8/24/2026
Today is Monday, August 24, 2026
See This Year's SUZI Nominations on Instagram HERE
NEW PROMOTIONS THIS WEEK
Auditions for "Winter Wonderettes" (Stage Door Theatre)
Auditions for "Macabaret: Scary Stories to Tell at the Legion" (Pumphouse Players)
September Calendar Update (Dad's Garage)
Rhinestone Rodeo (Overture Cabaret Series / Alley Stage)
Somewhere Over the Rose (Art Station)
Prisontown (Out of Hand Theatre)
Studio WIP Experience (True Colors Theatre)
Bèl Rèv: Atlanta’s Dreamy Circus Dinner Theatre (Goat Farm LOOP)
The Addams Family Musical (School Street Theatre)
The Philadelphia Story (Lionheart Theatre)
Italian American Reconciliation (Down Right Theatre)
The Secret Garden (Newnan Theatre)
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Joni Mitchell (Strand Theatre)
Chi-Town Transit Authority (City of Dallas Theatre)
WATCH (OR ATTEND) TODAY
(MC)² Festival (staibdance) Opens 8/24
Theatre People Podcast (Actor's Express) (Latest Episode - Terrence Smith) -- All Episodes Available)
OPENING AND RESUMING THROUGH SUNDAY 8/30/2026
Frame-by-Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Puppetry (Exhibit) (Center for Puppetry Arts) (Tu - Su Thru 11/1) Resumes 8/25
Choir Boy (Actor's Express) Suzi Recommended Resumes 8/26
Holy Chicken Sandwich (Horizon Theatre) Previews Resume 8/26
Annie (Aurora Theatre) Resumes 8/26 (10:00 AM Only)
Insert Laugh Here (Dad's Garage) 8/26 9/24
Improv @ The Alley: Musical Improv (Alley Stage) 8/26 9/23
From the Ashes (7 Stages) Opens 8/27
Ken Ludwig's Moriarty (Newnan Theatre) Resumes 8/27
Lumiere Lounge Cabaret Night Spinoff: Legends & Icons (Strand Theatre) 8/27 Only
The Foreigner (Blue Ridge Community Theatre) Opens 8/27
Aug 3-peat: A Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 8/27 8/30 9/5
ShakesBEER: A Comedy of Errors (Alley Stage / N GA Shakespeare) 8/27 Only
Studio WIP Experience (True Colors Theatre) 8/27 Only
Dad's Garage Vault: Final Girl (Dad's Garage) 8/27
Purpose (Alliance Theatre) Opens 8/28
Aug 3-peat: The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 8/28 9/3
Beautiful Eunuchs (Burning Bones Physical Theatre) 8/28 8/29 8/30
The Crow's Nest (Holly Theatre Academy) 8/28 8/29 8/30
On Golden Pond (Players Guild @ Sugar Hill) Opens 8/28
Guys and Dolls (FoCAL) Resumes 8/28
Arsenic and Old Lace (Henry Players) Resumes 8/28
Twelfth Night (Pumphouse Players) Resumes 8/28
Spring Awakening (Woodstock Arts) Resumes 8/28
Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (OnStage Atlanta) Resumes 8/28
Catch 23 (Dad's Garage) 8/28 9/18
Only Improv in the Building (Dad's Garage) 8/28
Family Secrets (WOW OnStage) 8/28 (Sold Out) 8/29 8/30
K-Pop Murder Things Hunters (Murder, Mystery, & Mayhem at Petite Violette) (Fri/Sat thru 10/31) Resumes 8/28
Aug 3-peat: 12th Night (Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse) 8/29 9/4
Donor Company Class Preview (GA Ballet) 8/29 Only
Wowie Zowie! (Dad's Garage) 8/29
Tight Acquaintances (Dad's Garage) 8/29 9/2 9/12 9/19 9/26
Cage Match (Dad's Garage) 8/29
3 Redneck Tenors Broadway Bound (Strand Theatre) 8/30 Only
COMING SOON:
Early Bird Tickets for Actor's Express's 2026 Fearless Gala (Offer Expires 8/31)
Carmela Full of Wishes (Alliance Theatre / Goizueta Family Theatre) Opens 9/1
Y'all's Line is it Anyway? (Alley Theatre) 9/2 Only
Planet Acorn's Game Show Dahlonega (Holly Theatre) 9/2 Only
Hamilton (Broadway in Atlanta / Fox Theatre) Opens 9/2
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
Educators Unfiltered (The SistahGirl Club / Jennie T Anderson Theatre) 9/5 9/6
Sketchbook Saturday (Center for Puppetry Arts) (1st Saturday of Every Month) 9/5 10/3
Maestro (Dad's Garage) 9/9 9/16
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
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
Prisontown (Out of Hand Theatre) 9/17 9/18
Bèl Rèv: Atlanta’s Dreamy Circus Dinner Theatre (Goat Farm LOOP) 9/18 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
The Pillowman (Out of Box Theatre) Opens 9/25
Four Glasses (Dad's Garage) 9/25 Only
Atlanta Producer's Round Table (Dad's Garage) 9/13 Only
¡Risas y Mas! (Dad's Garage) 9/22 Only
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Bass with Tim Aucoin (Strand Theatre) 10/8 Only
Lumiere Lounge Jazz Talk with Trey Wright: Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Strand Theatre) 11/5 Only
AUDITIONS, CAMPS, CLASSES, JOBS, SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
FREE Artist-To-Artist Dance Workshop: "Annie" (Aurora Theatre) Aug 29
Auditions for "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" (Merely Players Presents) Aug 29 Aug 30
Auditions for " Another Night Before Christmas" (Art Station) Submissions Due Aug 31
Auditions for "Deathtrap" (Acworth Theatre Co) Aug 31 Sep 1
Auditions fo "Just in the Nick of Time" (Pumphouse Players) Aug 31 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
(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)
CHOIR BOY (Actor's Express)
HELEN OF THE WEST (Essential Theatre)
(Closed)
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)