11/2/2026
Today is Monday, November 2, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
Explore the Atlanta Theatre Calendar (Compiled by the Suzi Organization) HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Sister Act: The Musical" (Marietta Theatre Company)
Auditions for "Father of the Bride" (Harmony Theatre)
21st Annual Suzi Award Ceremony and Celebration
School Girls, or, the African Mean Girls Play (Live Stream) (League of Live Stream Theatre)
The Beauty Queen of Leenane (AuthentiCity Theatre / Verity Theatre)
Elf: The Musical (Alabama Shakespeare Festival)
Company (Encore) (Renegade Theatre Co)
tick...tick...BOOM! (Mad Artists Entertainment)
The Gift of the Magi 2.0 (Emil Thomas Entertainment / Theatre in the Square)
First Voices Festival (7 Stages)
XPT New Director Workshop) (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Rudolph's Merry Member Kickoff (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Festive Features Exhibit (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Dead Girls No Mothers (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night: Miscast (Strand Theatre)
Christmas Canteen 2026 (Aurora Theatre)
Epic Landscapes: Earth and Sky (Lawrenceville Arts Center / Lawrenceville Symphony Orchestra)
National Geographic LIVE: Wild Cats Revealed (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
The Preview featuring Lydia Von Hof (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Live at the LAC Maggie Baugh (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
A Very Grinchy Christmas (Southern Ballet Theatre / Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Science Exploration Live! (Big Thinker's Science Exploration / Aurora Children's Playhouse)
Comedy at the Den (Creator's Den / Artisan Resource Center)
Dinner & a Diva: La Bohème (Capitol City Opera . Petite Violette)
The Last Gift (Inspiration Theatre / CRca Black Box)
The Nutcracker (Winder-Bender Community Theatre)
Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr. (Wheeler Theatre)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
Once Upon a One More Time (Out Front Theatre)
We Hold These Truths (Out of Hand Theatre) Next - 11/9 11/18
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode - Terry Henry) -- All Episodes Available)
The Art of Banksy: No Limits Exhibit (Pullman Yards) (Daily Through Jan 10)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 11/8/2026
Company (Encore) (Renegade Theatre Co) 11/3 11/4 11/5
XPT New Director Workshop) (Center for Puppetry Arts) 11/3 Only
Science Exploration Live! (Big Thinker's Science Exploration / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 11/3 Only
Other Paths to God (Horizon Theatre) Suzi Recommended Resumes 11/4 (2 Shows)
Like Father (Alliance Theatre / Hertz Stage) Suzi Recommended Resumes 11/4
Urban Stride (7 Stages) Resumes 11/4
Toy Factory (Pullman Yards) (Wed - Sun Through 11/29) Resumes 11/4
Othello, the Moor of Venice (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Previews 11/5 11/6 (Opens 11/7)
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Strand Theatre) 11/5 Only
You're Invited (Dad's Garage) 11/5 11/19
Job (OnStage Atlanta) Opens 11/5
Planet Acorn’s The Game Show Dahlonega: Fall Edition (Holly Theatre) 11/5 Only
Elf, Jr (Top Hat Productions) 11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8
August Wilson's Fences (Alabama Shakespeare) Resumes 11/5
N (Impact Theatre / Academy Theatre) Resumes 11/5 (Matinee - Sold Out)
The Duos (Dad's Garage) 11/6 Only
Scandal: The Bare Season 2 (Dad's Garage) 11/6
Law of Ages (A Courthouse Line XIV) 11/6 11/7
Utopia (7 Stages) 11/6 11/7 11/8
Other Desert Cities (Merely Players Presents) Opens 11/6
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Strand Theatre) Opens 11/6
Go Back for Murder (OnStage Atlanta) Resumes 11/6
Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike (Arcadia Theater) Resumes 11/6
Dad's Garage Comedy (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/6 Only
Rumors (Live Arts Theatre) 11/6 11/7 11/13 11/14
Heaven on Earth (Lionheart Theatre) Opens 11/6
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Front Porch Players) Opens 11/6
Miracle on 34th Street (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill / Eagle Theatre) Opens 11/6
Resurrection: A Journey Tribute (Dallas Theatre) 11/6 Only
Deathtrap (Acworth Theatre Co) Opens 11/6
Prisontown Encore (Out of Hand Theatre) 11/6 Only
Crocodile Club (The Creator's Den / Out of Box Theatre) 11/6 Only
Georgia Ren Faire Fall Fling (Harvest of the Old Gods) (Saturdays Only) Resumes 11/6
GARF After Dark (Fae Revel) (Saturdays Only) Resumes 11/6
Netherworld Haunted House 2026 11/6 11/7
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) (2 Tours) 11/6 11/7 11/13 (Monthly in 2027)
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 11/7 12/5
Silent Night (Atlanta Opera) 11/7 11/10 11/13 11/15
The Halloween? Puckin' Fuppet Show (Puppet Jam Network / Center for Puppetry Arts) 11/7 Only
Roob and Noob (Alliance Theatre for Young Audiences / Goizueta Stage) 11/7 Only
Ready, Set, Rocket! (Springer Children's Theatre) 11/7 11/8 11/14 11/15
All Smiles (Alliance Theatre / Selig Family Black Box Theatre) Resumes 11/7 (2 Shows -- 2nd Sold Out)
