2/23/2026
Today is Monday, February 23, 2026
Note: I've redesigned our Archive Pages -- You can now link to my columns on the original Word Documents. I've inccluded my "Excel ALL" index to help you find any review from any year, Well - almost -- for now documents before 2009 are still "in Process," but they will be available sooner rather than later. Click HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Richard II" (Contemporary Classics)
Auditions for "Twelfth Night" (Arcadia Theatre Inc.)
Auditions for "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (Arcadia Theatre Inc.)
Auditions for "Resurrecting King" (J-Works Studio)
Auditions for "Hairspray" (Henry Players)
Male Virtual Auditions for "Annie" (Theatre in the Square)
March Calendar Updates (Dad's Garage)
Aurora Children's Playhouse Updates
Come From Away (City Springs Theatre Co)
Motown & Beyond (Lawtrenceville Arts Center / The Urban Legends)
Shut Up and Dance (Lawrenceville Arts Center / All Stars Performing Arts)
Chinatown Memories (Atlanta Chinese Dance Co)
The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Which Way to the Stage? (Out Front Theatre)
The Man From Earth (Live Arts Theatre)
Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits (Georgia Ensemble Theatre)
Dearly Beloved (Lionheart Theatre)
Dinner and a Diva: West Side Story (Capitol City Opera / Petite Violette)
Murder on the Orient Express (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre)
The Addams Family (Carroll County Community Theatre)
Clowns With Guns (Conyers Creative Kids)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY:
Roswell Roots Festival 2026 (City of Roswell) Next - 2/26 2/28
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 3/1/2026
Let's Go Camping (Discovery Stage Company) Opens 2/24 (Vinings Library)
Puppetry Now Featuring Tom Lee Exhibition (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Daily exc Mon Through May 17) Resumes 2/24
Fires, Ohio (Alliance Theatre) Opens 2/25
Girl From the North Country (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University Theatre) Suzi Recommended Resumes 2/25
Duel Reality (Alliance Theatre) Resumes 2/25
Pete the Cat (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 2/25 (2 Shows)
Moulin Booze (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe) 2/26 Only
ShakesBeer: Romeo and Juliet (Alley Stage / North Georgia Shakespeare) 2/26 Only
The Pure of Heart (Refuge Theatre / Academy Theatre) Resumes 2/26
The Game's Afoot, or, Holmes for the Holidays (New Depot Players) Resumes 2/26
Like Lightning (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 2/26 Only
Always the Goat (Dad's Garage) 2/26 Only
Prisontown (Out of Hand Theatre / El Refugio) Suzi Recommended Resumes 2/27 (Virginia Highlands)
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (Synchronicity Theatre) Resumes 2/27
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Resumes 2/27
Ain't Misbehavin' (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) Resumes 2/27
Death of a Salesman (Merely Players Presents) Resumes 2/27
Gimme Hamilton or Gimme Death (Murder Mystery & Mayhem at Petite Violette) Resumes 2/27
Almost Maine (Arcadia Theatre) Resumes 2/27
Play On! (Acworth Theatre Co) Resumes 2/27
The Miracle Worker (Holly Theatre) Resumes 2/27
The Addams Family (City of Dallas / Main Street Teens) Opens 2/27
Big Love (Theatre Arts Guild / GA Perimeter College) Opens 2/27
The Wedding Singer (On Stage Playhouse Monroe) Resumes 2/27
Murder on the Orient Express (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) Resumes 2/27
BlackGround (Dad's Garage) 2/27 3/6 3/27 4/16
Pilot Season (Dad's Garage) 2/27 Only
You Are Not Your Face (Onward Theatre) 2/27 and 2/28 Only
Rhythm & Thread (Alliance Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young) Opens 2/28
A Bad Case of Stripes (Springer Children's Theatre) Opens 2/28
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 2/28
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Alliance Goizueta Stage) Resumes 2/28 (2 Shows 4:30 PM Sold Out))
Black AF (Out Front Theatre) 2/28 Only
No Drama Comedy Show (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 2/28 5/2
Dad's Garage Band (Dad's Garage) 2/28 3/7 3/14
TheatreSports (Dad's Garage) 2/28 3/7 3/14 3/28
Adventure Playhouse (Dad's Garage) 2/28 3/7
Hollywood Arms (Newnan Theatre) Opens 3/5
The Wizard of Oz (Georgia Ballet) Opens 3/5
Super Villains Monologues 2 (Dad's Garage) 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/27
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Previews 3/6 and 3/7 (Opens 3/8)
Stepp Stewart's Motown Motor City Revue (Theatre in the Square) Opens 3/6
Murder on the Nile (Arcadia Theater Co) Opens 3/6
Ring of Fire (Artistic Civic Theatre Dalton) Opens 3/6
