![]() The story line explores the questions of bigotry and the fallout of what happens when gay marriage comes to communities and families that are not quite ready to accept it. This is not for kiddies nor the homophobic. Now the action takes place in Winters, TX and the fun and insanity never slows down for a minute. Tickets start at $15 each.This is a riotous co-production with The Process Theatre, and the gay cast is directed by DeWayne Morgan in this sequel to Del Shores’ Sordid Lives. Katrina Dickson, senior lecturer of classics and Sanjena Sathian, current creative writing fellow. The final performance of Britney Approximately on April 16 will be followed by a post-show panel discussion with Cassie Young of The Bert Show Dr. ![]() ![]() So, in that way, Britney’s story very much continues to mirror our own,” Tabaque said in the release. It is written and directed by Megan Tabaque. The new play features “original pop music about motherhood, isolation and power mixes Euripides’ Medea with a loose retelling of the Britney Spears conservatorship court battle,” according to a press release. :: Britney Spears-based musical debuts at Emory Megan Tabaqueīritney Approximately: A Pop Greek Tragedy, will be onstage at Theater Emory April 6-16. The board will conduct a search for the next artistic director, but a timeline has not been finalized. The musical has since made steps toward a Broadway presentation.Īccording to the theater, a replacement for Donadio has not yet been named. Accolades include his direction in the world premiere of The Pretty Pants Bandit, a musical by local artists Chase Peacock and Jessica De Maria. :: James Donadio steps down from Georgia EnsembleĪs of April 2023, James Donadio is stepping down from his position as the artistic director of Georgia Ensemble Theatre after nearly five years “to return to ongoing projects and invest in new ones,” he said in a press release.Īfter co-founder and artistic director Bob Farley passed away at the end of 2017, Donadio saw Georgia Ensemble through that transition and, later, the pandemic. Tickets start at $20 and depend on seating. ![]() “The Alliance is thrilled to support Neranenah to bring Jason to Atlanta for this meaningful conversation and to discuss in depth his Jewish heritage, songwriting process and remarkable journey,” said Alliance Theatre Producer and Casting Director Jody Feldman. an intimate event that will merge conversation and live musical performance as we unpack the stories of Parade, which is a dramatization of the 1913 trial and imprisonment - and 1915 lynching - of Jewish American Leo Frank here in Atlanta.” “I am so proud Neranenah is in partnership with the Alliance Theatre to present. “Unfortunately, lately, we have seen far too many instances of anti-Semitism, both locally and nationally,” said Alterman. Brown will be interviewed by Neranenah executive director Joe Alterman, as well as Alliance Theatre’s associate producer, Amanda Watkins. The discussion will center on the cultural relevance of Parade, which was protested on opening night by a group of Neo-Nazis. Jason Robert Brown, creator of the Tony Award-winning music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Parade, will join Neranenah and the Alliance Theatre on April 11 for an evening of conversation and performance. :: Alliance and Neranenah to host Jason Robert Brown Onstage Atlanta has two spring shows scheduled: Rasheeda Speaking, April 7-22, and It’s Only a Play, April 28-May 14. However, their note reports that the theater has not had audiences return in pre-pandemic numbers, and their Young Performers program has not been active for three seasons due to the pandemic.įor those who would like to support Onstage Atlanta, email for details. The theater received grants during Covid to keep their doors open. ![]() In addition to the recent ope n letter signed by multiple arts organizations, Onstage Atlanta’s board of directors sent a note to current and potential financial donors asking for additional support. As ArtsATL editor-at-large Jim Farmer writes in this week’s feature, many Atlanta theaters are financially struggling to keep afloat in the pandemic era. ![]()
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