World premiere opens Friday, July 26, 2019
This passionate and provocative drama spans four centuries as it tells the tales of two remarkable young women: Amanda, struggling for justice and recognition in the offices of modern-day Atlanta,
A horror comedy about a small group of incompetent devil-worshippers who are preparing for the birth of the Dark Lord when an newcomer arrives, thinking she’s been invited to an old friend’s baby shower. Girl talk and plans for the “Hell Feast” lead to secrets coming out and a struggle for power,
book and lyrics by Marilyn Baron and Sharon Goldman directed by Peter Hardy
music direction by Olivia Sloan Ivey
FEATURING THE READING AND MUSICAL TALENTS OF: Rylee Bunton as Sunny,
Playwright John D. Babcock III
Babcock (playwright) has written for television, radio and the stage. He is a contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies, having written for the late Robert Osborne,
What My Mother Told Me
BY ANNA DENISE MILLARD
DIRECTED BY ANNA G. RICHARDSON
MAY 22, 2017
7:30 pm
WEST END PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
945 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD,
By G. M. Lupo
Directed by Peter Hardy
ANOTHER MOTHER press kit with photos
World premiere opens August 4, 2017
Winner of the 2017 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award,
Pants on Fire!
by Jacobi Howard
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
7:30PM
WEST END PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
945 RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BLVD, ATLANTA, GA
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL HARRISON
Deep in the woods of the south,
Founding Artistic Director Peter Hardy will be overseeing the Bare Essentials reading series and directing three of the six readings himself. Peter is a national award-winning playwright himself, who’s had over 30 productions of his work done around the country, and was named Creative Loafing’s Critic’s Pick for Best Local Playwright in 2010.
“Connecting with Deaf Audiences” is Essential’s initiative to reach out to deaf community members and share with them the same great theatre opportunities we’ve been sharing with the hearing members of our community for the past 25 years.
