1/10/2025
Today is Friday, January 10, 2025
Read "One Last End-of Year Recap" HERE
Read Our New Review of "The Piano Lesson" (Netflix) HERE
CLICK HERE TO SEE SEASON LINE-UPS
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Godspell 2012" (Renegade Theatre)
Auditions for "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wonderland: The Musical" (Lolek's Storytellers)
Auditions for "The Pajama Game" (Firefly Theatrical)
Auditions for "The Cat in the Hat" and "Harold and His Purple Crayon" (Center for Puppetry Arts)
Auditions for "Not Another Love Song" (Resonant Studios)
Auditions for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage Door Theatre / Agnes Scott College)
Winter Classes at Vernal & Sere
Free Audition Workshops (Act 1 Theater / Arcadia Theatre Co)
"Monologues Without Limits" Workshop (Aurora Academy)
Burns Night 2025 (Aris Theatre)
At the Wedding (Out Front Theatre)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Springer Opera House)
King of Pangea (Aurora Theatre)
Boys in the Band: The Alabam Tribute (Dallas Theatre)
25th Anniversary Party (Lionheart Theatre)
The Lion King Jr (Decatur Theatre / Decatur Performs)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
& Juliet (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre
Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) PREVIEW (Opens 1/11)
The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man (Center for Puppetry Arts) (2 Shows - 10:00 AM 11:30 AM)
2025 Theatre Sports Tournament (Dad's Garage) Tonight and Tomorrow
T.G.I.F.: Smells Like a Song (Dad's Garage) Next - 2/28
Dratch, Walsh. & Friends: Chicago Improv (Lawrenceville Arts Center) Tonight Only
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) (Fri / Sat Through June 2025)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 1/12/2025
Happy New Year Concert (Lawrenceville Symphony Orchestra / Lawrenceville Arts Center) 1/11 Only
Puppet Palooza: Wish Tales (Piccadilly Puppets / Stage Door Theatre) 1/11 Only
25th Anniversary Party (Lionheart Theatre) 1/11 Only (Sold Out)
Adventure Playhouse (Dad's Garage) 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 (Saturdays through spring)
The Return of Dad's (Dad's Garage / Stage Door Theatre) 1/11 Only
A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett by A1A (Holly Theatre) 1/11 Only
Dungeons and .... (Dalton Little Theatre) 1/11 Only
Side Stories (Dad's Garage) 1/12 Only (Sold Out)
COMING SOON:
I am the Dead Man (Synchronicity Theatre / Stripped Bare Arts Incubator) 1/15 Only
Ed, Tom, & Reuben's Hell Show (Dad's Garage) 1/15 2/12
Tiny Beautiful Things (AuthentiCity Theatre) Opens 1/16
Gimme Please! (Alliance Theatre for the Very Young) Opens 1/16
Special Exhibition Opening Reception (Center for puppetry Arts / Puppetry NOW) 1/16 Only
Dad's Garage Band (Dad's Garage) 1/16 2/1 2/22
T.G.I.F.: Road Trip (Dad's Garage) 1/17 2/21
Twelfth Night: The Musical (Woodstock Arts Teen Spotlight) Opens 1/17
Single, Looking for Love (Live Arts Theatre) Opens 1/17
Winter Yield (Vidalia Theatre Co) Opens 1/17
Puppetry NOW Special Exhibition featuring Raymond Carr (Center for Puppetry Arts) Opens 1/17
Leave Your Fears Here (Georgia Ensemble Theatre) Previews1/15 (Opens 1/17)
Charlotte's Web (Dalton Little Theatre) Opens 1/17
Doctor De Soto (Alliance Family Theatre) Opens 1/18
The Dinner Detective (Sonesta Atlanta Northwest) 1/18 2/1 2/15
Headliner: Damon Sumner (Aurora Comedy Nights) 1/18 Only
Miss Nelson is Missing: The Musical (Aurora Theatre Learning Library) 1/18 Only
Banks & Shane (Holly Theatre) 1/18 Only
Cereal Saturdays (Center for Puppetry Arts) 1/18 (3rd Saturday of Each Month)
Play-in-a-Day: Avengers Assemble (Stage Door Theatre) 1/20 Only
Blackground (Dad's Garage) 1/22 2.15
The Bert Show (Dad's Garage) 1/23 Only
King of Pangea (Aurora Theatre) Opens 1/23
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Springer Opera House) Opens 1/23
The Lion King Jr (FoCAL) Opens 1/23
Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 (Horizon Theatre) Previews 1/24 (Opens 1/31/25)
T.G.I.F.: Giant Robot (Dad's Garage) 1/24
The Lion King Jr (Decatur Theatre / Decatur Performs) Opens 1/24
Lunar New Year Celebration (Atlanta Chinese Dance Co / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 1/25 Only
Boys in the Band: The Alabam Tribute (Dallas Theatre) 1/25 Only
Burns Night 2025 (Aris Theatre) 1/25 Only
Clue (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 1/28
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Arts in Education / Springer Opera House) 1/28 1/29
Co-Lab (Dad's Garage) 1/29 2/26 3/26
Buddy Cops (Dad's Garage) 1/30
At the Wedding (Out Front Theatre) Opens 1/30
Shen Yun (Cobb Energy Center) Opens 1/31
Trap (Camelot Theatre Co) Opens 1/31
Theatre Sports (Dad's Garage) 2/1 2/15 2/22
Jack McBrayer & Friends (Dad's Garage) 2/7 2/8 (4 Shows)
CPH at the Movies: Frozen (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 2/8 only
African American Folk Tales (Chetter Galloway / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 2/25 Only
Phenomenon 2025: A Night in Lawrence Vegas (Aurora Theatre) 2/28 Only
Improv for Kids (Blacktop Playground / Aurora Children's Playhouse) 3/8 Only
The No Drama Comedy Show (Georgia Ensemble Theatre / Act 3) 3/15 4/19 5/17
(See Our Events Page for Details and Other Links
UPCOMING AUDITIONS, CLASSES, CAMPS, AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Auditions for "Jungle Book Kids" (Off-Broadway Children's Theatre) Jan 12 Jan 16
Auditions for "5 Reasons a Man Won't Marry You" (W.T. Jones Studios) Jan 12
Auditions for "Godspell 2012" (Renegade Theatre) Jan 12 Jan 13
Winter Classes at Vernal & Sere Jan 12 Jan 19 Jan 21
Open House and One-Day Sale for Winter Classes at Aurora Theatre Jan 13 Jan 16
Auditions for "The Cat in the Hat" and "Harold and His Purple Crayon" (Center for Puppetry Arts) Jan 15 -18
Auditions for "Not Another Love Song" (Resonant Studios) Submissions Due Jan 17
Auditions for "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wonderland: The Musical" (Lolek's Storytellers) Jan 19
Auditions for "House of Blue Leaves" (Lionheart Theatre Co) Jan 19 Jan 20
Free Audition Workshops (Act 1 Theater / Arcadia Theatre Co) Jan 19 Feb 2 Feb 16 Mar 2 Mar 16
"Monologues Without Limits" Workshop (Aurora Academy) Jan 25
Auditions for "The Pajama Game" (Firefly Theatrical) Jan 25
Auditions for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Stage Door Theatre / Agnes Scott College) Jan 25 Jan 27
Intro to Playwriting Class (Actor's Express) Begins Jan 27
Auditions for "Cobb Idol Jr" (Strand Theatre Marietta) Submissions Due Feb 28
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)
(Closed)
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)