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Spring 2013
Artistry of Master Painter Ann B. Rhodes
Creative Process: Pearl Cleage: Searching for the Center that Brings Us All Together By Holley Calmes
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Filled with Ah-ha! Moments By Michael Vigilant
Atlanta Lyric’s Riveting ‘Ragtime and Jammin’ Joseph’ Brings 33rd Season of Musicals to a Close
Atlanta’s Alliance TheatreRecipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award® Announces it’s 2013/14 Season
A Change Comes to Serenbe Playhouse By Robyn Rebecca Young
Showguide Profi le: Leonard A. Altieri: Music Contractor/Booking Agent/Manager
Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine
ShowGuide Spotlights • Performance Guide May - June 2013 • ShowGuide Venues
On the Cover: Back Stage Star by Ann B. Rhodes
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contents Artistry of Master Painter Ann B. Rhodes
CREATIVE PROCESS: Pearl Cleage: Searching for the Center that Brings Us All Together By Holley Calmes
The Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Filled with Ah-ha! Moments By Michael Vigilant
Atlanta Lyric’s Riveting ‘Ragtime and Jammin’ Joseph’Brings 33rd Season of Musicals to a Close
Atlanta’s Alliance TheatreRecipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award® Announces it’s 2013/14 Season
A Change Comes to Serenbe Playhouse By Robyn Rebecca Young
Showguide Profi le: Leonard A. Altieri: Music Contractor/Booking Agent/Manager
ShowGuide Spotlights
Performance Guide May - June 2013
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Light as Air by Ann B. Rhodes
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l’Arconade by Ann B. Rhodes
native of Alabama, Rhodes has painted all her life. Settling in
Atlanta after graduation from Queens College, she earned a Master’s Degree from Georgia State University and taught Art History at the Atlanta College of Art, Georgia State University, and DeKalb College. Devoting full time to painting since 1995, she has won awards in local and regional juried shows. In addition to several galleries around the southeast, her work may be seen at her studio in the Tula Art Center.
Artist Statement:For me, nature is a timeless subject,
an earthly paradise which we may tend or
neglect or pave. What I want to evoke in my landscapes is the intensity of nature’s force, its power to recharge the physical environment, season after season, recycling abundant growth throughout the centuries. I’ve been told that the wind is always blowing in my paintings. I hope that wind is the breath of the Spirit. I am fed by nature’s light and color, comforted
by its underlying geometry, and awed by its muscularity. I like to show people in love with the natural world.
Red underpainting, layers of color and vigorous brushwork give life to the surface and represent the complexity of the universe.
Ann’s work can bee seen at Tula Art Center D-2, 75 Bennett Street, Atlanta and she can be reached at [email protected] or 404 401 1955.
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ARTISTRY OF MASTER PAINTER ANN B. RHODES
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PEARL CLEAGE: SEARCHING FOR THE CENTER THAT BRINGS US ALL TOGETHERBy Holley Calmes
grew up in three great movements,” says Pearl Cleage, Atlanta-based novelist, playwright, and poet whose work has illuminated a generation
fi lled with change, struggle, and victory. “The Civil Rights movement, the Anti-War Movement, and the Women’s Liberation Movement shaped my life and my work. I think being a part of a group of people trying to change the world for the better is what fueled my work then and now.”
Cleage has produced 8 novels, 2 books of poetry, 2 books or essays, 2 books of short stories, 10 plays and 2 full length performance pieces. Her work is widely embraced by international audiences, but to her, it is a continuous process, constantly moving forward.
“A friend told me a long time ago that the key to being a writer for life is not to try to make everything perfect, but to keep writing consistently so you produce a body of work upon which you can be judged. I like that, because it means you’re always getting better at the work you do and seeing it as part of one whole piece, not a bunch of little pieces.”
Cleage’s body of work includes novels, poetry and plays, each offering its author a distinctly different creative experience.
“I love writing plays,” she states. “Writing fi ction is a solitary activity. You write alone. The reader experiences the work alone. You write a play alone, but when you go into rehearsal, you become part of a large collaborative effort with lots of other artists including directors, actors, stage managers, designers, etc. When you’re fi nally ready, you complete the collaboration by inviting the audience to share the experience. There is nothing in fi ction writing to compare to an opening night!”
She enjoys working at home, surrounded by the comforts of “good luck talismans, a roaming cat, and WABE’s Lois Reitzes providing great music.” Home also allows husband Zaron Burnett, also a writer and a theatre director, to be close at hand. “I am a very disciplined writer. When I’m working on a project, I try to write from 10 a.m. until 5 daily. I fi nd when I am writing every day, I can keep the stories and characters alive in my head.”
“I like the process of discovery that reveals the story to you if you work hard and concentrate!”
It is in these times of concentration where Cleage searches for “the center.” She says, “Writers all over the world are telling stories of war and peace, family, love, loss, hope and despair. Those stories might be different in their specifi cs, but there is, if we do it right, a center that reveals our common humanity. I am always looking for that center.”
This summer Cleage will once again participate in the Alliance Theatre’s Collision Project, a unique opportunity for young people to work with artists on “recreating” a classic text through exploring their own world and experiences. “I love the Collision Project!” says Cleage. “I know this sounds corny, but these young people are so bright and curious and committed, it is impossible to stay cynical when you encounter them.”
Collision X Director Patrick McColery & Pearl
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Pearl with Alliance Artistic Director, Susan V. Booth
World Premiere Gospel Musical by David H. Bell
A touring gospel group formed by the four Davis Sisters struggle to make their way in the music industry - touring through the South in the era of the Jim Crow laws. Following the routes recommended by the Green Book, on the road they begin to build a name for themselves
and become one of the most respected performing groups in the Nation, but, in their struggle for success, family rivalries, secrets and resentments erupt along the way.
