Take Topher With You!
The wonderful words of Topher Payne are now on Amazon.com and on ListenUp. You can now take him with you wherever you go!
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The wonderful words of Topher Payne are now on Amazon.com and on ListenUp. You can now take him with you wherever you go!
Have a Kindle?
We are pleased and excited to announce that the 2024 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner is Emily McClain, with The Rock & The Hard Place! Her play will receive a full production in this summer’s Festival as well as a $1,000 cash prize.
After 15 years performing on Atlanta’s Westside, Essential Theatre returns to old stomping grounds in Little Five Points this summer
The Essential Theatre Play Festival returns this summer with a busier lineup than ever,
Showcasing Georgia’s Best Playwrights
2023
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
August 11 – September 3
at 7Stages Theater in Little Five Points
Featuring the world premiere productions of the 2023 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner,
We’re proud to announce that Matthew Hoffman has won the 2023 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award for his play The Manuscript!
The Manuscript is a powerful and complex drama about two women,
Showcasing Georgia’s Best Playwrights
2022
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
July 29-August 28
Essential is back to our usual time slot this summer, bringing you the 2022 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner,
Showcasing Georgia’s Best Playwrights
2021
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
November 5-21
Essential is back live this fall, bringing the 2021 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winning plays, Calming the Man by Anthony Lamarr White and Raising the Dead by Erin Considine,
2021
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
June 1 – June 30
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Showcasing Georgia’s Best Playwrights
2021
Essential Theatre
Play Festival
June 1 – June 30
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Monday night’s Bare Essentials Play Reading is Dead Gay Body, written by Abraham Johnson. Read on to learn a little more about the playwright and the play we’ll be seeing Monday night!