4/19/2025
Today is Saturday, April 19, 2025
Read Our New Thumbnails of the Dramatists Play Service Collection # 10 HERE
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NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Disney's Newsies" (Lolek's Storytellers)
Beginning Costume Design Class (Actor's Express)
Another Season of Wonder at Woodstock Arts!
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (City Springs Theatre Co)
Emerge (Gwinnett Ballet Theatre)
SMASH'd (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe)
Edward II (Resurgens Theatre Co)
The Tempest (N GA Shakespeare / ShakesBeer / Alley Stage)
Planes and Trains and Things That Go Bump (Springer Opera House)
Little Women: The Musical (Marietta Theatre Co)
The Odd Couple (Female Version) (FoCAL)
Run for Your Wife (School Street Playhouse)
We Shall Someday (Alabama Shakespeare Festival)
Moana's Voyage (Southern Ballet Theatre / Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Día de Los Niños y Niñas! (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Crafting a Sustainable Practice (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Puppet Slam Pit Stop Weekend Retreat (Center for Puppetry Arts)
XPT: Xperimental Puppet Theatre (Center for Puppetry Arts)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Holly Theatre)
Son of a Gun: The Premier Tribute to Guns 'n' Roses (Strand Theatre)
Cobb Idol, Jr. (Strand Theatre)
Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem: Murder Impossible: Nitefort's Dead Reckoning (Petite Violette)
Dinner and a Diva: Menotti's The Telephone (Petite Violette / Capitol City Opera)
Free Family Movie: Shrek (Dallas Theatre)
No Fences: The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute (Dallas Theatre)
Mary Poppins Jr (Red Phoenix Theatre Co)
Sense and Sensibility (Campbell High School Theatre)
Turning Off the Morning News (Dalton Little Theatre)
Peter and the Starcatcher (Decatur Performs / Decatur High School)
Exit Laughing (Main Street Players Walton)
The Hallelujah Girls (On Stage Playhouse)
Shrek: The Musical Jr, (Snellville Performing Arts)
The Odd Couple (Female Version (New Depot Players)
Once Upon a Mattress (Cherokee High School Theatre)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
The Reservoir (Alliance Theatre) Suzi Recommended (2 Shows - 2:00 PM 7:30 PM)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage Door Theatre / Agnes Scott College) Suzi Recommended
2025 Georgia Renaissance Festival (Pet Friendly Weekend)
Twelfth Night, or, What You Will (Shakespeare Tavern)
Shakespeare & Song Cabaret: Shakespeare Does Karaoke (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Next - 4/26
Third Act Dating (Academy Theatre) (2 Shows - 3:00 PM 8:00 PM)
Hamlet (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) (2 Shows - 2:00 PM 7:00 PM)
The Effect (Yard Dogs Ensemble / Robert Mello Studio) (2 Shows - 3:00 PM 8:00 PM)
Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (Center for Puppetry Arts) (2 Shows - 11:00 AM (Sold Out) 1:00 PM)
Dinosaur! (Alliance Theatre / Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young) (Both Shows Sold Out)
Footloose: The Musical (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill / Eagle Theatre) (2 Shows - 3:00 PM 8:00 PM)
Oliver! (Main Street Theatre Tucker)
Topdog / Underdog (Actor's Express) (2 Shows - 2:00 PM 8:00 PM) Final Day
Lysistrata, or Lucy's Strategy: Atlanta's Stolen Erection (Theatre Emory) Final Day
Honor and the River (Art Station) Final Day
Beetlejuice Jr (Decatur Community Players / 7 Stages) (2 Shows - 11:00 AM 4:00 PM) Final Day
Once Upon a Mattress (Cherokee High School Theatre) (2 Shows - 2:00 PM 7:00 PM) Final Day
Dr. Dinosaur (Aurora Children's Playhouse / That Puppet Guy) Today Only
Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem: Murder Impossible: Nitefort's Dead Reckoning (Petite Violette) Next - 4/25
How to Make a Home (Out of Hand Theatre) Next - 4/25
Puppy Prov (Dad's Garage) (Fridays Until 5/9) Next - 4/25 5/2 5/9
The No Drama Comedy Show (Georgia Ensemble Theatre / Act 3) Next - 5/17
Cereal Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) Next - 5/17 (3rd Saturday of Each Month)
Scandal: Water Park (Dad's Garage) Next - 4/26 5/3 5/10 5/17
Theatre Sports (Dad's Garage) Next - 4/26 5/3 5/10 5/17 5/24 (Every Saturday)
