Atlanta ShowGuide Spring 2012

spring 2012

greater atlanta’s performing arts Magazine

the artistry of Master Metal artist Andrew T. Crawford

Creative process: Serenbe Playhouse Dreams Big! Michael o’neal singers A Spiritual Journey in Song Catch Up with Justin anderson

new season, fresh start for Georgia Shakespeare set sail for adventure with The Center for Puppetry Arts rialto theater Comes full Circle

Xanadu, Brings Zany, 80s fun to actor’s express showguide spotlights performance guide May 2012 – June 2012

Spend the spring and summer with Shakespeare!

Spend the spring

and summer with Shakespeare in the Park: Shakespeare!

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May 9 – 13 Shakespeare in the Park: Piedmont Legacy Fountain ThePark’s Tempest e We’r At bACk ONt M D PIe Ark! P

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2012 Summer Festival Conant Performing Arts Center

June 6 – August 5 Illyria: a Twelfth Night Musical Conant Performing Arts Center Ado About Nothing Illyria: aMuch Twelfth Night Musical The Importance of Being Earnest Much Ado About Nothing The Importance of Being Earnest Take the journey.

It’s an adventure!

Take the journey. It’s adventure! gashakespeare.org oran 404.504.1473

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CREDITS (left to right, top to bottom): Chris Ensweiler (Bill DeLoach Photography), The cast of The Tempest (Staff Photography), Tess Malis Kincaid and Chris Ensweiler (Bill DeLoach Photography), CREDITS (left to right, top to bottom): Chris Ensweiler (Bill DeLoach Photography), The cast of The Tempest (Staff Photography), Tess Malis Kincaid and Chris Ensweiler (Bill DeLoach Photography), Carolyn Cook and Cook Bradand Sherrill (Jen Hofstetter Photography), (Bill DeLoach Photography), (BillPhotography) DeLoach Photography) Carolyn Brad Sherrill (Jen Hofstetter Photography),Allan AllanEdwards Edwards (Bill DeLoach Photography), CarolynCarolyn Cook (BillCook DeLoach

Bees, Sunflower by Andrew T. Crawford

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the artistry of Master Metal artist Andrew T. Crawford

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Creative process: Serenbe Playhouse Dreams Big! by Robyn Young

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Catch Up with Justin anderson

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set sail for adventure with The Center for Puppetry Arts by Daniel Summers, Jr.

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Michael o’neal singers A Spiritual Journey in Song by Michael O’Neal and Cammie Stephens

new season, fresh start for Georgia Shakespeare by Marci Tate

rialto theater Comes full Circle Xanadu, Brings Zany, 80s fun to actor’s express showguide spotlights performance guide May – June 2012 showguide Venues Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

THE ARTISTRY OF MASTER Metal artist

Andrew T. Crawford – Iron is King

By Alicia Jenkins, Photos by Erica George Dines “A gate is like an open palette. It’s space I can fill however I want.

One beautiful thing, unlike a painting on the wall, is that you can see through a gate. What makes it beautiful is its setting. The gate functions as its own world. You can see beyond it or in front of it….The metaphor for a gate is that it is a passage.”

– Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford was born in Chatham, New Jersey in 1970. He moved to Atlanta with his parents and two older brothers in 1971. Crawford’s youthful artistic endeavors included works in clay, drawing, and music. Andrew’s grandmother, recognizing his enthusiasm, encouraged him along with his parents who allowed him to set up a workshop in his home.

Crawford attended the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied sculpture. After graduating in 1993, he returned to Atlanta and opened his workshop and studio, the Andrew T Crawford Ironworks. His goal was to create functional objects with an emphasis on blacksmithing. As Crawford built his business and his clientele, he continued to receive attention for his unique ornamental gates. This format has consistently been an identifiable trait throughout his career.

Along with dozens of private commissions, Crawford has created ironwork and sculpture for schools, businesses, and municipalities. Some of his most prominent works have been for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the City of Washington D.C. His works are also among the collections of several American museums.

Crawford currently employs three full-time craftsmen who collaborate with him in making sculpture and functional objects of original design. He lives in a small in-town neighborhood with his two young children.

Andrew Crawford’s garden gates are on display at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. Please contact the Andrew T Crawford Ironworks for current exhibition and commission information. For more information, visit www.ironisking.com, www.andrewtcrawford.com, and www.americanforgesouth.com.

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by robyn Young fter the astounding success of its second season, Serenbe Playhouse dares to dream bigger as they enter their third year with their aptly titled, Season of Dreams.

