8/20/2026
Today is Thursday, August 20, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Early Bird Discount for "Tapestry Tunes: Carole King Cabaret" (9/26 - 10/4) (Alley Stage) (Expires 8/25)
FREE Artist-To-Artist Dance Workshop: "Annie" (Aurora Theatre)
Auditions for Legacy Dream (Legacy Theatre)
Audition for "Come From Away" (Legacy Theatre)
Auditions for "Annie" (Holly Theatre)
Submissions for "Summer Harvest: Dating ...." (Vidalia Theatre Co)
2026 / 2027 Season at Theatre Emory
Les Misérables (City Springs Theatre Co)
Quilters: The Musical (Roswell Cultural Arts Center)
Macbeth (Georgia Classic Theatre)
Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
The Pillowman (Out of Box Theatre)
Arsenic and Old Lace (Henry Players)
Dirty South Comedy: Marietta Edition (Alley Stage)
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage)
ShakesBEER: A Comedy of Errors (Alley Stage / N GA Shakespeare)
Educators Unfiltered (The SistahGirl Club / Jennie T Anderson Theatre)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
2026 Essential Theatre New Play Festival
The Woman You Want to Be (Essential Theatre) Final Night
Aug 3-peat: 12th Night (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Next - 8/23 8/29 9/4
Choir Boy (Actor's Express) Suzi Recommended
Ken Ludwig's Moriarty (Newnan Theatre)
All Shook Up (Marietta Theatre Company)
Dinner With Friends (Blue Ridge Community Theatre)
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night: Diva Night (Strand Theatre) Tonight Only
Dad's Garage Vault: Final Girl (Dad's Garage) Next - 8/27
Dirty South Comedy: Marietta Edition (Alley Stage) Tonight Only
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode - Terrence Smith) -- All Episodes Available)
Frame-by-Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry (Exhibit) (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Tu - Su Thru 11/1)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 8/23/2026
Arsenic and Old Lace (Henry Players) Opens 8/21
K-Pop Murder Things Hunters (Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem at Petite Violette) (Fri/Sat thru 10/31) Resumes 8/21
Aug 3-peat: A Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 8/21 8/27 8/30 9/5
Comedy at the Den (Out of Box Theatre / The Creator's Den) 8/21 Only
Holy Chicken Sandwich (Horizon Theatre) Opens 8/21
Twelfth Night (Pumphouse Players) Opens 8/21
Helen of the West (Essential Theatre) Suzi Recommended Resumes 8/21
Alice by Heart (Act 1 All Stars Cartersville) Resumes 8/21
Spring Awakening (Woodstock Arts) Resumes 8/21
Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (OnStage Atlanta) Resumes 8/21
Only Improv in the Building (Dad's Garage) 8/21 8/28
Layne Denton at Holly Theatre 8/21 Only
Cobb Idol (Strand Theatre) 8/21 Only
Doubt: A Parable (Acworth Theatre Co) Opens 8/21
The Odd Couple (Winder-Barrow Commuity Theatre) Opens 8/21
Guys and Dolls (FoCAL) Opens 8/21
Quilters: The Musical (Roswell Cultural Arts Center) Resumes 8/22
Aug 3-peat: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 8/22 8/28 9/3
Catch 23 (Dad's Garage) 8/21 8/28
We Hold These Truths (Essential Theatre / Out of Hand Theatre) 8/22 Only
Dungeons & Mashables (Dad's Garage) 8/22
Tight Acquaintances (Dad's Garage) 8/22 8/29
Cage Match (Dad's Garage) 8/22 8/29
Red (Reading) (AuthentiCity Reading Series) 8/22 Only
Midsummer Jr (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Atlanta Shakespeare) 8/22 Only
Cherry Cherry: A Neil Diamond Tribute) (Holly Theatre) 8/22 Only
The Velvet Hour (Overture Series / Marcus Jewish Community Center) 8/23 Only
COMING SOON:
(MC)² Festival (staibdance) Opens 8/24
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 8/26
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage) 8/26 9/23
From the Ashes (7 Stages) Opens 8/27
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night Spinoff: Legends & Icons (Strand Theatre) 8/27 Only
The Foreigner (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Opens 8/27
ShakesBEER: A Comedy of Errors (Alley Stage / N GA Shakespeare) 8/27 Only
Purpose (Alliance Theatre) Opens 8/28
Beautiful Eunuchs (Burning Bones Physical Theatre) 8/28 8/29 8/30
The Crow's Nest (Holly Theatre Academy) 8/28 8/29 8/30
On Golden Pond (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill) Opens 8/28
Family Secrets (WOW OnStage) 8/28 (Sold Out) 8/29 8/30
Donor Company Class Preview (GA Ballet) 8/29 Only
Wowie Zowie! (Dad's Garage) 8/29
3 Redneck Tenors Broadway Bound (Strand Theatre) 8/30 Only
Early Bird Tickets for Actor's Express's 2026 Fearless Gala (Offer Expires 8/31)
Carmela Full of Wishes (Alliance Theatre / Goizueta Family Theatre) Opens 9/1
Y'all's Line is it Anyway? (Alley Theatre) 9/2 Only
Planet Acorn's Game Show Dahlonega (Holly Theatre) 9/2 Only
Hamilton (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 9/2
Atlanta Black Theatre Festival 9/3 9/4 9/5
Opening Night (Alley Theatre) 9/3 10/1
National Puppet Slam (Center for Puppetry Arts) 9/4 9/5
Parade (Strand Theatre) Opens 9/4
Educators Unfiltered (The SistahGirl Club / Jennie T Anderson Theatre) 9/5 9/6
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 9/5 10/3
Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Previews 9/10 (Opens 9/12)
The Only Light in Reno (Process Theatre) Opens 9/11
Les Misérables (City Springs Theatre Co) Opens 9/11
Macbeth (Georgia Classic Theatre) 9/12 9/13
Travelin' Tales (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Puppet Guy Productions) 9/19 Only
Cereal Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of every month) 9/19 10/17
The Pillowman (Out of Box Theatre) Opens 9/25
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Rod Puppet Building Workshop (Center for Puppetry Arts) TODAY
Auditions for Anthologies Short Play Festival (Have We Met Productions / Onward Theatre) TODAY
Fall Classes Open House (Aurora Theatre Academy) Aug 22
Auditions for Legacy Dream (Legacy Theatre) Aug 22
Audition for "Come From Away" (Legacy Theatre) Aug 23
FREE Artist-To-Artist Dance Workshop: "Annie" (Aurora Theatre) Aug 29
Auditions for "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" (Merely Players Presents) Aug 29 Aug 30
Auditions for " Another Night Before Christmas" (Art Station) Submissions Due Aug 31
Auditions for "Deathtrap" (Acworth Theatre Co) Aug 31 Sep 1
Auditions fo "Just in the Nick of Time" (Pumphouse Players) Aug 31 Sep 1
Submissions for "Summer Harvest: Dating ...." (Vidalia Theatre Co) Submissions Due Sept 7
Auditions for "Annie" (Holly Theatre) Sept 12
Auditions for "Alice in Wonderland" (Drama Space Studio) Sept 14
(See Our Auditions/Jobs Page for Details and Other Links).
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DATES TO REMEMBER
September 15, 2026
Suzi Salon: Ancient Voices, Modern Stages
Carlos Museum of Archeology and Art, Emory University
November 16, 2026
2026 Suzi Bass Awards Ceremony
Conant Performing Arts Center, at Oglethorpe University
PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
(Still Running)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
(Closed)
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)