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World Premiere Gospel Musical by David H. Bell
A touring gospel group formed by the four Davis Sisters struggle to make their way in the music industry - touring through the South in the era of the Jim Crow laws. Following the routes recommended by the Green Book, on the road they begin to build a name for themselves
and become one of the most respected performing groups in
THE ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: FILLED WITH AH-HA! MOMENTS
By Michael Vigilant
Are you looking for an “ah ha!” moment? Drive into the Blount Cultural Park in the
geographic center of Montgomery, Alabama, turn a corner and there it stands, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; 100,000 square feet of beautiful castle-like arts complex. Visitors can’t help but drop their jaws. And what’s as appealing as the outside is what’s going on inside—outstanding professional theatre performed on two unique stages.
ASF has a full and varied schedule of plays this spring and summer in its 750-seat Festival and 263-seat Octagon theatres. Twelfth Night runs through May 9; Around the World in 80 Days, April 19-May 19; the Tony Award-winning comedy God of Carnage, April 18-May 19; and Macbeth, set in a post-apocalyptic world will be remounted for two performances May 10 and 18 as will To Kill a Mockingbird, May 12-18. For the theatre junkie, ASF has two “Extreme Weekends,” May 10-12 and 17-19. Patrons can see all fi ve plays in one weekend.
What’s more, the May 10-12 weekend includes ASF’s nationally renowned Southern
Writers Project Festival of New Plays. Four concert readings take place in the theatre’s intimate Octagon, where writers, directors, dramaturgs, actors and patrons converge to experience the birth of a play. Plays from the recent past that achieved “ah ha!” status are Gee’s Bend, Bear Country, Rocket City , The Fall of the House and In the Book Of. All have gone on to success in other theatres throughout the country.
Hot musicals have been perfect for the air conditioned cool of the theatre during the Deep South’s summer months and ASF will wrap up its 2012-13 season with Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, July 11-August 4.
ASF features travel packages and can suggest plenty of eating options. One new culinary opportunity is ASF’s own Black Swan Bar & Bistro. Dinner service is available before shows as are libations from the bar. The eye-catching décor is made up of actual set pieces from previous shows. You can sit on a medieval throne, drink in hand, and take in a vista of the park.
Now there’s an “ah ha” moment.For more information on ASF, visit www.asf.
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By Brandt Blocker
Based on E.L. Doctorow’s award-winning book, Ragtime is a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America with a
rich score full of Joplin-esque music. The musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families–that of a stifl ed suburban mother, an inventive Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician–as they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. Their compelling stories intertwine to form a rich tapestry of hopes
and dreams, struggles and triumphs, rhythm and rhyme–set to an epic, Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Historic fi gures such as Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, and J.P. Morgan interact with fi ctional characters all united by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future.
The Biblical saga of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar’s wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly fi nd themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.
For tickets and information call 404-377-9948 or visit www.AtlantaLyricTheatre.com.
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The 2013/14 Alliance Stage season opens September 6, 2013, with Harmony – A New Musical, by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman. Harmony tells the story of The Comedian Harmonists, a close harmony ensemble of six young men in 1930s Germany, who took the
world by storm until the group’s religious composition put them on a collision course with history.Next on the Alliance Stage – the Off-Broadway hit By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, by Pulitzer-
Prize winner Lynn Nottage, tells the story of an actress trying to break the mold of stereotypical African-American fi lm roles of the 1930’s. The Alliance will also produce the world premiere The Geller Girls by Atlanta playwright Janece Shaffer, a romantic comedy about two Jewish sisters whose lives are forever changed by Atlanta’s Cotton Exposition of 1895. The Alliance Stage season closes with the musical Tappin’ Thru Life starring tap legend Maurice Hines who narrates his and brother Gregory’s life story.
The 2013/14 Hertz Stage season celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition with three plays written by past competition winners and the world premiere of the 2014 competition winner. The Hertz season begins with the American Premiere of Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney, a coming of age story about a different kind of boy. Also on the Hertz — Warrior Class, a political thriller by Kenneth Lin, followed by the world premiere of The Tall Girls, a play about a girl’s basketball team in the depression-era Midwest. The winner of the 2014 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition is In Love and Warcraft, by Madhuri Shekar, which looks at relationships in our very digital age through the eyes of an avid gamer who feels safer in her online relationships than in real life.
The 2013/14 Youth and Families season consists of – The Grimm Lives of the Inbetweens, Shrek The Musical, based on the popular DreamWorks character, and the 24th Alliance production of A Christmas Carol.
Visit alliancetheatre.org or call the Alliance box offi ce at 404.733.5000 for more information.
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On the heels of a critically acclaimed third season, Serenbe Playhouse presents its fourth season, A Season of Change. The
summer will begin with the world premiere adaptation of Margery Williams’ classic The Velveteen Rabbit (Friday, June 7 – Saturday, July 27), followed by Lee Blessing’s political drama A Walk in the Woods (Thursday, June 27 – Sunday, July 14) and conclude with the Broadway favorite Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (Thursday, July 25 – Sunday, August 11).
The season will kick off with our 4th annual Fundraiser, The Dali Gala, a theatrical, surreal experience complete with preview performances of the upcoming season. Next up will be our World Premiere adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit set amid the backdrop of post-Civil War Savannah, then the raw, political drama A Walk in the Woods and the Broadway hit HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The Playhouse will also
be continuing its Late Night Cabaret Series, offering our 2013 Serenbe Playhouse Summer Camp with a focus on Shakespeare, producing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as the fi rst ever Fall production, and reviving the holiday, traveling hit A Diva’s Christmas.