Serenbe Playhouse takes advantage of Mother Nature in ways other outdoor stage plays aspire to but seldom actually achieve. — Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

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Founded in 2009 under the executive and artistic direction of esteemed actor, director, and producer Brian Clowdus, the critically acclaimed Serenbe Playhouse believes that theatre is an art form with a unique power to illuminate the human experience; and does so by producing artistically rich, open-air, site-specific theatrical performances. Deemed a “playhouse in paradise” by Atlanta Magazine, Serenbe Playhouse opened in the summer of 2010 to glowing reviews and high audience demand. In its inaugural year, the Playhouse successfully produced a diverse lineup of performances, including the childhood favorite The Jungle Book, the musical John and Jen, and the provocative Shakespeare’s R&J. Following up with 2011’s Season of Premieres, the Playhouse delivered a stellar second year with Ordinary Days (nominated for the Suzi Bass Award for Best Ensemble), an original adaptation of The Ugly Duckling, and Shipwrecked!.

Clowdus is building a company of young actors, designers and technicians who clearly find joy in the natural possibilities of this environmental laboratory. — Wendell Brock, The AJC

In under three years, Serenbe Playhouse has exceeded all expectations and ascended to be among the top theatres in the Metro Atlanta area. The Playhouse is proud to be recognized as 2011’s “Best Place to See a Play” by Lifestyle Magazine and “Best of Atlanta: Stage Under the Stars” by Atlanta Magazine.

With a dazzling lineup, this summer is sure to amaze as Serenbe Playhouse presents a World Premiere adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland by Atlanta playwright Rachel Teagle (June 1 - July 28), followed by A Midsummer Night’s Dream (June 28 - July 15) as you’ve never seen it before, and concluding with the Regional World Premiere of the enthralling, new musical, Time Between Us, by Bret Schrier and Tess Barker (July 26 - August 18).

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MiChael o’neal singers: a spiritUal JoUrneY in song

by Michael o’neal and Cammie stephens he Michael O’Neal Singers join with the Tri-Cities High School Chorale, the Georgia Spiritual Ensemble, and professional actors and musicians to present Donald McCullough’s groundbreaking work, “Let My People Go! A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad.

Celebrating two of America’s most venerable cultural traditions—the African-American Spiritual and the Underground Railroad—Let My People Go! explores the resourcefulness of slaves who cleverly created code songs by burying hidden messages within much of their music, which not only inspired fellow slaves to attempt escape but instructed them in how to use the Underground Railroad in their flight for freedom.

The Visual and Performing Arts Magnet program at Tri-Cities High School has been an awardwinning program for almost 20 years. Known for its musical versatility, the Tri-Cities HS Chorale has been featured at numerous conferences, and conventions such as the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), and the National Association of Black Educators (NABE).

The Georgia Spiritual Ensemble was created to further the enduring legacy and tradition of the Negro Spiritual. The GSE sings traditional and arranged spirituals that have been popularized throughout the twentieth century. The Ensemble is dedicated to sustaining the tradition of the Spiritual by bringing to life the feelings, emotions and musical genius found in this uniquely American art form.

The Michael O’Neal Singers organization is comprised of a symphonic chorus of 135 voices and a chamber ensemble of 28. Established by Dr. Michael O’Neal in 1989 and based in Roswell, MOS performs a diverse repertoire ranging from classical masterworks to jazz and musical theatre standards.

This extraordinary collaborative concert takes place May 6 at 3:00 p.m. at Roswell United Methodist Church in Historic Roswell, and will be repeated in a free performance at Tri-Cities High School in East Point on May 7. For information on either performance or for tickets to the May 6 performance, visit MOSingers.com or call 770-594-7974.

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Season supported in part by: Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

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ustin Anderson is an Atlanta fav. In 2010 and 2011, he directed the holiday hit THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER for Synchronicity Theatre. “It boasts a cast of 23 actors, including 10 children,” shares Anderson, “and while that many kids don’t quite add up to a Miss-Hannigan-type dilemma, there were several moments when bathtub gin could have been my best friend.” All kidding aside, Anderson loves directing this show saying, “It was a wonderfully satisfying project and simple, in a very rich way, which can be hard to achieve, especially during the holiday season.”

This spring he’s directing John Glore’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s penultimate novel, A WRINKLE IN TIME, at Theatrical Outfit. “The novel is woven into the fabric of my childhood—I still remember the first time I read the book after purchasing it from the Scholastic Book Fair in 3rd grade”. When asked about the challenges of presenting an adaptation of such a beloved tale Anderson very candidly replies, “The task of bringing it to stage is both exhilarating and daunting because it is laden with so many expectations. And while no adaptation is perfect, I think folks will be floored with the magic we bring to this production. And for that reason, I cannot wait to share it with audiences.”

