2021
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
June 1 – June 30
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Named Best New Play Incubator by Atlanta Magazine in 2018, Essential Theatre has given Georgia playwrights a voice for the past twenty-one years, producing 30+ World Premieres and helping launch the careers of nation-wide successes like Topher Payne and Lauren Gunderson.
The 2019 Essential Theatre Play Festival premieres the work of two brand-new talents: Emily McClain’s Slaying Holofernes and Ben Thorpe’s Babyshower for the Antichrist.
2021 Festival Plays
Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
Thanks to support from Georgia Humanities, all readings in the Bare Essentials series are…
Babyshower for the Antichrist
A horror comedy about a small group of incompetent devil-worshippers who are preparing for the…
Essential Theatre Presents: The Attic
Two nights only! August 15 & 16, 2019 at 8pm Devised and performed by Aaron…
Slaying Holofernes
World premiere opens Friday, July 26, 2019 This passionate and provocative drama spans four centuries…
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June 1 – June 30
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West End Performing Arts Center
945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30310
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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)
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