In its third season, “A Season of Dreams,” Alice in Wonderland left children of all ages inspired with imagination and wonder. Next in line, A Midsummer Night’s Dream set under the stars proved the then three year old theatre
could in fact dream bigger as the show was a huge success, drawing in larger crowds than ever before. Finally, the Regional World Premiere of the soulful musical Time Between Us concluded the season by leaving audiences engaged and introducing new work to the Atlanta stage. Serenbe Playhouse is proud to once again be named 2012’s “Best Place to See a Play” by Lifestyle Magazine and “Best of Atlanta: Emerging “Green” Room” by Atlanta Magazine.
For more information about Serenbe Playhouse, to purchase tickets or become a supporting member, please visit www.serenbeplayhouse.com, call 770.463.1110 and follow “Serenbe Playhouse” on Facebook.
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A native of Joliet, Illinois and graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University (BFA) and the University of Illinois (MS), Leonard has made his career and home in Atlanta, Georgia since graduating from college. He is a musician with over 40 years experience in symphony work, conducting,
teaching, tour direction, pit and stage orchestra management, contracting, booking, recording and start-up organization. He auditions and contracts musicians for touring Broadway shows, convention dates, regional symphony orchestras and other special events.
Leonard has been a violist with The Atlanta Symphony, The Atlanta Pops Orchestra and has been a performing musician with other regional orchestras and ensembles. Altieri & Associates Entertainment Services, Inc., a management and booking company since 1974 is owned by Leonard and his wife Dorothy, a professional violinist and music contractor. Leonard is continuously active in various parts of the top professional music life in the Atlanta area.
He is currently the President and General Manager of the Atlanta Pops Orchestra and CEO of an entertainment services company that maintains a booking department for conventions, event planners, Community Concert Series’ and a diverse array of attractions. Leonard is also a performer and contractor for celebrity artists for the past 30 years locally and on Regional and National tours. He has organized international tours to China, Japan and Taiwan since 2000 and is currently working on future tours for the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. He is the founder and Conductor of The Youth Symphony of Metropolitan Atlanta, now The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Founder and Conductor of The Atlanta Sinfonietta, the fi rst professional chamber orchestra in Atlanta. Both in 1972. Leonard continues a 29 year career as the only musical contractor for touring Broadway shows presented in Atlanta by the Broadway Series which was started in 1981. His fi rst show was “The King and I” starring Yul Brenner at The Fox Theatre. As a former member of the Board of Directors of The Atlanta Federation of Musicians, Local 148-462 of The American Federation of Musicians of The United States and Canada, his responsibilities have included book committee work (establishing scales, policies and by-laws) as well as other committee appointments.
During his career Leonard has toured with many celebrity artists such as Tom Jones, Liberace, Dionne Warwicke, Johnny Mathis, Chet Atkins and Boots Randolph, The Spinners, Barry White, John Denver, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Donna Summer and many others. He estimates that he has contracted for over 100 Broadway touring productions adding up to over 1,000 performances. Leonard has been the musical contractor for the Fox Theatre since 2009.
For more information visit www.altieriandassociates.com or call 404-636-0020.
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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDEspotlightsAlliance Theatre Presents ZORRO
April 3 – May 5, 2013From the old West
comes the legend of Zorro, a fi ghter of corruption and lover of beautiful women. When Diego de la Vega comes home from Spain, he fi nds his father dead and his brother running Los Angeles...badly. Diego’s foppish exterior hides the soul of a desert fox—Zorro! A deliciously fun extravaganza that conquered audiences throughout Europe and London’s West End, this stunning fl amenco musical features songs by The Gipsy Kings in a new American adaptation. For tickets, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/zorro or call 404.733.5000.
ASO Chastain Offers Spring Crowd PleasersTony Bennett’s list of
achievements includes 17 Grammys, Kennedy Center Honors and the Billboard MagazineCentury Award for his outstanding contributions to music. His signature tunes such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco”have become part of American culture.
He celebrated his 85th birthday with “Duets II” in September 2011, making him the oldest artist ever to have a #1 CD on the Billboard album charts. In October 2012, Bennett released “Viva Duets,” performing hits with Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan and Christina Aguilera.
Jackie Evancho fi rst sang for the judges on NBC’s variety show “America’s Got Talent,”displaying her perfect soprano voice. In June 2011, Dream With Me, her fi rst studio album was released. A mix of operatic arias, show tunes and pop standards, it debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #2. Jackie’s current album, Songs From The Silver Screen,
showcases the artist’s understanding of classical phrasing.
Atlanta History Center Shines a Spotlight on Slavery Issues
On display through July 7, 2013, the Atlanta History Center hosts Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down,a groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Through personal belongings, Jefferson’s records, oral histories, archaeology, and genealogy, this exhibition explores slavery and enslaved people in America through the lens of Jefferson’s Monticello plantation by providing a rare and detailed glimpse into the lives of six enslaved families, as well as the powerful stories of their descendants. Learn more about accompanying programs and Bank of America Free Admission Weekends at AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/Monticello.
Atlanta Sacred Chorale Presents Season Finale Treat yourself and a friend
to an extraordinary evening of beautiful sound! On June 1st, experience the trademark blend of musical styles and vocal colors of Atlanta Sacred Chorale, in their Season Finale concert entitled “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs.” Eric Nelson, winner of the American Prize in choral conducting, directs the Chorale in compositions familiar and new.