And what’s up next for this can’t stop, won’t stop director? This summer you can catch his work at the Serenbe Playhouse, directing the regional world premiere of a new two-person musical called TIME BETWEEN US. He’ll utilize the Serenbe Stables as our canvas on which to tell this unconventional but deeply personal love story. When asked what about the love story is unconventional, the director lets us in on a little something, “The story is unconventional because it is not about a romance; rather, it is about a friendship, tested and tried over the course of thirty years, structured much like going through a scrapbook of memories and defining moments. The music is breathtaking, scored only with a piano and cello.”

And who can beat that combination?

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Book by Douglas

Carter Beane Music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar Directed by

Sherri D. Sutton

Based on the Universal Pictures Film. Screenplay by Richard Danus & Marc Rubel. Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert Ahrens, Dan Vickery, Tara Smith/B. Swibel, Saro Murchson/Dale Smith and Cari Smulyan

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New Season, Fresh Start for Georgia Shakespeare in 2012

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By Marci Tate

n this turn-around year for Georgia Shakespeare, the 26-year-old theatre company is presenting a diverse season of new musicals, bold interpretations of beloved classics, and the return of one of Atlanta’s favorite theatre traditions.

“After our emergency fundraising campaign in the fall of 2011, we really wanted to show Atlanta that our artistic work would be just as strong, if not stronger, than ever,” said Producing Artistic Director Richard Garner. “Our upcoming season is a testament to our continued commitment to produce shows that entertain, ignite the imagination, and explore the journey of the human spirit.”

With the help of a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Charles Loridans Foundation, Georgia Shakespeare is returning to Piedmont Park this year with their outdoor theatre event. Formerly known as “Shake at the Lake,” the event has been renamed “Shakespeare in the Park,” reflecting its new location at the Legacy Fountain in Piedmont Park. Shakespeare’s The Tempest will run May 9 – 13, with shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. and picnicking before and during the performances.

The season continues in June at the Conant Performing Arts Center with the popular Summer Festival. Opening June 5, Illyria: a Twelfth Night Musical is an adaptation by John R. Briggs, the creator of the 2010 smash hit Shrew: the Musical. Next audiences travel to Italy with Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing (June 21 – Aug. 4), directed by Garner.

In July, the company will present The Importance of Being Earnest (July 5 – Aug. 3). This production will be the first time that Georgia Shakespeare has ever presented a play by Oscar Wilde, who is also the inspiration for the 2012 Bard’s Bash: A Wilde Night (May 4).

The Family Classic Series also returns with the musical The Emperor and the Nightingale (July 14 – Aug. 3), adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen story.

“We’re so incredibly grateful to continue to be a part of this city’s vibrant arts community, and we cannot wait to welcome Atlanta back to the Bard in 2012,” said Garner.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404.504.1473 or visit www.gashakespeare.org.

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Season Finale

where music touches spirit Eric Nelson, Director

Voices Ascending June 2, 2012 8:00 p.m.

Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Tickets: $20 Adult $15 Senior/Student

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Gavin DeGraw Colbie Caillat

Sat: June 16 Fri: June 22

Anita Baker Music Of The Night

Wed: July 11

Diana Krall

Fri: July 13

Summerland Tour

Fri: July 27

Brandi Carlile

Sat: July 28

Seal

Sat: Aug 4

The Music Of Abba

Wed: Aug 8

Musical Magic Of John Williams

Andy Grammer

Lit • Marcy Playground

Sat: July 21 Wed: July 25

The Temptations The Four Tops Joe Cocker Huey Lewis & The News

Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Macy Gray

featuring Arrival from Sweden with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor

Sat: Aug 18

Sunset Jazz

Fri: Aug 31

Will Downing Lalah Hathaway David Sanborn Brian Culbertson Gerald Albright Norman Brown Foreigner

Fri: Sept 7

Train

Fri: Sept 8

Charlie Wilson

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set sail for adVentUre with the Center for pUppetrY arts

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Get ready to hoist the mainsail on adventure with a buccaneer twist on a classic fairy tale. This June, the Center for Puppetry Arts is proud to present The Little Pirate Mermaid by Jon Ludwig. But, just what is a “Little Pirate Mermaid” and what makes the story exciting for the whole family?

Well, in this marionette extravaganza, audiences will be engulfed as the Sea King’s daughter falls in love with a swashbuckling pirate, after saving him from a terrible battle. Her only chance to win his heart is to make a deal with the evil Sea Hag: she can become a pirate and join her fair captain, but only if she surrenders her voice and if he falls in love with her.

