10/19/2026
Today is Monday, October 19, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
Explore the Atlanta Theatre Calendar (Compiled by the Suzi Organization) HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Marietta Theatre Company's 2027 Season Announcement
Dad's Garage November Calendar Update
Auditions for Dainty Dames Events
Auditions for "The Dining Room" (Art Station Stone Mountain)
Auditions for "Les Misérables" (Front Porch Players / It Has Pockets Productions)
Auditions for "A Murder is Announced" (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre)
Weekly Classes at City Springs Conservatory
Law of Ages (A Courthouse Line XIV)
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue (Byers Performing Arts Center)
Fall Festival Fundraiser (City Springs Conservatory Competition Team)
Holiday Caroling (City Springs Conservatory)
House of Shadows (Pullman Yards / Performance Jam)
The Halloween? Puckin' Fuppet Show (Puppet Jam Network / Center for Puppetry Arts)
Othello, the Moor of Venice (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
Ready, Set, Rocket! (Springer Children's Theatre)
Other Desert Cities (Merely Players Presents)
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Strand Theatre)
Dad's Garage Comedy (Lawrenceville Arts Center)
Planet Acorn’s The Game Show Dahlonega: Fall Edition (Holly Theatre)
Heaven on Earth (Lionheart Theatre)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Front Porch Players)
Miracle on 34th Street (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill / Eagle Theatre)
Resurrection: A Journey Tribute (Dallas Theatre)
Deathtrap (Acworth Theatre Co)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
Netherworld Haunted House 2026
Haunted Happenings 2026 (Aurora Theatre)
Private Tours (Aurora Theatre (By Request 9/18 through 11/1)
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode -- Like Father) -- All Episodes Available)
The Art of Banksy: No Limits Exhibit (Pullman Yards) (Daily Through Jan 10)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 10/25/2026
We Hold These Truths (Out of Hand Theatre) 10/20
Community Jam (Dad's Garage) 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17
Dinner & a Diva: Verdi's "La Traviata" (Petite Violette) 10/20 Only
Frame-by-Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry (Exhibit) (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 10/20 (Tu - Su Thru 11/1)
MovieProv (Alley Stage) 10/21 11/18
The Ghastly Dreadfuls (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 10/21
Like Father (Alliance Theatre / Hertz Stage) Resumes 10/21
Other Paths to God (Horizon Theatre) Resumes 10/21
i never asked for a gofundme (Actor's Express / Oglethorpe University) Resumes 10/21
Frankenstein's Mad Scientists Cocktail Lab (Pullman Yards) Resumes 10/21 (Wed - Sun Through 10/31)
Toy Factory (Pullman Yards) Resumes 10/21 (Wed - Sun Through 11/29)
Hannah & Greta, or, The Cost of Livin' The Dream (Synchronicity's Stripped Bare Arts Incubator) 10/21 10/22
Firebird & Carmen (GA Ballet) Opens 10/22
Superior Donuts (AuthentiCity Theatre / 7 Stages) Opens 10/22
Flamboyants (7 Stages) 10/22 10/23
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue (Byers Performing Arts Center) 10/22 Only
Once Upon a One More Time (Out Front Theatre) Opens 10/22
Lawless Spirits 2026 (Lionheart Theatre) Opens 10/22
Vanya & Sonya & Masha & Spike (Arcadia Theater) Opens 10/23
Villains Cabaret (Renegade Theatre) Opens 10/22
BlackGround (Dad's Garage) 10/22
Ghost Tours (Springer Opera House) (Thu Fri Sat) (3 Tours) Resumes 10/22
A Tour of Southern Ghosts On Stage (Art Station) Resumes 10/22
Hairspray (Pretty As A Penny Productions / Lawrenceville Arts Center) Suzi Recommended Resumes 10/22