This nationally recognized chorale has been supported by individual donors since 1985 and now fi nds a performance “home” at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, where they present fi ve concerts annually.
Visit www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org or call 404.915.4541 for information about tickets and recordings.
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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE spotlightsAtlanta Shakespeare Tavern Goes to Denmark
The Shakespeare Tavern goes to Denmark…and stays there! Join the Atlanta Shakespeare Company as it dives deep into all aspects of Hamlet, from Shakespeare’s masterpiece to Stoppard’s hilarious existential perspective of two of Hamlet’s minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. In July Lee Blessing’s Fortinbrastakes up where Hamlet left off and offers a third viewpoint on life, truth and the nature of authority. Three incredibly powerful, moving and funny plays. We guarantee you’ll want TO BE there (Yeah, we know….groan).
Atlanta Vocal Project Brings Joy Through A CappellaThe Atlanta Vocal Project
is one of the premier men’s a cappella choruses in the world delivering tight harmonies and fun-fi lled performances several times a year in Atlanta and around the country.
On Saturday, May 18, AVP presents a Spring Show and Silent Auction at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell, GA featuring A Mighty Wind, the # 3 Barbershop Quartet globally, and special guests.
In addition to beautiful music, AVP will provide plenty of laughs, snacks, beer, wine, and a silent auction featuring exotic trips, art, gift cards, sports memorabilia, themed baskets and more.
Get Tickets at AtlantaVocalP roject.com or 404-919-SING(7464).
Broadway in Atlanta 2013/2014 SeasonAnnouncing the Fifth Third Bank Broadway
in Atlanta 2013/2014 season! Theater fans will have the opportunity to experience some of the most acclaimed shows offered on Broadway without leaving Atlanta. From the creators of
South Park, The Book of Mormon will play a limited two-week engagement. The season will also feature fan favorites GHOST The Musical, Once, Green Day’s American Idiot, Evita and returning to Atlanta, Disney’s The Lion King. Audiences are in for a treat as a number of Broadway’s premier shows make their Atlanta debuts at the Fox Theatre. Packages start at $199. Call 1-800-278-4447 or visit BroadwayInAtlanta.com
DanceAfrica Atlanta 2013Celebrating her 20th
Anniversary, GIWAYEN MATA, the award winning all sistah dance, percussion and vocal ensemble, in collaboration with Atlanta University Center Consortium presents DanceAfrica Atlanta! June 13–16, 2013, a weekend of African drum and dance festival events to include workshops, symposium, local artists, market place, and more! Concerts at Morehouse College’s King Chapel feature the Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble, GIWAYEN MATA and Assane Konte’s Kankouran West African Dance Company. Honor community leaders and national artists at the DAA Elephant Leaders Awards Gala featuring performance by Nimbaya! Women Drum & Dance Company of Guinea, West Africa. Visit www.DanceAfricaAtlanta.com and www.giwayenmata.org for festival and ticket information.
The Michael O’Neal Singers The Michael O’Neal Singers (MOS)
organization has established itself as one of the premier community choruses in the Southeastern United States and is now celebrating its 24th concert season. Comprised of a symphonic chorus of 130 auditioned voices and the Kaleidoscope
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vocal ensemble of 30, MOS provides a unique opportunity to the north metropolitan Atlanta community to experience choral presentations of artistic excellence and programmatic variety. The capstone to our 2012-2013 season is A Beatles Tribute featuring The Return Beatles tribute band. Visit www.mosingers.com for more information about The Michael O’Neal Singers.
Project 7 Contemporary Dance CompanyProject 7 is a one-
of-a-kind professional contemporary dance company that brings an energized sense of contemporary dance to Atlanta. Directed by Cherrise Wakeham, the 11-member company has been busy this season guest performing at Skwhirlhaus, Legacy of Love, Company 23 Winter Showcase, and Project S.A.F.E. in Athens. Keep an eye out for details about our upcoming new summer show, SHE at the Balzer Theater in Atlanta this July. In addition, Project 7’s 5-member show, EquiLIFTrium will be touring throughout the south in 2014! Look for it at a theatre near you! Visit www.project7dance.com or contact [email protected] for booking. Photo by Roman Naumov, Mary Frances Doss is the dancer.
Center for Puppetry Arts presents Brer Rabbit & Friends
April 11 – May 26Live music and
delightful stories about Brer Rabbit and his friends fi ll the stage. The fun begins as the gang gathers to sing an early morning ditty. But competition gets the best of them when the characters begin a battle for bragging
rights. Who is the swiftest? The strongest? The smartest? Brains beat brawn when Brer Bear, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and Sister Mud Turtle fi nd themselves in a briar patch of trouble. So, join the whole gang for this fun-fi lled Southern romp.
Rule 3 Presents Persephone’s FallPersephone’s
Fall is the tale of a transformative personal journey through the Underworld. Ancient and contemporary forms intersect as dancers create and inhabit a dark, visionary landscape of shifting identities and emotional snares. Choreographer Kristyn McGeehan draws no hard lines, instead allowing the performers to fl ow from character to scenic element to visual chorus. Unlike the traditional kidnapping tale, this is an exploration of the heroine’s passionate quest for personal agency and selfhood in the face of comforting but stifl ing love. Artist Jason Gray’s expressive masks and the haunting live music of The Ghosts Project set the otherworldly scene.