Sound familiar? It should as Center for Puppetry Arts Artistic Director Jon Ludwig took Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, The Little Mermaid, but set the story in a nautical world. It seems that though everyone loves a good pirate story, some young audiences aren’t always as ready to admit loving a good mermaid or princess story. By casting the show with some good-humored pirates, Ludwig hoped to capture the attentions of both girls and boys (not to mention Mom and Dad).

Ludwig’s gambit paid off; the show premiered in 2009 to rave reviews and even garnered a well-deserved UNIMA Citation of Excellence, considered to be the “Oscar” of Puppetry. Creating a world premiere puppet show could call for rough seas, but the artists at the Center for Puppetry Arts know how to keep things shipshape. Puppet Designer Jason von Hinezmeyer led a crew of talented artisans as they handcrafted over 40 puppets, mostly marionettes (string puppets), which are a perfect medium for creating a sense of weightless, “underwater” floating. The story is complete with colorful creatures such as a talking parrot, a dolphin, other sea dwellers, and of course lots of pirates!

Audiences all agreed that Ludwig’s creativity and direction crafted a fishtail worthy of attention.

This June’s show promises to be just as great a spectacle with something for everyone and an allages appeal.

The Little Pirate Mermaid plays June 14 to July 15 at the Center for Puppetry Arts. For details and ticket prices please visit: www.puppet.org.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

TIME BETWEEN US

June 1 – July 28

June 28 – July 15

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Loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, the story follows the dreams and efforts of Gypsy’s Momma Rose to raise two daughters to perform on stage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life. The musical contains many songs that became popular standards, including “Small World,: “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Some People,” and “Let Me Entertain You.”

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n the fall of 1916, a 925-seat theater, the Southeast’s largest movie house, opened in the Central Business District and the original theater district of Atlanta. The theater’s name was the Rialto, which is defined as exchange or marketplace. The Rialto continued to operate during the Depression and at one point in its history boasted the largest electric sign above the marquee south of New York City. In 1962, the original theater was torn down and a new 1,200-seat Rialto was erected on the same site. It was the first movie theater to be constructed in downtown Atlanta in 35 years and stayed open until 1989 before falling victim to a declining downtown economy.

In 1991, Dr. Richard Koehler, then director of the School of Music at Georgia State University, was approached by real estate consultant David Haddow about relocating the School to several vacant buildings in the block bounded by Forsyth, Luckie, Fairlie and Poplar streets. As an advocate for a downtown performing arts center, Dr. Koehler quickly sized up the opportunities offered by a move to the historic district. Here was a chance for Georgia State to make a major cultural contribution to the city with a firstclass performance hall and, at the same time, the university could further weave itself into the fabric of downtown Atlanta.

Following a very successful $14 million fund-raising campaign, led by Georgia State University president Carl V. Patton and A.W. “Bill” Dahlberg, a GSU alumnus and president of the Southern Company, construction began in the fall of 1994 on the old Rialto Theater and the historic Haas-Howell and Standard Buildings. Extensive renovations were needed to make the Rialto a state-of-the-art concert and performance hall. The Rialto Center for the Performing Arts now boasts superb acoustics after the theater’s roof was raised 12 feet. Interior renovations include a larger lobby to handle patrons, box office facilities, ADAaccessible improvements, new stage with proscenium, orchestra pit and 833 new comfortable seats. The eight-floor Haas-Howell Building houses the backstage facilities, the Dahlberg Room (our Green Room), and administrative offices for the Rialto Center on the second and third floors.

In March 1996, the reopening of the 833-seat Rialto Center for the Performing Arts marked a turning point in the revitalization of the historic Fairlie-Poplar District of downtown Atlanta. Since the reopening of the Rialto, more than 600,000 patrons have experienced performances ranging from theater to dance to music offerings including jazz, blues, rock, and classical. The old Rialto Theater has been successfully transformed into a first-class performance venue and, true to its definition, the Rialto is once again a place where ideas and experiences in the arts are being exchanged.

Photos are courtesy of the Lane Bros collection from the Special Collections Department of Georgia State University.

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XANADU Brings ZanY, 80s fUn to aCtor’s eXpress May 12-June 16 (Previews May 10 & 11)

by Jenny Costantino anadu, that campy, cult-y over-the-top homage to that campy, cult-y Olivia Newton-John 1980 movie by the same name, opens May 12 at Actor’s Express under Sherri D. Sutton’s meticulous direction, and choreographed by the inimitable Ricardo Aponte.

Lindsay Lamb Archer is our Greek demi-goddess, Clio/Kira, opposite Sonny, the would-be ‘artist in chalk’, portrayed by Jordan A. Craig.