Macbeth (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Resumes 10/22
Covenant (Springer Opera House) Resumes 10/22
The Play That Goze Wgnrong (Alabama Chequespierre Festival) Remjuses 10/22
An Evening With Poe (Newnan Theatre) Resumes 10/22
Brews and Boos (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 10/22
N (Impact Theatre / Academy Theatre) Opens 10/23
A Chorus Line (Bellissimo Theatre) Resumes 10/23
Go Back for Murder (OnStage Atlanta) Resumes 10/23
Frankenstein: The Monster Play (Pumphouse Players) Resumes 10/23
Ride the Cyclone (Henry Players) Resumes 10/23
The Wedding Singer (More Players) Resumes 10/23
Come From Away (Woodstock Arts) Resumes 10/23
Finding Neverland (Red Phoenix Theatre Co) Resumes 10/23
Ghost Tours (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 10/23 (2 Tours)
Mocha Muzik: For the Love of Mocha (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) 10/23 Only
Dark Side of Time: A Celebration of Pink Floyd (GPG / Strand Theatre) 10/23 Only
The Voices of Donny Hathaway (Emil Thomas Entertainment) 10/23 10/24 10/25
Dracula (Southern Ballet Theatre / Lawrenceville Arts Center) 10/23 10/24
Scandal: The Bare Season 2 (Dad's Garage) 10/23 10/30 11/6
Acworth Ghost Tours (Fri/Sat in October) Resumes 10/23
Bottle Tree (Dad's Garage) (Fri/Sat through 10/30) Resumes 10/23
K-Pop Murder Things Hunters (Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem at Petite Violette) (Fri/Sat thru 10/31) Resumes 10/23
Life in the Cemetery (Kennesaw Cemetery Preservation Foundation) 10/23 10/24 10/25
All Smiles (Alliance Theatre / Selig Family Black Box Theatre) Resumes 10/24 (2 Shows 2nd Sold Out)
Spookhouse Annie (Center for Puppetry Arts) Resumes 10/24 (2 Shows)
Haunted Cemetery Tours (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 10/24
LOLA: Here She is! (Marietta's Theatre in the Square) 10/24 Only
The 10th Annual Spin Awards (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 10/24 Only
Celebración: A Latin American Cabaret (Overture Series / Alley Stage) 10/24 Only
Miss Nelson is Missing: The Musical (Dallas Theatre / Main Street Kids) 10/24 10/25
Legends by Lamplight (Merely Players Presents) 10/24 10/25
Dahlonega's Got Talent (Holly Theatre) 10/24 Only
Felt Street (Dad's Garage) 10/24 10/31
Fall Festival Fundraiser (City Springs Conservatory Competition Team) 10/24 Only
House of Shadows (Pullman Yards / Performance Jam) Opens 10/24
Celebrating Jane Sapp (7 Stages) 10/25 Only
COMING SOON:
The Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 10/27
Road Trip (Dad's Garage) 10/28 11/13
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage) 10/28
Urban Stride (7 Stages) Opens 10/28
Jeffrey Watcher's The Turn of the Screw (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Opens 10/28
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 10/29
August Wilson's Fences (Alabama Shakespeare) Opens 10/29
Doctor Faustus (Resurgens Theatre) Opens 10/29
The Demon Bartender of Fleet Street (Acting Under the Influence / Red Light Cafe) 10/29 Only
Tea and Arsenic: A Macabre Cabaret (Lumiere Lounge / Strand Theatre) 10/29 Only
Halloween Magic Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 10/31 Only
Final Girl (Dad's Garage) 10/31
Witch Cake (Reading) (Play Haven / Theatrical Outfit) 10/31 Only
Atlanta Exalt Him "Jesus Christ" (Lawrenceville Art Center) 10/31 Only
Georgia Ren Faire Fall Fling Opens 10/31 (Saturdays Only)
Roob and Noob (Alliance Theatre for Young Audiences / Goizueta Stage) 11/1 11/7
Y'all's Line, Anyway? (Alley Stage) 11/4
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Strand Theatre) 11/5 Only
Opening Night (Alley Theatre) 11/5
You're Invited (Dad's Garage) 11/5 11/19
Job (OnStage Atlanta) Opens 11/5
Planet Acorn’s The Game Show Dahlonega: Fall Edition (Holly Theatre) 11/5 Only