Serenbe Playhouse With an incredible
lineup, this summer is sure to intrigue as Serenbe Playhouse presents A Season of Change. Opening with the World Premiere adaptation of the Margery Williams’ classic The Velveteen Rabbit by Atlanta playwright Rachel Teagle (June 7 - July 27), followed by the political drama A Walk in the Woods (June 27 - July 14), and concluding with the Broadway hit, HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (July 25 - August 11). Visit www.serenbeplayhouse.com or call 770.463.1110 for tickets and more information!
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ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE spotlightsSO Real Productions presents “A Raisin in the Sun”
A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959, portrays the Youngers, an African-American family living on the south side of Chicago. When the play opens, the Youngers are about to receive an insurance check for $10,000. This money comes from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. The matriarch of the family, Mama, wants to buy a house to fulfi ll a dream she shared with her husband.
SoReal Productions and Director Chris Scott is bringing A Raisin in the Sun to metro Atlanta. SoReal Productions (SRP) is dedicated to creating family-friendly productions that will inspire and show God’s love through the art of theater.
Theatre of the Stars Presents and All-Star Line-upTheater of
the Stars 2013-2014 season lineup includes Theater of the Stars’ production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, the family favorite musical Cats, the classic Broadway musical Anything Goes and Dreamgirls starring Jennifer Holliday! This season offers shows that families and patrons of all ages will enjoy. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.theaterofthestars.com or call 404.252.8960!
True Colors Theatre is “Shakin’ the Rafters:World Premiere Gospel Musical by David
H. BellA touring gospel
group formed by the four Davis Sisters struggle to make their way in the music industry — touring through the South in the era of the Jim Crow laws. Following the routes recommended by the Green Book, on the road they begin to build a name for themselves and become one of the most respected performing groups in the Nation, but, in their struggle for success, family rivalries, secrets and resentments erupt along the way.
July 9 - August 4, 2013 at 14th Street Playhouse, Tickets: 1.877.725.8849 or www.truecolorstheatre.org� e art of award winning Dance Photographer
Richard Calmes
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Atlanta’s Choice for Family Entertainment!
Since
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In partnership with
Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts magazine,
in print and online! www.atlantashowguide.com
Young dancers will grow as artists during our Summer Intensives for Intermediate and
Advanced level students the weeks of:June 10, June 17, July 8 and July 15
Guest teachers:6/10: Robert Dekkers of Post:Ballet, San Francisco
6/17: Marcial Ibarra, National Ballet of CubaPlus GBT’s outstanding staff of teachers under the
direction of Wade Walthall
Classical ballet technique, variations, pas de deux, modern, jazz, improvisation and choreography.
SUMMER INTENSIVE FOR BEGINNER BALLET!
July 22-26Focus on technique basics,
conditioning, ballet etiquette
Nurturing Young Dancers Since 1977Wade Walthall, Artistic Director
Gwinnett Ballet Theatre • 1800 McLeod Drive Lawrenceville 770-237-0046 www.gwinnettballet.org • email [email protected]
A Summer of Dance for ages 4-18at Gwinnett Ballet Theatre
Photo by Richard Calmes
1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
404.873.3391 www.puppet.org www.puppet.org
1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309Limited FREE Parking • MARTA Accessible
Season supported in part by: Fulton County Arts Council, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Georgia Council for the Arts.
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bragging rights in this fun-filled, Southern romp.
Ages 4 and up Now through May 26
May 28 - June 9
By Paul Mesner Puppets of Kansas City, MO(used with the permission of Jon Scieszka)
He only wanted a cup of sugar! Mr. A. Wolf explains what really happened to those houses made of straw, sticks, and
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Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the HatBased on the book by Dr. Seuss
Play originally produced bythe National Theatre of Great Britain
Dr. Seuss text, characters and images TM and © 2009 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
A mischievous Cat in a tall red and white hat brings adventure and chaos in this Dr. Seuss classic.
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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEdanceAprilTheatre
broAdWAy in AtlAntA’s 2013/2014 seAson11/2013 - 06/2014 Prices: Season Packages start at $199Fifth Third Bank Broadway In Atlanta, The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree Street NEtiX: 800-278-4447 www.broadwayinAtlanta.com
eQUUs 3/20/2013 - 4/21/2013 Price: single ticket prices from $22 - $45 Actor’s Express King Plow Arts Center 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 tiX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com
good morning mUrder 1/10/2013 - 4/24/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $65 - $68.50 (includes dinner) Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave. tiX: 404-584-2255 www.agathas.com
JUliUs CAesAr 4/4/2013 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $15 - $36Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com
AssistAnCe 4/10/2013 - 5/4/2013 Prices: $25; seniors: $20; students: $15 Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre 1085 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE tiX: 1-800-838-3006 www.pnotheatre.org