The uproarious musical is set in 1980, a posited cultural turning point and the year “Xanadu”, the movie, dawned. Clio, our heroine, roams Venice Beach, California, and ultimately lends her super-power support to hunky Sonny, our chalk-mural artist, who’s long on looks and short on talent, and who dreams of having his own roller disco. Yes, that’s really the premise, tongue-in-cheek though it may be... Oh! And there’s a lot of really awesome 80s music.

The surprise hit of the 2007-08 Broadway season, Xanadu roller skates its way into the closing slot of Actor’s Express’ incredible comeback season. A year after teetering on the edge of collapse, Actor’s Express finds itself in good stead, with a solid season and a wealth of positive reviews and new patrons under its belt.

Xanadu looks to be a deserved, rollicking good time for the company.

“We are so excited about having a houseful of fun every night as we close out this fantastic season!”, says Artistic Director Freddie Ashley. “Doing Xanadu is something we’ve toyed with over the years and it turns out that this celebratory season is the perfect time for it.”

There is an onstage dance party with the cast after each performance—and the music will have you shamelessly singing aloud—you don’t want to miss this one! The show opens on Saturday, May 12, with previews on May 10 and 11, and runs through June 16. Tickets start at $25 and are going fast! Visit www.actorsexpress. com or call the box office at 404-607-SHOW (7469).

The company will announce its 2012-13 Season during the run of Xanadu.

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The surprise hit of the 2007-08 Broadway season roller skates its way onto the Actor’s Express stage in a frothy explosion of camp, comedy and disco! Xanadu pays hilarious homage to Olivia Newton-John’s notorious 1980 film of the same name. A feather-haired Greek muse with an Australian accent descends from Mount Olympus to modern-day California to help a hunky young man open a roller disco. Never has a movie begged more for parody—and Xanadu delivers with wit, fun and classic disco that will have you believing in magic and singing out loud all the way home. atlanta sacred Chorale

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In music that spans the centuries and stirs the soul, come and enjoy Atlanta Sacred Chorale’s trademark blend of traditional and contemporary composers, vocal colors, and musical styles, under the direction of Eric Nelson. Treat yourself and a friend to an extraordinary night of beautiful sound. Go to www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org for complete information on concert tickets and recordings.

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enjoy Georgia Shakespeare’s covered and shaded picnic terrace. The picturesque setting is the perfect way to start your evening before you head into the state-of-the-art theater for the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404.504.1473 or visit www.gashakespeare.org.

Two-week Intensive: July 9-20, 2012, M-F, 10 AM – 4 PM Only 45 students (10-13 years old) will be accepted for our Musical Theatre 2-week camp, at the state-ofthe-art Murray Arts Center! Sessions include choreography, vocal training, audition skills and monologue/scene study work taught by working professionals from numerous Atlanta Lyric Theatre productions. Students will have fun and make new friends, while learning how to build the performance skills required at this level. Camp will be in the state-of-the-art facilities of The Murray Arts Center’s campus, with a final performance of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. e-mail: jrlyric@atlantalyrictheatre.com or call (404) 377-9948

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NBAF, renowned worldwide for showcasing the very best of the culture of the African Diaspora, presents the National Black Arts Festival, July 6 – 15, 2012. Highlights include art exhibitions, community events, theatre performances, the NBAF Gala: A Ruby Evening, and the First Glance Teen Arts Competition. The Festival centerpiece, NBAF @ Centennial Olympic Park, runs Thursday, July 12, through Sunday, July 15, 2012, featuring the International Marketplace with artists and artisans from around the world, Main Stage concerts, the ever-popular Children’s Education Village—Destination Afrika and Beyond, the Publix Healthy Cooking Pavilion and much more! For more information, visit NBAF.org.

With a dazzling lineup, this summer is sure to amaze as Serenbe Playhouse presents their Season of Dreams. Opening with the World Premiere adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland by Atlanta playwright Rachel Teagle (June 1 - July 28), followed by A Midsummer Night’s Dream (June 28 - July 15) as you’ve never seen it before, and concluding with the Regional World Premiere of the enthralling, new musical, Time Between Us,

by Bret Schrier and Tess Barker (July 26 August 18). Visit www.serenbeplayhouse.com or call 770.463.1110 for tickets and more information! experience project 7 Contemporary dance Company in their new show equiliftirum.

onstage atlanta presents tony award drama, doubt: a parable

Human connections, be it brief or long lasting, random or planned, have the potential to lift awareness and shift perspective, creating a new sense of balance amidst uncertainty. The constantly evolving energy of urban consciousness and the vastness of these personal exchanges therein provide the inspiration behind...