F*k This, I'm Going to Church (Virginia Highlands Church) Opens 3/6
2026 Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) 3/6 4/3 4/17 5/1 (More Dates through June)
Only Improv in the Building (Dad's Garage) 3/6 3/13 3/20 3/27
Conor Janda (Out Front Theatre) 3/7 Only
Phenomenon: The Golden Age of Hollywood (Aurora Theatre) 3/7 Only
Imagination Station (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Piccadilly Puppets) 3/7 Only
Sketchbook Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 3/7 4/4
And Then They Came for Me: Remembering Anne Frank (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) 3/8 Only (2 Shows)
Grad Shows (Dad's Garage) 3/9 3/10 3/17 3/18
Write Club (Dad's Garage) 3/11 4/8
Marietta Jazz and Jokes (Theatre in the Square) 3/12 Only
Which Way to the Stage? (Out Front Theatre) Opens 3/12
Come From Away (City Springs Theatre Co) Opens 3/13
Queen Bess (Théâtre du Rêve) Opens 3/13
The Man From Earth (Live Arts Theatre) Opens 3/13
Seared (Woodstock Arts) Opens 3/13
Dearly Beloved (Lionheart Theatre) Opens 3/13
The Addams Family (Carroll County Community Theatre) Opens 3/13
Clowns With Guns (Conyers Creative Kids) 3/13 3/14 3/15
Road Trip! (Dad's Garage) 3/13 4/17
A Body in the O (7 Stages) 3/14 3/15
The Primrose Friends LIVE! (Kid's Show) (Dad's Garage) 3/14 3/21 3/28
Chinatown Memories (Atlanta Chinese Dance Co) 3/15 Only
Motown & Beyond (Lawtrenceville Arts Center / The Urban Legends) 3/15 Only
Musical Mondays Piano Bar (Out Front Theatre) 3/16 5/4
The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 3/17
Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Opens 3/17
Dinner and a Diva: West Side Story (Capitol City Opera / Petite Violette) 3/17 Only
Werk of Art (Out Front Theatre) 3/18 4/15 5/14
Dad's After Dark: Hot Pepper Improv (Dad's Garage) 3/20 Only
All-Star Improv (Dad's Garage) 3/21 Only
Vavianna Vardot's Famous Sex Party (Dad's Garage) 3/21 Only
Cereal Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of Every Month) 3/21 4/18
Initiative (Aurora Theatre) Opens 3/26
Shut Up and Dance (Lawrenceville Arts Center / All Stars Performing Arts) 3/27 Only
8-Legged Scales LIVE! (Aurora Children's Playhouse / 8-Legged Scales) 3/28 Only (2 Shows)
Scandal: The Bare (Dad's Garage) 3/28 4/4 4/11 4/18 4/25
Into the Burrow: A Peter Rabbit Tale (Alliance Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families) Resumes 4/4
Spring Break Magic Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Arthur Atsma) 4/8 Only
Science in Space LIVE! (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Big Thinker's Science Exploration) 4/18 Only
Cap'n Peak (Felt Nerdy Puppets / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 5/2 Only
In the Heights (Aurora Theatre) Opens 5/28
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
Pinocchio! (Puppet Guy Productions / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 7/8 Only
Summer Break Magic Show (Arthur Atsma / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 7/15 Only
(See Our Events Page for Details and Other Links
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for "Richard II" (Contemporary Classics) TODAY Feb 24
Auditions for "Twelfth Night" (Arcadia Theatre Inc.) TODAY Feb 25
Auditions for "The 39 Steps" (New Depot Players) TODAY
Auditions for "The Importance of Being Earnest" (Acworth Theatre Co) TODAY Feb 24
Winter Classes at Aurora Theatre Academy TODAY
Auditions for "Pride and Prejudice" (Player's Guild @ Sugar Hill) TODAY
Auditions for "Resurrecting King" (J-Works Studio) TODAY Feb 26 Feb 27
Auditions for "Noises Off" (On Stage Walton) Feb 25 Feb 28
Auditions for "The Book Club Play" (OnStage Atlanta) Feb 28
Submissions Sought for Summer Harvest 2026 (Vidalia Theatre Co) Deadline - Feb 28
Auditions for "The Cake" (Merely Players Presents) Mar 8 Mar 9
Auditions for "Hairspray" (Henry Players) Mar 9 Mar 10
Auditions for "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (Arcadia Theatre Inc.) Mar 10 Mar 12
Male Virtual Auditions for "Annie" (Theatre in the Square) Submissions Due Mar 14
Auditions for "Something Rotten" (F.A.P.A.) Mar 22
Alliance Theatre School Break Play Dates Apr 6 - 10
Spring Break Camp - "Huntrix" (Stage Door Theatre) Apr 6 - 10
Summer Camps at Stage Door Theatre First Camp May 26
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
10-Minute Play Submissions Open for "Holiday Punch 2026" (Lionheart Theatre) Submissions Due Jul 1
Spring Classes Available for Booking (Alliance Theatre)
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
(Still Running)
PRISONTOWN (Out of Hand Theatre)
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (Actor's Express)
BLEEDING HEARTS (Theatrical Outfit)
(Closed)
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)