moby-diCk 4/10/2013 - 5/12/2013 Prices: $25 adv, $30 at door SAÏAH and The Goat Farm Outlands Program, The Lifecycle Building Center 1116 Murphy Ave. tiX: www.saiah.org
georgiA renAissAnCe FestivAl 4/13/2013 - 6/2/2013 Prices: Adults: $6.95 - $16.95; Children (5 and under): Free! Georgia Renaissance Festival 6905 Virlyn B. Smith Rd., Fairburn tiX: 770-964-8575 www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com/
AroUnd the World in 80 dAys04/19 & 05/19 Prices: $35-$60Alabama Shakespeare Festival 1 Festival Dr., Montgomery, AL tiX: 1.800.841.4273 www.asf.net
god oF CArnAge04/18 & 05/19 Prices: $35-$60Alabama Shakespeare Festival 1 Festival Dr., Montgomery, AL tiX: 1.800.841.4273 www.asf.net
voiCes & vibes teen FestivAl 4/26/2013 only Prices: Free! The Woodruff Arts Center 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-4200 www.woodruffcenter.org
the AdventUres oF Alvin sPUtnik: deeP seA eXPlorer 4/26/2013 - 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket price: $25 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW tiX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org
Dance
dAnCe ChAnCe AtlAntA 3/2/2013 - 6/1/2013 Prices: suggested donation: $5 WonderRoot Atlanta Ballet’s Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre 1695 Marietta Blvd. NW tiX: 404-254-5955 www.wonderroot.org
dAnCeAFriCA AtlAntA 2013 dAnCe series FeAtUring ron broWnApril 21, 2013; 3 pmGIWAYEN MATA, Dance 411, 475 Moreland Ave, NE, Atl, GAtel: 404-604-9364 www.giwayenmata.org
A night oF ChoreogrAPhy With JUel d. lAne And Friends 4/26/2013 only! Prices: $20 Fulton County Arts Council Southwest Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW tiX: 404-613-3220 www.fultonarts.org/index.php/art-centers/southwest-arts-center
stUdent dAnCe ConCert 4/26/2013 - 4/27/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $12 - $20 Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theater 1000 Chastain Rd. #3103 Kennesaw tiX: 770-423-6650 www.kennesaw.edu
inFormAl stUdio ConCert 4/29/2013 only! Prices: Free! Kennesaw State University, Chastain Pointe Studio 1000 Chastain Rd. Chastain Pointe, Suite 306 Kennesaw tiX: 770-423-6650 www.kennesaw.edu
ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEdanceMusic Theatre
the FAbUloUs liPitones 3/27/2013 - 4/21/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $15 - $22 Theatrical Outfit Theatrical Outfit at Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW tiX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org
zorro 4/3/2013 - /5/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $30 - $70 Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org
hello, dolly! 4/11/2013 - 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $25 - $36 Georgia Ensemble Theatre Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St. Roswell tiX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org/
Jekyll And hyde the mUsiCAl 4/12/2013 - 4/27/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $15 - $28 Act 3 Playhouse 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE tiX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org
rAgtime 4/12/2013- 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $25 - $50 Atlanta Lyric Theatre The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square Marietta tiX: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
the tUrn oF the sCreW 4/19/2013 - 4/21/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $20.28 - $54.84 Georgia State University School of Music Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW tiX: 404-413-9849 www.music.gsu.edu
sister ACt 4/23/2013 - 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $30 - $70 Broadway in Atlanta The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 1-800-745-3000 www.broadwayinatlanta.com
lAdy lAy 4/25/2013 - 5/19/2013 Prices:: $20.37 7 Stages Theatre 1105 Euclid Ave. NE tiX: 404-523-7647 www.7stages.org
the itAliAn girl in Algiers 4/27/2013 - 5/5/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $21.70 - $122.64 The Atlanta Opera Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy. tiX: 404-881-8801 www.atlantaopera.org
Concerts
WednesdAys in WoodrUFF 4/3/2013 - 5/29/2013 Prices: Free! Woodruff Park Auburn Ave. NE and Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-215-9600 www.woodruffpark.com
WednesdAy WinddoWn 4/3/2013 - 9/25/2013 Prices: Free! Centennial Olympic Park 265 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. tiX: 404-223-4412 www.centennialpark.com
AtlAntA JAzz PArty 4/19/2013 - 4/21/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $55 - $60; Weekend pass: $250 to $325 Atlanta Jazz Preservation Society, Inc. The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North 7 Concourse Pkwy. NE tiX: 770-645-6844 www.atlantajazzparty.com
eArth dAy: A ChorAl CelebrAtion 4/21/2013 only! Prices:Adults: $10 at door; seniors/students: $5 at door Just Voices Covenant Presbyterian Church 2461 Peachtree Rd. NE eArth dAy: A ChorAl CelebrAtion 4/22/2013 only! Prices: Adults: $10 at door; seniors/students: $5 at door Just Voices Virginia-Highland Church Atlanta tiX: 404-875-3266 www.justvoices.org
AtlAntA’s yoUng Artists 4/21/2013 only! Prices: Free! Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Circle Atlanta tiX: 404-727-4282 www.carlos.emory.edu
tAlent develoPment ProgrAm AnnUAl reCitAl #1 4/21/2013 only Prices: Free! Atlanta Symphony Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center 3181 Rainbow Dr. Decatur tiX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org
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AtlAntA ChAmber Winds 4/22/2013 only! Prices: Free! Georgia State University School of Music Kopleff Recital Hall at GSU 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE tiX: 404-413-5901 www.music.gsu.edu
