If It's Theatre That Matters, It's Essential "When great plays fall through the cracks of Atlanta theatre, Peter Hardy's Essential Theatre catches them" Curt Holman, Creative Loafing
Buy Your FlexPass Now & Save
You know you're going to come see at least one play during Essential Theatre Festival. This year we feature world premieres exclusively written by Georgia playwrights. When you buy a six or ten ticket FlexPass now, you save even more~ up to $60 with the FlexPass 6 and up to $110. How can we do this you ask? Well, the FlexPass is a win-win situation. You lock in your savings now and can use your tickets on any date and in any combination you like and the funds pass through helping us fund the festival. It's almost like a donation [no it's not tax deductible], we receive the funds, and you gain maximum flexibility and savings. Use the discount code EARLY to receive additional savings. This is code is available for a limited time only.PLEASE ACT NOW.
2012 Festival Lineup
The Essential Theatre has long been the leading champion of Georgia playwrights, producing and developing many new plays by local writers. Coming up in 2012, we’ll be celebrating the 25th year of our existence by presenting our first-ever ALL GEORGIA PLAY FESTIVAL!
Get Involved
Become part of the Essential Theatre Play Festival. The Essential Theatre is looking for volunteer board members enjoy theatre and have experience serving on a non-profit board or can help with event planning, marketing, public relations, fundraising, graphic design, advertising and group sales. Volunteer or Sign up for Essential Theatre Emails
Become an Usher Please come back in May to start signing up. We are seeking two ushers for each performance. Simply follow the link to ourOvationTix calendar and select USHER tickets and you will be taken to a page to sign-up. Choose one or two $0 tickets. Please visit our onlineTheatre Festival Usher Information to determine performance dates and availability. Click HERE to volunteer.
EVELYN IN PURGATORY World Premiere by Topher Payne, directed by Betty Hart
Five public school teachers are caught in the limbo of the disciplinary “Rubber Room”, waiting for their cases to be heard and their fates decided. Poignant and funny, it’s like The Breakfast Club for teachers, as they share secrets with each other and begin to look into their own hearts. Winner of the 2012 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.
BAT-HAMLET World Premiere by Jordan Pulliam, directed by Peter Hardy
What if Shakespeare had conceived the melancholy Dane as a costumed crimefighter? The worlds of comic books and the Bard of Avon come together in this hilarious mash-up, a tale of murder and revenge, poetry and BAM! SOCK! POW!
THE LOCAL by local authors, directed by Ellen McQueen
A collaborative theatre project about the City of Atlanta, by the writers of Atlanta, to be developed and directed by Ellen McQueen, award-winning director of Ice Glen and Sally and Glen at the Palace. A similar project is happening in Tampa, Florida, and we hope to reach out to theatres around the country to eventually make this a nation-wide phenomenon.
Wish List Are you an events planner who knows how to throw a party and enjoys fundraising, please contactPeter Hardy. If you'd like to help the Essential Theatre, there are lots of ways you can get involved! We're always on the lookout for free (or inexpensive) copying or printing services. Free or inexpensive paint, wood and other building materials are needed every year. Free rehearsal space can help us save money and get our productions ready to open.
And, of course, cash donations are always welcome! As ticket prices cover a small fraction of our productoin costs we especially appreciate our donors. Essential Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization so your donations are tax deductible. Please help us to support new work by Georgia Playwrights!Make a donation orbecome a sponsor today!
Coming Theatre Events
Choose from a variety of Wicked tickets at Vivid Seats Seats to see this critically-acclaimed show for yourself. Other theater tickets available through this ticket marketplace includeBook of Mormon for the show's Broadway run.
 of atlanta-festivals-bullet.gif){kind=small}
 of atlanta-festivals-bullet.gif){kind=small}
 of atlanta-festivals-bullet.gif){kind=small}
 of atlanta-festivals-bullet.gif){kind=small}
![[Logo for the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts]](http://www.essentialtheatre.com/ACPAlogo_C.jpg)
