8/31/2026
Today is Monday, August 31, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Something Rotten Jr" (JTF - Red Phoenix Theatre Co)
Auditions for "The Little Mermaid Kids" (Red Phoenix Theatre Co)
Auditions for "Black Nativity 2026" (Dominion Entertainment Group)
Actor's Express Blind Renewals
August Wilson's Fences (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment / Alabama Shakespeare)
Dreamgirls (Springer Opera House)
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House)
Do Ghosts Bleed? (Reading) (Atlanta Dramatists / 7 Stages)
A Meal (Leimay Ensemble / 7 Stages)
Tank Stranger (True Colors Theatre)
A Little Sketchy (AuthentiCity Theatre)
Haunted Happenings 2026 (Aurora Theatre)
Live at the LAC: Tito Puente Jr. & his Latin Jazz Ensemble (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
GWINNETT SYMPHONY: Tchaikovsky’s 4th + Violin Concerto (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Aurora Children's Playhouse Holiday Shows
The Wizard of Oz (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Dinner & a Diva: Carmen (Capitol City Opera / La Petite Violette)
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night: 21st Century Broadway (Strand Theatre)
Field Day Fundraiser (Destination Theatre)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
Early Bird Tickets for Actor's Express's 2026 Fearless Gala (Offer Expires TODAY)
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode -- Cara Mantella) -- All Episodes Available)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 9/6/2026
Carmela Full of Wishes (Alliance Theatre / Goizueta Family Theatre) Opens 9/1
Purpose (Alliance Theatre) Resumes 9/1
Frame-by-Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry (Exhibit) (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Tu - Su Thru 11/1) Resumes 9/1
Hamilton (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 9/2
Holy Chicken Sandwich (Horizon Theatre) Resumes 9/2
Tight Acquaintances (Dad's Garage) 9/2 9/12 9/19 9/26
Y'all's Line is it Anyway? (Alley Theatre) 9/2 Only
Planet Acorn's Game Show Dahlonega (Holly Theatre) 9/2 Only
Annie (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 9/3
The Foreigner (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Resumes 9/3
Aug 3-peat: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Next - 9/3
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
On Golden Pond (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill) Resumes 9/4
Do Ghosts Bleed? (Reading) (Atlanta Dramatists / 7 Stages) 9/4 Only
Aug 3-peat: 12th Night (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 9/4
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) 9/4 9/11 (Halloween Season Starts 10/1)
K-Pop Murder Things Hunters (Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem at Petite Violette) (Fri/Sat thru 10/31) Resumes 9/4
Educators Unfiltered (The SistahGirl Club / Jennie T Anderson Theatre) 9/5 9/6
Aug 3-peat: A Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 9/5
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 9/5 10/3
COMING SOON:
Maestro (Dad's Garage) 9/9 9/16
We Hold These Truths (Out of Hand Theatre) 9/9 9/12 9/13 9/17 9/22 9/25 9/29 (2 Shows)
Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Previews 9/10 (Opens 9/12)
Rhinestone Rodeo (Overture Cabaret Series / Alley Stage) 9/10 Only
The Secret Garden (Newnan Theatre) Opens 9/10
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Joni Mitchell (Strand Theatre) 9/10 Only
BlackGround (Dad's Garage) 9/10 9/17 9/23
Status (Out of Hand Theatre) Suzi Recommended 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/18 9/19
The Only Light in Reno (Process Theatre) Opens 9/11
Les Misérables (City Springs Theatre Co) Opens 9/11
After Zoey (Legacy Theatre) Opens 9/11
Somewhere Over the Rose (Art Station) 9/11 9/12
The Addams Family Musical (School Street Theatre) Opens 9/11
The Philadelphia Story (Lionheart Theatre) Opens 9/11
Italian American Reconciliation (Down Right Theatre) Opens 9/11
Scandal: The Bare (Dad's Garage) 9/11 9/18 9/25
Road Trip (Dad's Garage) 9/11 Only
Chi-Town Transit Authority (City of Dallas Theatre) 9/12 Only (2 Shows 7:00 PM Sold Out)
Narsty (Dad's Garage) 9/12 9/19
Macbeth (Georgia Classic Theatre) 9/12 9/13
Field Day Fundraiser (Destination Theatre) 9/12 Only
Atlanta Producer's Round Table (Dad's Garage) 9/13 Only
Prisontown (Out of Hand Theatre) 9/13 9/16 9/17 9/18
Georgia Ren Faire Fall Fling Opens 9/15
Tank Stranger (True Colors Theatre) Opens 9/15
Dinner & a Diva: Carmen (Capitol City Opera / La Petite Violette) 9/15 Only
August Wilson's Fences (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment) Previews 9/16 (Opens 9/18)
Dreamgirls (Springer Opera House) Opens 9/16
The Wizard of Oz (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 9/16
A Meal (Leimay Ensemble / 7 Stages) 9/17 9/18 9/19
Company (Renegade Theatre) Opens 9/17
A Little Sketchy (AuthentiCity Theatre) 9/17 9/18 9/19
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night: 21st Century Broadway (Strand Theatre) 9/17 Only
Bèl Rèv: Atlanta’s Dreamy Circus Dinner Theatre (Goat Farm LOOP) 9/18 9/19
Haunted Happenings 2026 (Aurora Theatre) Opens 9/18
Ghost Tours (Aurora Theatre) Opens 9/18
Private Tours (Aurora Theatre (By Request 9/18 through 11/1)
Live at the LAC: Tito Puente Jr. & his Latin Jazz Ensemble (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 9/18 Only
Brews and Boos (Aurora Theatre) Opens 9/19
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
GWINNETT SYMPHONY: Tchaikovsky’s 4th + Violin Concerto (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 9/20 Only
¡Risas y Mas! (Dad's Garage) 9/22 Only
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage) 9/23
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 9/24
The Pillowman (Out of Box Theatre) Opens 9/25
Four Glasses (Dad's Garage) 9/25 Only
Haunted Cemetery Tours (Aurora Theatre) Opens 9/26
August Wilson's Fences (Alabama Shakespeare) Opens 9/29
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Bass with Tim Aucoin (Strand Theatre) 10/8 Only
Halloween Magic Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 10/31 Only
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Strand Theatre) 11/5 Only
Holiday Science Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/5 Only
Holiday Magic Extravaganza (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/12 Only
Holiday Juggling Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/19 Only
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for " Another Night Before Christmas" (Art Station) Submissions Due TODAY
Auditions for "Deathtrap" (Acworth Theatre Co) TODAY Sep 1
Auditions fo "Just in the Nick of Time" (Pumphouse Players) TODAY Sep 1
Submissions for "Summer Harvest: Dating ...." (Vidalia Theatre Co) Submissions Due Sept 7
Auditions for "Annie" (Holly Theatre) Sept 12
Auditions for "Winter Wonderettes" (Stage Door Theatre) Sept 13
Auditions for "Alice in Wonderland" (Drama Space Studio) Sept 14
Auditions for "Macabaret: Scary Stories to Tell at the Legion" (Pumphouse Players) Sept 18 Sept 19
Auditions for "Black Nativity 2026" (Dominion Entertainment Group) Oct 10
Auditions for "Something Rotten Jr" (JTF - Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Submissions Due Oct 17
Auditions for "The Little Mermaid Kids" (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Submissions Due Oct 18
(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)
STATUS (Out of Hand Theatre)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
(Closed)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
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)