EQUILIFTRIUM. Choreographed by Cherrise Wakeham.

Dancers: Mary Frances Doss, Caroline Fagan, Torrie Gold, Sam Janus, Ashley Watson, and Adrienne Hicks (understudy). Music by Nathan Fake, James Blake, Bjork, Zoe Keating, The Album Leaf, James Vincent McMorrow, Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap and more.

July 20 and 21, 8:PM at The Balzer Theatre @ Herrens, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, 1-877-725-8849.

When Sister Aloysius, the principal of an inner city Catholic school, suspects their progressive, new priest of an improper relationship with the school’s first African American student, she takes matters into her own hands. But is Father Flynn guilty of misconduct, or is he the victim of misguided suspicions? Mystery reigns as doubt thwarts all assumptions of certainty in this Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning drama set against the backdrop of the civil rights era.

For more on our season visit us at www. onstageatlanta.com, or call us at 404-897-1802

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE spring April

A WRINKLE IN TIME 4/11/2012 5/20/2012 Single tickets from $15 to $40

Theatrical Outfit, Balzer Theater at Herren’s 84 Luckie St. NW TIX: 678-528-1500 www.theatricaloutfit.org

Theatre NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL 3/26/2012

6/2/2012

General Admission: $5

TITANIC

Horizon Theatre1083 Austin Ave. NE TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com

4/12/2012 4/29/2012 Students/Children: $18

SPEED-THE-PLOW

Fabrefaction Theatre Company 999 Brady Ave. TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

3/29/2012 to $25

4/29/2012

Adults: $27; Seniors: $22;

General Admission: $10

AUNTIE MAME

Pinch ‘n’ Ouch Theatre1085 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE TIX: 404-455-1313 www.pnotheatre.org/

4/13/2012 5/5/2012 Single tickets from $10 to $17 adv, $15 to $23 at the door

PETER PAN

The Process Theatre 2597 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-897-1802 www.onstageatlanta.com/

4/3/2012

5/27/2012

General Admission: $16.50

Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org/

AMERICA’S GOT MURDER

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery 161 Peachtree Center Ave. TIX: 404-584-2255 www.agathas.com

4/5/2012 4/29/2012 Single tickets from $12 to $36

New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

4/19/2012 $64.50

7/25/2012

General Admission: $62 to

WHITE LIKE ME: A HONKY-DORY PUPPET SHOW 4/20/2012

4/22/2012

Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org/

5/19/2012

MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL 3/16/2012

5/20/2012

Single tickets from $45

Gfour Productions, 14th Street Playhouse 173 14th St. TIX: 404-733-5000 www.14thstplayhouse.org/

SCHMASHED 4/20/2012

Music Theatre

General Admission: $25

General Admission: $15

Sketchworks Theatre 3041 N. Decatur Rd., Scottdale TIX: 404-499-8181 ww.sketchworkscomedy.com

GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY 4/4/2012 5/13/2012

Single tickets from $45 to $85

THE LOST SON

Alliance Theatre 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org/

4/22/2012 4/22/2012 General Admission: $24.45 to $33

RING OF FIRE

An Eye Opening Production, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

4/12/2012 4/29/2012 Single tickets from $21.50 to $36

Georgia Ensemble Theatre at Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forest St., Roswell TIX: 770-641-1260 www.get.org/

STEEL MAGNOLIAS 4/27/2012 5/6/2012 General Admission: $10 to $18; Reserved Seating: $15 to $23

GREASE

Act 3 Productions 6285-R Roswell Rd. NE TIX: 770-241-1905 www.act3productions.org

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Strand Theatre,117 North Park Square, Marietta TIX: 770-293-0080 www.earlsmithstrand.org/

Dance EMORY DANCE COMPANY SPRING CONCERT 4/26/2012 4/28/2012 Students $5

General Admission: $10;

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu ART/MOVEMENT 4/26/2012

Free!

High Museum of Art and CORE 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org CULTURE SHOCK PRESENTS: ART/MOVEMENT 4/26/2012 Free with Museum Admission; Adults: $18; Seniors/Students: $15; Children (ages 6 to 17): $11; Children (5 and under): Free!

