What’s Essential in April 2015?
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Join us April 19 for Atlanta Streets Alive in West End!
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Join us Sunday afternoon, April 19 at Atlanta StreetsAlive: West End!
Sign up here to volunteer, or just to get more information about what we’ll be up to and where we’ll be so you can come by and say hello while you’re there! There will be face painting, activities and information about our playwriting contest (deadline: April 23) and this summer’s festival, and more!
For more information about Atlanta StreetsAlive, read here.
We hope we’ll see you on the 19th!
Alliance Theatre premieres EDWARD FOOTE, by Atlanta’s own Phillip Depoy
No Comments-by Artistic Director Peter Hardy
Some years ago, Phillip DePoy provided music for one of the early Essential Festival shows, and here’s the program bio I composed for him: “Phillip DePoy is a celebrated man of letters, notorious for far too many things to go into here.”
Phillip’s a musician, playwright, author, director … and an old friend, who’s worked with most of the theaters in Atlanta at one time or another. (And his lovely wife, Lee Nowell, directed five productions for the Essential Festival, including a play by the then 18-year-old Lauren Gunderson).
Audition Notice For April 12: OLD SHIP OF ZION (Darryl)
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The Essential Theatre is accepting headshots and resumes for non-Union performers interested in auditioning for a role in our upcoming production of THE OLD SHIP OF ZION by Natalia Naman, a play about the members of an African-American church adapting to changing times.. The character is Darryl, the choir director for the church. African-American, ideally in the 30-40 age range, but we’d consider someone outside of that. Flamboyant — everyone knows he’s gay, but they don’t talk about. IDEALLY WE’D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE FOR THIS ROLE WHO PLAYS THE PIANO WELL. The production will be part of the 2015 Essential Theatre Play Festival,
Audition Notice for April 12: OLD SHIP OF ZION (Quincy)
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We are now accepting headshots and resumes for non-Union performers interested in auditioning for a role in our upcoming production of THE OLD SHIP OF ZION by Natalia Naman, a play about the members of an African-American church adapting to changing times. The character is Quincy, a college-age African-American who is an enthusiastic member of his chuch but is beginning to question his sexuality. The production will be part of the 2015 Essential Theatre Play Festival, running from July 24-August 23 at the West End Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. We’re hoping to read people for this role on April 12 and 13,
Thoughts on General Auditions
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The Essential Theatre’s 2015 General Auditions are coming up this Saturday, which means that for five hours straight we’re going to be seeing actors coming in and doing prepared monolog auditions. Later on we’ll invite some of those people to read for the two new plays we’ll be producing in this summer’s Essential Festival (Joshua Mikel’s LILLIAN LIKES IT and Natalia Naman’s THE OLD SHIP OF ZION), along with a lot of actors and actresses from around town whose work we’re already familiar with.
Why do we still hold our own annual General Auditions, when most of the companies in town now rely on the Unified General Auditions coming up at the end of March?
2015 GENERAL AUDITIONS
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The Essential Theatre will hold non-union General AudItions for its two-play repertory, the 2015 Essential Theatre Play Festival, to run from July 24-August 23 of 2015. The Festival will feature two new Georgia-written plays, LILLIAN LIKES IT by Joshua Mikel and THE OLD SHIP OF ZION by Natalia Naman. Auditions will be held from 12:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the West End Performing Arts Center, located at 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. Free parking is available in the Wells Fargo lot next door. Please bring a headshot/resume and two contrasting monologs that do not run longer than four minutes total.
Identified: A Queer Variety Show
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Longtime Essential friend and collaborator, Amber Bradshaw, is premiering her latest work NEXT WEEKEND at 7Stages.
Join Amber Bradshaw and Corian Ellisor in the world premier of Identified: A Queer Variety Show February 26, 27 and 28 at 7Stages Backstage. There will be a mix of dance, theater, drag and burlesque in the innovative performance art piece. Show times are at 8:00 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Industry night is Saturday at 10:00 pm.
Tickets are found here:
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?t=tix&e=8c18a5a9b94c94b4adb48e958fa0e72d
Silent Sky extended through March 8!
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Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky, now playing at Theatrical Outfit, is now extended through March 8!
A very fine moment for Theatrical Outfit, and a proud day for Atlanta theatre. Heavenly. Grade A.
-Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta native Lauren Gunderson’s riveting exploration of the life and career of real-life celebrated astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921) takes us on a humorous, heartwarming and motivating journey as this one-of-a-kind superstar fearlessly asserts herself in the turn-of-the-century world of Harvard’s male-driven observatory, ultimately touching the wondrous outer reaches of our very universe – proof that the human mind and heart truly knows no limits!
Festival Passes are now on sale!
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Festival Passes are now on sale!
The performance schedule is still under development, but you can get your Festival Pass today to be sure you don’t miss out!
Festival Passes are your best deal, offering significant savings over regularly priced tickets, so get yours today!
Eight Ticket Pass: $140
Four Ticket Pass: $70
Two Ticket Pass: $35
