2017 ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL PRESS KIT July 28-August 27, 2017 at the West End Performing Arts Center 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30310 Since our first festival in 1999, the Essential Theatre has presented 29 new works by 24 different Georgia playwrights, with readings of over 25 more. Join us this summer and celebrate Essential’s – and Georgia’s – rich theatre history and the community in which our playwrights grow and thrive. In the Press: Year in Review: Playwrights Shine (Dec 2017, ArtsATL) Women, Tech, Visionaries Dominate Essential Theatre Festival (July 2017, City Lights with Lois Reitzes) The Plays of Summer (May 2017, Encore Atlanta) Essential Theatre Fest names 2017 winner (Feb 2017, Encore Atlanta) 2017 FESTIVAL SPONSORS Click on the images below to learn more about the plays in this summer’s festival: Bare Essentials Play Reading Series Essential Theatre presents: INDEPENDENT World Premiere: ANOTHER MOTHER ADA AND THE MEMORY ENGINE