High Museum of Art and CORE 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org STUDENT DANCE CONCERT 4/27/2012 4/28/2012 Seniors: $16

General Admission: $20;

Kennesaw State University, Stillwell Theater 1000 Chastain Rd., #3103, Kennesaw TIX: 770-423-6650 www.kennesaw.edu/theatre

4/20/2012

5/6/2012

Single tickets from $25 to $45

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE spring LES MISÉRABLES

Concerts

4/24/2012 4/29/2012 Single tickets from $25 to $65

Broadway in Atlanta, Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org/ DON GIOVANNI 4/28/2012 5/6/2012 Single tickets from $25 to $140

The Atlanta Opera, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

TIX: 770-916-2852 www.cobbenergycentre.com/

MENDELSSOHN & SCHUBERT 4/26/2012 4/28/2012 Single tickets from $21 to $79

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org/ home.aspx PONCHO SANCHEZ AND TERENCE BLANCHARD 4/28/2012 Single tickets from $41 to $67

Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

XANADU 5/10/2012 6/16/2012 General Admission: $15 to $40

Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com JERSEY BOYS 5/22/2012 6/10/2012 Single tickets from $33 to $73

MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN & SHAHNAZ ENSEMBLE 4/29/2012

Single tickets from $40 to $75

Persian Arts Group of Atlanta, Ferst Center for the Arts 349 Ferst Dr. NW TIX: 404-894-9600 www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu

Broadway in Atlanta, Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org/

ACT3

Mojah Fusion Conference & Certification Program

PRODUCTIONS Experience

PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL COMMUNITY THEATER with Act 3 Productions, located in the heart of Sandy Springs.

VISIT www.act3productions.org TO DISCOVER WHAT ALL THE EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT!

Monday, July 23rd – July 29th Saturday, July 28th

*Fusion Works Concert *Deadline for performance submission is Friday, June 29th

Sunday July 29th Mojah Fusion Concert

Join us for our 2012 Mojah Conference and Certification class. These classes will be taught by instructors of worldwide fame. You don’t want to miss out! This year’s conference will feature sessions by: Atlanta’s Total Dance Co • Afi Mojah Dance Co Axam Dance Theatre and Guest and Many More!!!

To reserve your spot and for more information please contact:

404.745.9699 Dancical _ prod @att.net • www.dancicalproductions.com

Galleries & Museums

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER EXHIBIT

PICASSO TO WARHOL

1/14/2012 5/27/2012 Adults: $8; Seniors/ Students: $6; Children (16 and under): Free!

10/15/2011 4/29/2012 Adults: $18; Seniors/Students: $15; Children (ages 6 to 17): $11; Children (5 and under): Free!

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy.

TIX: 404-865-7100 www.jimmycarterlibrary.org

KAWS: COMPANION 11/19/2011

5/20/2012

Free!

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.high.org

Kids Shows IMPROV FOR KIDS 4/7/2012

BORN TO BE WILD 1/2/2012 5/18/2012 Adults: $17.50; Seniors/ Students (with ID): $16.50; Children (ages 3 to 12): $15.50; Children (2 and under): Free!

Fernbank Museum of Natural History 767 Clifton Rd. NE TIX: 404-929-6300 www.fernbankmuseum.org THE MIND’S EYE 1/9/2012

5/31/2012

Admission is free

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Cox Hall Computing Center 569 Asbury Circle TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

5/5/2012

General Admission: $6 at door

Whole World Improv Theatre 1216 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-817-0880 www.wholeworldtheatre.com TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ANNUAL RECITAL #2 4/22/2012 Reservations required; Please call 404733-4830 for reservations

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Rich Auditorium 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.woodruffcenter.org

Page after page of stunning photographs of beautiful dancers.

A great gift for the dancer or dance lover in your life.

And don’t miss “Water Dance” also.

Available online at www.richardcalmes.com

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE spring THE REMARKABLE FARKLE MCBRIDE

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

4/29/2012 Single tickets from $15 to $20

5/12/2012 Single tickets from $35 to $75

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Alliance Theatre Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org/home. aspx

Fabulous Fox Theatre, Public Broadcasting Atlanta and WABE 90.1FM 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org/ XPERIMENTAL PUPPETRY THEATER

May

5/17/2012

5/20/2012

General Admission: $12

Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org/

Theatre

Dance

THE CANTERBURY TALES 5/3/2012 5/27/2012 Single tickets from $15 to $36

FIELDWORK SHOWCASE

New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

5/6/2012

General Admission: $7 at door

CORE, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

BARD’S BASH 2012: A WILDE NIGHT 5/4/12 $35 to $250 (Table sponsorship also available)

A NIGHT OF CHOREOGRAPHY WITH JUEL D. LANE AND FRIENDS

Georgia Shakespeare The Goat Farm Arts Center 1200 Foster St. TIX: 404.504.3404 www.gashakespeare.org

5/10/2012

General Admission: $15

Fulton County Arts Council, Southwest Fulton Arts Center 915 New Hope Rd. SW TIX: 404-613-3220 www.fultonarts.org/index.php/ art-centers/southwest-arts-center