emory big bAnd 4/23/2013 only! Prices: Free! JAzz on the green 4/25/2013 only! Prices: Free!emory Wind ensemble 4/25/2013 only! Prices: Free! emory ConCert Choir 4/27/2013 only! Prices: Free! Arts at Emory Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd.tiX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu
University bAnd And metroPolitAn AtlAntA yoUth Wind ensemble 4/23/2013 only! Prices: Free! symPhoniC Wind ensemble And Wind orChestrA 4/25/2013 only! Prices: Free! Georgia State University School of Music Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW tiX: 404-413-9849 www.music.gsu.edu
sPring ConCert 4/26/2013 only! Prices: Free! Oglethorpe University Conant Performing Arts Center 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE tiX: 404-504-1473 www.oglethorpe.edu
tiemPo libre 4/27/2013 only! Prices: single ticket prices from $44.04 - $72.12 Rialto Center for the Arts Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NWtiX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org
sPring ConCert 4/28/2013 only! Prices: Free! The Georgia Festival Chorus Westminster Presbyterian Church 1438 Sheridan Rd. Atlanta tiX: 404-234-3581 www.tgafc.org
PerlmAn CommAnds 4/25/2013 - 4/28/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $32 - $84 Atlanta Symphony Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org
the greens 4/29/2013 only! Prices: Free! 529 529 529 Flat Shoals Ave. tiX: 404-228-6769 www.529atl.com
Galleries & Museums
slAvery At JeFFerson’s montiCello: hoW the Word is PAssed doWn02/1 – 07/7/2013 Prices: $11.00- $16.50, and Free for children 3 and under and Atlanta history Center members.Atlanta History Center 130 W Paces Ferry Rd. NWtiX: 404-814-4000 www.AtlantahistoryCenter.com/monticello
Kids Shows
sleePing beAUty 4/19/2013- 4/28/2013 Prices: $10 adv, $12 at door Elm Street Cultural Arts Village 8534 Main St. Woodstock tiX: 678-494-4251 www.elmstreetarts.org
seUssiCAl the mUsiCAl 4/28/2013 - 5/5/2013 Prices: $15; students/Children: $12 Company J at the MJCCA Morris and Rae Frank Theatre 5342 Tilly Mill Rd. Dunwoody tiX: 678-812-4002 www.companyjatl.org
brer rAbbit And Friends 4/9/2013 - 5/26/2013 Prices: $16.50; Children (under 2): Free! Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW tiX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org
MayTheatre
shAkesPeAre in the PArk: mUCh Ado AboUt nothing 5/1/2013 - 5/5/2013 Prices: $10; reserved: $20 to $30 Georgia Shakespeare Piedmont Park 1071 Piedmont Ave. tiX: 404-504-3406 www.gashakespeare.org
hAmlet 5/2/2013 - 6/23/2013 Prices: single ticket prices range from $15 to $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com
ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDEdancelArry the CAble gUy And bill engvAll 5/4/2013 only! Prices: single ticket price: $50.50 The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta tiX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org
mACbeth05/10 & 05/18 Prices: $35-$60Alabama Shakespeare Festival 1 Festival Dr., Montgomery, AL tiX: 1.800.841.4273 www.asf.net
to kill A moCkingbird05/12 - 05/18 Prices: $35-$60Alabama Shakespeare Festival 1 Festival Dr., Montgomery, AL tiX: 1.800.841.4273 www.asf.net
A rAisin in the sUn05/12 Prices:$35SoReal Productions, Inc., 4th Street Playhouse 14th Street NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.sorealproductions.org
sPAnk! the FiFty shAdes PArody5/14/2013 - 5/19/2013 Prices: general Admission: $49.45 - $55.60 The Buckhead Theatre 3110 Roswell Rd. tiX: 404-891-6168 thebuckheadtheatre.com
stories on the sQUAre 5/14/2013 - 6/11/2013 Prices: Free! Stories on the Square Famous Pub 2947 N Druid Hills Rd. NE tiX: 404-626-4453 www.stories-on-the-square.com
the book ClUb PlAy 5/16/2013 - 6/23/2013 Prices: $25 Horizon Theatre Horizon Theatre 1083 Austin Ave. NE tiX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com
the dAli gAlA 5/18/2013 only! Prices: $125; viP: $150 Serenbe Playhouse at Serenbe Community 9110 Selborne Lane, Palmetto tiX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com
rosenCrAntz And gUildenstern Are deAd 5/23/2013 - 6/22/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $15 - $36 Atlanta Shakespeare Company, New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com
Dance
betWeen Worlds 5/2/2013 only! Prices: Adults: $5 -$10 at door; Children (3 and under): Free! Moving in the Spirit Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW tiX: 404-624-5295 movinginthespirit.org
love stories 5/10/2013 - 5/12/2013 Prices: single ticket prices range from $20 to $120 Atlanta Ballet Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy. tiX: 770-916-2852 www.atlantaballet.com
PersePhone’s FAll05/30 - 06/1 Prices: $12-20Rule of 3 Productions, Kristyn McGeehan, 7 Stages Mainstage 1105 Euclid Avenue NEtiX: 678.956.1163 www.ruleof3.net/persephone
Music Theatre
hinton bAttle’s 5/9/2013 - 5/12/2013 Prices: single ticket prices range from $45.50 to $52.50 The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org
A tony evening 5/18/2013 only! Prices: tickets tbd Alliance Theatre Alliance Theatre’s Hertz Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org
Concerts
hAil to the emPeror 5/4/2013 only! Prices: single ticket prices from $10 - $25 Georgia Philharmonic Conant Performing Arts Center 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE tiX: 770-664-7255 www.georgiaphilharmonic.org
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20th AnnUAl JAzz Under the stArs beneFit ConCert 5/4/2013 only! Prices: single ticket price: $60 Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University - Harkness Hall Quadrangle 223 James P. Brawley Dr. tiX: 404-880-8136 www.cau.edu
FiestA AtlAntA 5/5/2013 only! Prices: Free! Lanza Group 265 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. tiX: 404-223-4412 www.centennialpark.com