Rudolph's Merry Member Kickoff (Center for Puppetry Arts) 11/7 Only
Epic Landscapes: Earth and Sky (Lawrenceville Arts Center / Lawrenceville Symphony Orchestra) 11/7 Only
National Geographic LIVE: Wild Cats Revealed (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/8 Only
Conservatory 2026 Final Showcase (Dad's Garage) 11/8 Only
COMING SOON:
School Girls, or, the African Mean Girls Play (Live Stream) (League of Live Stream Theatre) 11/10 - 11/15
Community Jam (Dad's Garage) 11/10 11/17
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 11/11
Festive Features Exhibit (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Tue thru Sun Through 12/27) Opens 11/11
The Preview featuring Lydia Von Hof (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/12 Only
Served Solo @ the Annex: The Black-and-White Widow (Synchronicity Theatre) Opens 11/12
Fool for Love (Theatre Emory) Opens 11/12
Finding Nemo Jr (Woodstock Arts Youth Spotlight) Opens 11/12
How to Train Your Dragon Jr (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Opens 11/12
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (Legacy Theatre) Opens 11/13
Road Trip (Dad's Garage) 11/13
Whitney, Luther, and Friends (Emil Thomas Entertainment / Sage Ensemble) 11/13 11/14 11/15
The Beauty Queen of Leenane (AuthentiCity Theatre / Verity Theatre) Opens 11/13
Comedy at the Den (Creator's Den / Artisan Resource Center) 11/13 Only
Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr. (Wheeler Theatre) 11/13 11/14 11/15
Live at the LAC Maggie Baugh (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/14 Only
The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Classic Theatre) 11/14 Only
Knock Knock (Alliance Theatre for the Very Young) Opens 11/14
A Christmas Carol (Alliance Theatre) Opens 11/14
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company (Rialto Center for the Performing Arts) 11/14 Only
Mel Konner’s Sixteen Springs or Four Loves (Reading) (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 11/14 Only
Smoky Mountain Songbook: The Music of Dolly Parton (Alley Stage) Opens 11/14
Scenes from the Life of Christ (Church of Christ at Bouldercrest Theatre Arts) 11/13 11/14 11/15
Holiday Caroling (City Springs Conservatory) (By Request 11/15 through 12/25)
21st Annual Suzi Award Ceremony and Celebration 11/16 Only
Death Becomes Her (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 11/17
Dinner & a Diva: La Bohème (Capitol City Opera . Petite Violette) 11/17 Only
Dead Girls No Mothers (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Opens 11/18
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night: Miscast (Strand Theatre) 11/19 Only
Christmas Canteen 2026 (Aurora Theatre) Opens 11/19
A Very Grinchy Christmas (Southern Ballet Theatre / Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/20 11/21 11/22
tick...tick...BOOM! (Mad Artists Entertainment) 11/20 11/21 11/22
The Gift of the Magi 2.0 (Emil Thomas Entertainment / Theatre in the Square) Opens 11/20
First Voices Festival (7 Stages) Opens 11/20
First Voices Festival: The Art of Activism (7 Stages) 11/20 Only
The Last Gift (Inspiration Theatre / CRCA Black Box) 11/20 11/21 11/22
The Nutcracker (Winder-Bender Community Theatre) 11/20 11/21 11/22
First Voices Festival: Powwow (7 Stages / Little Five Points) 11/21 11/22
Cereal Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of every month) 11/21 12/19
Invasion: Christmas Carol (Dad's Garage) Previews 11/23 11/24 (Opens 11/27)
Elf: The Musical (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) Opens 11/25
First Voices Festival: The Doctrine (Screening) (7 Stages / Plaza Theatre) 11/27 Only
'Twas the Night Before .... (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre / Cirque du Soleil) Opens 12/2
Holiday Science Show (Big Thinker's Science Exploration / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/5 Only
A Christmas Carol (Georgia Classic Theatre) 12/5 Only
Holiday Magic Extravaganza (Arthur Atsma / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/12 Only
Holiday Juggling Show (Ron Anglin / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/19 Only
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for "The Sound of Music" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) TODAY Nov 3
Fall Acting Classes (OnStage Atlanta Youth Theatre) Nov 4
Auditions for "Les Misérables" (Front Porch Players / It Has Pockets Productions) Nov 7 Nov 8
Classes at Actor's Express Nov 7 Nov 22 Dec 6 Jan 18 Mar 15 May 17 Jul 26
Auditions for "Water by the Spoonful" (AuthentiCity Theatre) Submissions Due Nov 8
Auditions for "Small Mouth Sounds" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Nov 9 Nov 10
Auditions for "Dare to Dream" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Nov 9 Nov 10
Auditions for "Sister Act: The Musical" (Marietta Theatre Company) Nov 12 Nov 13
Auditions for "Cookies & Carols" (Live Arts Theatre) Submissions Due Nov 15
Auditions for "A Murder is Announced" (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) Nov 29 Nov 30
Auditions for "Father of the Bride" (Harmony Theatre) Dec 14 Dec 15
Weekly Classes at City Springs Conservatory (Now Through April 2027)
(See Our Auditions/Jobs Page for Details and Other Links).