The Inventive Princess of Flora-Lee (Tour) (Stage Door Theatre) Available For Bookings Through May 9
Affectionate Anarchy: Creating with Jim Henson Exhibit (Center for Puppetry Arts) Daily (exc Mon) thru Oct 26
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) (Friday and Saturday Thru June)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 4/27/2025
Emerge (Gwinnett Ballet Theatre) 4/21 4/22
Dinner and a Diva: Menotti's The Telephone (Petite Violette / Capitol City Opera) 4/22 Only
Women in the Arts and Business Luncheon (Synchronicity Theatre) 4/23 Only
Messing and Lehr: A Delightful Couple (Dad's Garage) 4/23 Only
Exit Laughing (Main Street Players Walton) Opens 4/23
SMASH'd (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe) 4/24 Only
The Tempest (N GA Shakespeare / ShakesBeer / Alley Stage) 4/24 Only
Hay Fever (Live Arts Theatre) Opens 4/24
The Odd Couple (Female Version) (FoCAL) Opens 4/24
Peter and the Starcatcher (Decatur Performs / Decatur High School) Opens 4/24
Shrek: The Musical Jr, (Snellville Performing Arts) Opens 4/24
The Odd Couple (Female Version (New Depot Players) Opens 4/24
We Shall Someday (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) Opens 4/24
Crafting a Sustainable Practice (Center for Puppetry Arts) 4/24 Only
Buddy Cops (Dad's Garage) 4/24 5/1
Independent (AuthentiCity Theatre) Opens 4/25
Edward II (Resurgens Theatre Co) Opens 4/25
Disaster! (Henry Players) Opens 4/25
Run for Your Wife (School Street Playhouse) Opens 4/25
Moana's Voyage (Southern Ballet Theatre / Lawrenceville Arts Center) Opens 4/25
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Holly Theatre) Opens 4/25
Free Family Movie: Shrek (Dallas Theatre) 4/25 Only
Mary Poppins Jr (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Opens 4/25
Sense and Sensibility (Campbell High School Theatre) 4/25 4/26
Turning Off the Morning News (Dalton Little Theatre) Opens 4/25
The Hallelujah Girls (On Stage Playhouse) Opens 4/25
Puppet Slam Pit Stop Weekend Retreat (Center for Puppetry Arts) 4/25 4/26 4/27
Ed, Tom, & Reuben's Hell Show (Dad's Garage) 4/25 5/14
Siegried (Atlanta Opera) Opens 4/26
Son of a Gun: The Premier Tribute to Guns 'n' Roses (Strand Theatre) 4/26 Only
No Fences: The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute (Dallas Theatre) 4/26 Only
Planes and Trains and Things That Go Bump (Springer Opera House) Opens 4/26
The Dinner Detective (Sonesta Atlanta Northwest) 4/26 5/10 5/24 6/14 6/28
Día de Los Niños y Niñas! (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 4/27 Only
COMING SOON:
Peter Pan (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 4/29
Atlanta Comedy Showcase (Dad's Garage) 4/30 5/28 6/22
Cobb Idol, Jr. (Strand Theatre) 4/30 Only
XPT: Xperimental Puppet Theatre (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 4/30
Puppy Songs (Dad's Garage) 5/1 5/8 5/15 5/22
Xanadu (Speinger Opera House) Opens 5/1
Little Women: The Musical (Marietta Theatre Co) Opens 5/1
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (City Springs Theatre Co) Opens 5/2
Fairy God Doctor (Aurora Children's Playhouse / Felt Nerdy Puppets) 5/3 Only
Shucked (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 5/20
Waitress (Aurora Theatre) Opens 5/22
Book of Mormon (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 6/24
(See Our Events Page for Details and Other Links
UPCOMING AUDITIONS, CLASSES, CAMPS, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for "Footloose" (2nd Round) (Brylliant Acting Studio) Today
Auditions for "The Rocky Horror Show" (OnStage Atlanta) Today Apr 20 Apr 21
Free Audition Workshops (Act 1 Theater / Arcadia Theatre Co) Apr 20 May 4 May 18
Auditions for Summer Harvest 2025 (Vidalia Theatre Co) Apr 22 Apr 24
Write That Play -- Adult Playwriting Workshop (Atlanta Dramatists) Apr 23
Submissions Being Accepted for the 2026 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award Competition Submissions Due Apr 23
Auditions for "Disney's Newsies" (Lolek's Storytellers) Apr 27 Apr 28
Auditions for "Anastasia Jr" (Strand Theatre Marietta) Apr 28
Beginning Costume Design Class (Actor's Express) Apr 28
Auditions for "A Year With Frog and Toad" (Lionheart Theatre) May 18 May 19
Submissions Being Accepted for "Bewitching" (Lionheart Theatre) Submissions Due Jun 1
Registration Open for 2025 Summer Drama Camps (Dallas Theatre) 6/2 6/9 6/16 6/23 7/7 7/14
