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The Essential Theatre has been Bringing Atlanta What’s New for 25 years. We invite you to support new plays by Georgia playwrights by purchasing a tax-deductible ticket for a suggested donation of $25 or $50 for the VIP ticket to our HOLIDAY STAY-AT-HOME GALA! MORE INFO
That’s right – we know the holidays are a crazy busy time for everyone! But you can support the theatre and give yourself a break as well! BUY TICKETS HERE
- AVOID DOWNTOWN THROUGH HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
- NO DESIGNATED DRIVER REQUIRED
- NO NEED TO RENT A TUX OR GOWN
- YOU CAN EVEN STAY HOME IN YOUR PAJAMAS
The Essential Theatre invites Georgia writers to submit short plays, raps, musical numbers, videos or dance pieces to be considered for THE LOCAL, a collaborative theatre project about the City of Atlanta to be developed and directed by Ellen McQueen, for production in the next Essential Theatre Play Festival (coming up in the summer of 2012). A similar project is currently in development by Stagewrights, a company in Tampa, Florida.
All plays must be set at a specific location in the Metropolitan Atlanta area, and all of them must, in some way, touch upon the subject of homelessness. The scripts do not have to be about the homeless (although they can be) and do not have to have homeless characters onstage (although they can). The idea is to have homelessness be the thread connecting all the pieces, but the subject may be treated glancingly (even a single sentence or image), be absolutely central or anything in between. Writers may also interpret their definition of “homelessness”. We hope to receive submissions with a wide variety of styles and tones, set at many different locations around the city, and we’re open to the possibilities of incorporating music and movement in the submitted material.
Scripts can have running time of anywhere from two to twenty minutes, and should feature small casts of no more than five. The submission deadline will be on January 15, 2012. Multiple submissions are allowed. All writers will retain the rights to their own work. All writers will be paid something; the budgeted royalties for this piece will be $30.00 per performance, so how much individual writers will be paid will depend on how many pieces are chosen. Submissions and questions should be emailed to Peter Hardy.
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
Please come back in May to start signing up. We are seeking two ushers for each performance. Simply follow the link to our OvationTix 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 online Theatre Festival Usher Information to determine performance dates and availability. Click HERE to volunteer.
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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!
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.
Are you an events planner who knows how to throw a party and enjoys fundraising, please contact Peter 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 or become a sponsor today!
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