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PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
(Still Running)
OTHER PATHS TO GOD (Horizon Theatre)
LIKE FATHER (Alliance Theatre)
(Closed)
HAIRSPRAY (Pretty As A Penny Productions)
AUGUST WILSON'S FENCES (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment)
TANK STRANGER (True Colors Theatre)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
PURPOSE (Alliance Theatre)
PARADE (Strand Theatre)
HOLY CHICKEN SANDWICH (Horizon Theatre)
STATUS (Out of Hand Theatre)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 16, 2026
2026 Awards Ceremony
PRODUCTIONS SUZI NOMINATED LAST SEASON
See This Year's Nominations on Our Instagram Page HERE
MUSICALS
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA (True Colors Theatre) (12 Nominations)
THE WIZ (Aurora Theatre) (12 Nominations)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Alliance Theatre / Atlanta Opera) (11 Nominations)
IN THE HEIGHTS (Aurora Theatre) (9 Nominations)
GUTENBERG: THE MUSICAL (Dad's Garage) (5 Nominations)
MAHALIA: A GOSPEL MUSICAL (Impact Theatre / Academy Theatre) (4 Nominations)
A STRANGE LOOP (Actor's Express) (4 Nominations)
BRIGHT STAR (Strand Theatre Marietta) (3 Nominations)
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (Actor's Express) (3 Nominations)
RING OF FIRE (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) (3 Nominations)
PIN-UP GIRLS (Art Station) (1 Nomination)
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)
(1 Nomination)
DADDY LONG LEGS (Art Station) (1 Nomination)
PLAYS
THE VENETIANS (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (9 Nominations)
BLEEDING HEARTS (Theatrical Outfit) (7 Nominations)
COVENANT (Alliance Theatre) (7 Nominations)
THE PRICE (Theatrical Outfit) (5 Nominations)
DOG MOM (Horizon Theatre) (4 Nominations)
INITIATIVE (Aurora Theatre) (4 Nominations)
THE THIN PLACE (Actor's Express) (4 Nominations)
VENUS (Actor's Express) (3 Nominations)
QUEEN BESS (Théâtre du Rêve) (3 Nominations)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Theatrical Outfit) (3 Nominations)
THE HEART SELLERS (Horizon Theatre) (3 Nominations)
THE REVOLUTIONISTS (Theatrical Outfit) (2 Nominations)
EMMA (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse / Belle Esprit) (2 Nominations)
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (2 Nominations)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) (2 Nominations)
W;T (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University) (1 Nomination)
IN SPITE OF MY AMBIVALENCE (Synchronicity Theatre) (1 Nomination)
PRISONTOWN (Out of Hand Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THE GIVER (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THE ROCKET MEN (Synchronicity Theatre) (1 Nomination)
MACBETH (Shakespeare Tavern Playouse) (1 Nomination)
THE COTTAGE (Stage Door Theatre) (1 Nomination)
SKELETON CREW (Academy Theatre / Impact Theatre) (1 Nomination)
ORANGE (Stage Door Theatre) (1 Nomination)
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID TALES (Center for Puppetry Arts)
(5 Nominations)
THE HOBBIT (Atlanta Shakespeare Conpany / Shakespeare Tavern) (4 Nominations)
SPOOKHOUSE ANNIE (Center for Puppetry Arts) (4 Nominations)
FREDERICK (Synchronicity Theatre) (4 Nominations)
CATCHING THE MOON: A YUNG GIRL'S BASEBALL DREAM (Synchronivity Theatre)
(3 Nominations)
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY (Aurora Theatre) (2 Nominations)