the old And the neW 5/5/2013 only! Prices: Free! Arts at Emory Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. tiX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu
hAmelin PlAys beethoven 5/2/2013 only! Prices: single ticket prices from $24 - $75 rUnniCles debUts, sPAno solos 5/9/2013 - 5/11/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $24 - $75 PoignAnt beAUty 5/16/2013 - 5/18/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $24 - $75 miChAel Feinstein 5/24/2013 - 5/25/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $29 - $65 Atlanta Symphony Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org
ChAmber mUsiC At the tAvern 5/7/2013 only! Prices:single ticket prices range from $15 to $24 Atlanta Chamber Players New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-874-5299 www.atlantachamberplayers.com
the AtlAntA song FestivAl 5/10/2013 - 5/12/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $15 - $30 The Atlanta Vocal Arts Society, Inc. Kopleff Recital Hall at Georgia State University 10 Peachtree Center Ave. NE tiX: 404-647-1185 www.atlvocal.org
skylight gAllery ConCert series 2/17/2013 - 5/12/2013 Prices: $10 Oglethorpe University Museum of Art 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE tiX: 404-364-8555 museum.oglethorpe.edu
AtlAntA voCAl ProJeCt sPring shoW And silent AUCtionsaturday, may 18 - Auction 6 Pm, show 7 PmPrices: $15 for Adults, $10 for students and Adults over 60Atlanta Vocal Project, Jeffords Hall, St. David Episcopal, 1015 Old Roswell Rd, Roswell, GA tel: 404-419-sing (7464) www.AtlantavocalProject.com
FinAle 5/12/ only! Prices: single ticket price: $10 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Woodruff Arts Center - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org
FridAy JAzz 3/15/2013 - 5/17/2013 Prices: Adults: $12.00- $19.50; Children (5 and under): Free! High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org
the Avett brothers 5/17 only! single ticket prices from $38.50 - $49.50 advtony bennett With very sPeCiAl gUest JACkie evAnCho With the AtlAntA symPhony orChestrA05/31 only Prices: $125.00 - $29.00 All reserved Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy. Alpharetta tiX: 404-733-5013 www.vzwamp.com/
A beAtles tribUte 5/17/2013 only! Prices: Adults: $20 adv, $22 at door; seniors/students: $15 adv, $17 at door; viP: $50 The Michael O’Neal Singers Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd. Roswell tiX: 770-594-7974 www.mosingers.com
Kids Shows
Froggie Went A’ CoUrtin’ 5/11/2013 - 5/26/2013 Prices: single ticket price: $12 at door The Dancing Goat Theatre and The Kudzu Players 10700 State Bridge Rd. Suite 6 Johns Creek tiX: www.thekudzuplayers.com
June
Theatre
bill Cosby 6/28/2013 only! Prices: single ticket price: $59.75 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy tiX: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com
metAmorPhoses 6/20/2013 - 7/21/2013 Prices: tickets from $14.95 - $44.86 Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE tiX: 404-504-3406 www.gashakespeare.org
the velveteen rAbbitJune 7 – July 27 (every Friday & saturday at 11Am) The Grange Creek in Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GAtickets: $10-$15
A WAlk in the WoodsJune 27 – July 14 (every thursday – sunday at 8:30Pm) The Farmer’s Market Clearing in Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GAtickets: $20 - $25
Dance
sUmmer intensive For intermediAte And AdvAnCed stUdents. FeAtUring gUest teAChers robert dekkers oF Post: bAllet, sAn FrAnCisCo And mArCiAl ibArrA, nAtionAl bAllet oF CUbA06/10 - 06/21 Prices: Call for pricing. scholarships available for male dancers.Gwinnett Ballet Theatre,Gwinnett Ballet Theatre School 800 Macleod Dr., LawrencevilletiX: 770-237-0043 www.gwinnettballet.org
dAnCeAFriCA AtlAntA ConCert / $25 - $35.00June 14 & 15, 2013; 7:30 pm Giwayen Mata, M.L. King Chapel at Morehouse College 830 Westview Dr SW; Atl, GA 30314-3773tel: 404-604-9364 www.danceAfricaAtlanta.comwww.giwayenmata.org
elePhAnt leAders AWArds gAlA / $125 - $200June 16, 2013; 7:00 pmGIWAYENMATA featuring Nimbaya!, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel 165 Courtland Street N.E., Atl, GA 30303tel: 404-604-9364 www.danceAfricaAtlanta.comwww.giwayenmata.org
Music Theatre
JosePh And the AmAzing teChniColor dreAmCoAt 6/7/2013 - 6/23/2013 Prices: single ticket prices from $25 - $50 Atlanta Lyric Theatre The Strand Theatre 117 North Park Square Marietta tiX: 404-377-9948 www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Concerts
PsAlms, hymns And sPiritUAl songs06/1 only Prices: $15-$20Atlanta Sacred Chorale, Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur RoadtiX: 404-727-5050 www.AtlantasacredChorale.org
strAight no ChAser06/28 only Prices: $69 - 29ASO Presents Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater 4469 Stella Dr. Northwest404-733-5012 www.classicchastain.com
JulyDance
she07/19 & 07/20 Prices: $22/ticketProject 7 Contemporary Dance Company, The Balzer Theater at Herren’stiX: 877.725.8849 www.project7dance.com
Music Theatre
bUddy, the bUddy holly story07/9 - 07/14 Prices: $30-$65Theater of the Stars, The Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE tiX: 404-252-8960 wwwtheaterofthestars.com
shAkin’ the rAFters by dAvid h. bell7/9 - 8/4 Prices: $15 -$ 60True Colors Theatre Company14th Street Playhouse 173 14th StreettiX: 1.877.725.8849 www.truecolorstheatre.org
Festivals
2013 nAtionAl blACk Arts FestivAl7/11-21, 2013. Prices vary by date & venuestiX 404-730-7315 or www,nbaf.org
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The Fox TheatreCobb Energy CentreActor’s Express7StagesWoodruff Arts CenterSymphony HallRobert Ferst CenterRialto TheaterTheatrical OutfitAlliance Theater14th Street Playhouse
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