Summer Camp Registration Open (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Jun 2 Jun 16 Jun 23 Jun 30 Jul 7 Jul 14 Jul 25
Summer Camp Registration -- Holly Theatre Jun 6
Puppet Camp (Center for Puppetry Arts) Jun 9 6/16 (et al)
Summer Camp Registraition Open (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) Jun 9 Jun 16 Jun 23 Jun 28 Jul 7 Jul 14
Summer Camp Registration -- OnStage Atlanta Jun 16 Jul 14 Jul 21
Summer Camps (Heather Wayne's Performing Arts) Jun 16 Jul 5
AppCo20 Apprentice Troupe Applications Being Accepted (Aurora Theatre)
Color Our World: Summer Reading 2025 (Piccadilly Puppets)
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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Arcadia Theater, Inc., a newly-formed nonprofit corporation, will take over the public-facing community theater shows formerly produced by ACT1 theater, a 30-year-old community theater that has operated as a ministry, outreach and fellowship activity within Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.
Arcadia will produce six shows in its inaugural, 2025-2026 season, which will be sponsored by Awesome Alpharetta, the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“We expect that our patrons will experience the shift from ACT1 to Arcadia as a simple rebrand,” said Randy Bampfield, currently Managing Director of both ACT1 and Arcadia. “This shift, however, is foundational in that it allows us to access larger donors and arts grants, as well as to have greater flexibility with what we can do in the future.”
In the last few years, ACT1 has grown, both in the number of shows it produces each year and ticket sales. Most of these ticket sales have been to members of the community not otherwise affiliated with Alpharetta Presbyterian. Additionally, since 2017, ACT1 has partnered with the City of Alpharetta Division of Recreation, Parks and Culture, producing a play each year in the Black Box Theater in the Alpharetta Arts Center and an annual outdoor Shakespeare production in one of Alpharetta’s parks. ACT1 leadership, acknowledging future growth opportunities were limited as a ministry and outreach of Alpharetta Presbyterian, recognized the need for the theater to operate as a stand-alone nonprofit corporation.
Arcadia’s 2025-2026 season will consist of four shows in the Alpharetta Presbyterian theater, a Shakespeare production in Brook St. Park and a show at the Alpharetta Arts Center. It plans to announce the season’s shows in April. Arcadia is also planning a youth summer camp and fall youth theater classes, which will be at The Spotlight, the city of Alpharetta’s new performing arts space located in North Point Mall.
After closing Tuck Everlasting, the final show in its 2024-2025 Season, ACT1 will return to its roots as an internally facing drama ministry of Alpharetta Presbyterian.
“We are grateful for the love and support that Alpharetta Presbyterian has shown to ACT1 for all these years and we are grateful for the continuing partnership and support of Alpharetta Presbyterian as Arcadia moves forward,” said Bampfield.
Jessica Williams, the current Artistic Director of ACT1, is also the Artistic Director of Arcadia.

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PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
(Still Running)
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(Stage Door Theatre / Agnesd Scott College)
THE RESERVOIR (Alliance Theatre)
(Closed)
CARLYLE BROWN'S THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III
(Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
CRY IT OUT (Stage Door Theatre)
WINTER WONDERETTES (Art Station)
EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME) (Stage Door Theatre)
BUSINESS IDEAS (Alliance Theatre)
HAMLET (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
AMÉLIE: THE MUSICAL (Horizon Theatre)
THE MOUSETRAP (Stage Door Theatre)
POTUS, OR, ... (Synchronicity Theatre) (Our Preview)
A THIRD WAY (Actor's Express)
THE CHINESE LADY (Alliance Theatre)
A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment)
THE CANTERBURY TALES (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
THE MOUNTAINTOP (Alliance Theatre)
WILD WITH HAPPY (Horizon Theatre) (Our Review)
THE COLOR PURPLE (Aurora Theatre)
CABARET (Actor's Express) (Our Review)