Elf, Jr (Top Hat Productions) 11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8
The Duos (Dad's Garage) 11/6 Only
Law of Ages (A Courthouse Line XIV) 11/6 11/7
Utopia (7 Stages) 11/6 11/7 11/8
Other Desert Cities (Merely Players Presents) Opens 11/6
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Strand Theatre) Opens 11/6
Dad's Garage Comedy (Lawrenceville Arts Center) 11/6 Only
Rumors (Live Arts Theatre) 11/6 11/7 11/13 11/14
Heaven on Earth (Lionheart Theatre) Opens 11/6
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Front Porch Players) Opens 11/6
Miracle on 34th Street (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill / Eagle Theatre) Opens 11/6
Resurrection: A Journey Tribute (Dallas Theatre) 11/6 Only
Deathtrap (Acworth Theatre Co) Opens 11/6
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 11/7 12/5
Silent Night (Atlanta Opera) 11/7 11/10 11/13 11/15
The Halloween? Puckin' Fuppet Show (Puppet Jam Network / Center for Puppetry Arts) 11/7 Only
Othello, the Moor of Venice (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) Opens 11/7
Ready, Set, Rocket! (Springer Children's Theatre) 11/7 11/8 11/14 11/15
Conservatory 2026 Final Showcase (Dad's Garage) 11/8 Only
The Merchant of Venice (Georgia Classic Theatre) 11/14 Only
Holiday Caroling (City Springs Conservatory) (By Request 11/15 through 12/25)
Death Becomes Her (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 11/17
Cereal Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (3rd Saturday of every month) 11/21 12/19
Invasion: Christmas Carol (Dad's Garage) Previews 11/23 11/24 (Opens 11/27)
'Twas the Night Before .... (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre / Cirque du Soleil) Opens 12/2
Holiday Science Show (Aurora Children's Playhouse) 12/5 Only
A Christmas Carol (Georgia Classic Theatre) 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 Dainty Dames Events Submissions Due ASAP
Puppetry Classes: Hand and Rod 101 (Center for Puppetry Arts) TODAY
Puppetry Classes: Hand and Rod 102 (Center for Puppetry Arts) TODAY
Classes at Actor's Express Oct 20 Nov 7 Nov 22 Dec 6 Jan 18 Mar 15 May 17 Jul 26
Fall Acting Classes (OnStage Atlanta Youth Theatre) Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 4
Auditions for "The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare (Abr)" (Holly Theatre) Oct 22
Auditions for "Romeo & Juliet: A Digital Age Production" (Agnes Scott College) Oct 25
Auditions for "The Dining Room" (Art Station Stone Mountain) Submissions Due Nov 1
Auditions for "The Sound of Music" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Nov 2 Nov 3
Auditions for "Les Misérables" (Front Porch Players / It Has Pockets Productions) Nov 7 Nov 8
Auditions for "Small Mouth Sounds" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Nov 9 Nov 10
Auditions for "Dare to Dream" (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Nov 9 Nov 10
Auditions for "Cookies & Carols" (Live Arts Theatre) Submissions Due Nov 15
Auditions for "A Murder is Announced" (Winder-Barrow Community Theatre) Nov 29 Nov 30
Weekly Classes at City Springs Conservatory (Now Through April 2027)
(See Our Auditions/Jobs Page for Details and Other Links).
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PRODUCTIONS SUZI RECOMMENDED THIS SEASON
(Still Running)
HAIRSPRAY (Pretty As A Penny Productions)
(Closed)
AUGUST WILSON'S FENCES (Theatrical Outfit / Dominion Entertainment)
TANK STRANGER (True Colors Theatre)
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse)
PURPOSE (Alliance Theatre)
PARADE (Strand Theatre)
HOLY CHICKEN SANDWICH (Horizon Theatre)
STATUS (Out of Hand Theatre)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 16, 2026
2026 Awards Ceremony
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)