / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 6/10 Only
Blue Man Group (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) 6/16 6/17 Only
Oceans of Rhythm (Jerry G. White / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 6/24 Only
Guys and Dolls (City Springs Academy) 6/26 6/27 6/28
Pinocchio! (Puppet Guy Productions / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 7/8 Only
Summer Break Magic Show (Arthur Atsma / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 7/15 Only
I'm a Motherf***ing Superstar (Theatrical Outfit's Launch Pad 2.0) 7/17 7/19 7/24 7/26
(See Our Events Page for Details and Other Links
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for "1776" (Harmony Theatre) TODAY May 12
Auditions for "The Brave Little Tailor" (Pumphouse Players Juniors) TODAY May 12
Puppetry Class: Hand and Rod 101 (Center for Puppetry Arts) Starts May 12
Level I Improv Class (Stage Door Academy) May 17
Auditions for "The Foreigner" (Renegade Theatre Co) May 17 May 18
Auditions for "Spring Awakening" and "Come From Away" (Woodstock Arts) May 18 May 19
Auditions for "The Tragedy of Hamlet" (FTS Theatre Co / Cobb County Parks and Rec) May 18 May 19
Online Workshop: Exploring Table-Top Bag Puppetry (Center for Puppetry Arts) May 19 Only
Auditions for "Feeding Beatrice" (Reading) (Live Arts Theatre) Submissions Due May 24
Auditions for "Doubt: A Parable" (Acworth Theatre Co) May 26 May 27
Summer Camps with Alliance Theatre First Camp - May 26
Summer Camps at Stage Door Theatre First Camp May 26
Film Camp (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) May 26 Jun 8
Artist-to-Artist Dance Workshop: "In the Heights" (Aurora Theatre) May 30 Only
Auditions for "Matilda" (Decatur First United Methodist Church) May 30 May 31
Auditions for "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" (Theatre 1548 / Dunwoody UMC) May 31 Jun 1
Applications Open for Youth Creates 2026 (7 Stages) Submissions Accepted Through May
Puppet Camp 2026 (Center for Puppetry Arts) Jun 1 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 (More Dates in July)
Summer Camps at Holly Theatre Jun 1 Jun 15 Jun 22
Summer Camps at Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Rising Grades K - 6) Jun 1 Jun 8 Jun 15
Summer Camps at Aurora Academy Jun 1 Jun 8 Jul 6 Jul 13
Summer Teen Intensive Camps at Stage Door Theatre: "Clue" Jun 8
Summer Camps at Brylliant Acting Studio Jun 8 Jun 15
Summer Camp: Shrek The Musical Jr. (City Springs Theatre Co) Jun 8
Comedy Class as the Creator's Den (Creative Den / Out of Box Theatre) Jun 15
Summer Camps at Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Rising Grades 7 -12) Jun 22 Jul 12 Jul 20
10-Minute Play Submissions Open for "Holiday Punch 2026" (Lionheart Theatre) Submissions Due Jul 1
Summer Teen Intensive Camps at Stage Door Theatre: "Spelling Bee" Jul 6
Summer Camps at Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Camp Shakespeare Selma) Jul 6
Tech Camp (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) Jul 6
Summer Camp: Next Gen Broadway (City Springs Theatre Co.) Jul 13
Summer Camps with City Springs Theatre Co.
Call for Volunteers for the 2026 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
Call for Monologues for the 2026 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
UPCOMING AUDITIONS (Atlanta Community Theater Association)
Various Submission Opportunities from Atlanta Dramatists
(See Our Auditions/Jobs Page for Details and Other Links).
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PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
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PRISONTOWN (Out of Hand Theatre)
THE PRICE (Theatrical Outfit)
VENUS (Actor's Express)
TIMON OF ATHENS (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
ORPHANS (Art Station)
STEEL MAGNOLIAS (Stage Door Theatre)
DOG MOM (Horizon Theatre)
INITIATIVE (Aurora Theatre)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)
QUEEN BESS (Théâtre du Rêve)
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (Actor's Express)
BLEEDING HEARTS (Theatrical Outfit)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Theatrical Outfit)
THE HEART SELLERS (Horizon Theatre)
COVENANT (Alliance Theatre)
THE ROCKET MEN (Synchronicity Theatre)
RING OF FIRE (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)
MACBETH (Shakespeare Tavern Playouse)
THE THIN PLACE (Actor's Express)
THE COTTAGE (Stage Door Theatre)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Alliance Theatre / Atlanta Opera)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
THE VENETIANS (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
THE WIZ (Aurora Theatre)
A VERY SPECIAL HOSPITAL (Essential Theatre)
A STRANGE LOOP (Actor's Express)
SKELETON CREW (Academy Theatre / Impact Theatre)
ORANGE (Stage Door Theatre)
WM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG-LOST FIRST PLAY (ABR) (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
DADDY LONG LEGS (Art Station)