SHE WALKED OUT AND GOD WALKED IN 5/6/2012 Single tickets from $41.25 to $68

Mykel Coleman Studios, Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. NW TIX: 404-413-9849 www.rialtocenter.org

FACULTY DANCE CONCERT 5/17/2012 5/19/2012 Students: $8

THE WAFFLE PALACE: SMOTHERED, COVERED AND SCATTERED 24/7/365

General Admission: $15;

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

5/8/2012 6/24/2012 General Admission: $15 to $30

Horizon Theatre Company 1083 Austin Ave. NE TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com

NEW CHOREOGRAPHIC VOICES SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: THE TEMPEST

5/18/2012 5/20/2012 Single tickets from $20 to $88

5/9/2012 5/13/2012 Reserved: $10 to $20

Atlanta Ballet, Alliance Theatre’s Main Stage 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.alliancetheatre.org/

General Admission: Free!;

Georgia Shakespeare, Piedmont Park 1071 Piedmont Ave. TIX: 404-875-7275 www.piedmontpark.org

Music Theatre

DOUBT: A PARABLE 5/11 – 6/2, 2012, Prices $10.00 - $20.00

XANADU

OnStage Atlanta, 2597 North Decatur Road TIX 404-897-1802, www.onstageatlanta.com

5/10/2012 6/16/2012 General Admission: $15 to $40

Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 TIX: 404-607-7469 www.actors-express.com

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JERSEY BOYS

VEGA STRING QUARTET

5/22/2012 6/10/2012 Single tickets from $33 to $73

5/5/2012

Broadway in Atlanta, Fabulous Fox Theatre 660 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 1-800-745-3000 www.foxtheatre.org/

Arts at Emory, Emory’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts1700 North Decatur Rd. TIX: 404-727-5050 www.arts.emory.edu

Concerts

MUSIC FROM GEORGIA – THE PAST MEETS THE PRESENT

MUSIC OF MOTOWN FEATURING SPECTRUM 5/4/2012

5/5/2012

General Admission: $20

Single tickets from $20 to $59

LEON BATES AND RHAPSODY IN BLUE 5/10/2012 5/12/2012 Single tickets from $21 to $79

RUSSIAN MASTERY: RACHMANINOV & SHOSTAKOVICH

5/6/2012 General Admission: $15; Seniors: $12; Students: $5

Choral Guild of Atlanta, Inc., Northside Drive Baptist Church 3100 Northside Dr. TIX: 404-237-8621 www.northsidedrive.org/

5/17/2012 5/20/2012 Single tickets from $21 to $79

LET MY PEOPLE GO!

SIBELIUS & TCHAIKOVSKY

5/6/2012 General Admission: $20 adv, $22 at the door; Seniors/Students: $15 adv, $17 at door

5/31/2012 6/2/2012 Single tickets from $21 to $79

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org/ home.aspx

The Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell TIX: 770-993-6218 www.rumc.com ETHEREAL & EVOCATIVE 5/22/2012 Single tickets from $15 to $24

New American Shakespeare Tavern 499 Peachtree St. NE TIX: 404-874-5299 www.shakespearetavern.com

Kids Shows Nurturing young dancers since 1977.

Excellent instruction in classical ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop.

Honor Company, Southeastern Regional Ballet Association.

MISS NELSON IS MISSING 5/11/2012 5/13/2012 General Admission: $18; Seniors/ Students: $13

Fabrefaction Theatre Company Fabrefaction Theatre 999 Brady Ave. Atlanta TIX: 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org YOUTH ORCHESTRA FINALE 5/13/2012 General Admission: $10

Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall 1280 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta TIX: 404-733-5000 www.atlantasymphony.org/home. aspx AMP SCHOOL YEAR-END CONCERT Welcoming new students year round ages 4 and up.

2204 Fountain Square, Snellville, GA 30078

770-978-0188 www.gwinnettballet.org

5/19/2012 Donations encouraged

Atlanta Music Project Coan Recreation Center 1530 Woodbine Ave. SE Atlanta TIX: 678-235-4267 http://atlantamusicproject.org/

ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE spring June

ASC SEASON FINALE “VOICES ASCENDING” June 2, 2012

Prices: Adult $20; Senior/Student $15

Atlanta Sacred Chorale, Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Road, TIX #: 404-915-4541 www.AtlantaSacredChorale.org

Theatre ALICE IN WONDERLAND 6/1/2012 7/28/2012 Adults: $15; Students/ Children: $10 Serenbe Playhouse

COLBIE CAILLAT AND GAVIN DEGRAW

Serenbe Playhouse - Treehouse in the Woods Stage 9065 Selborne Lane, Palmetto TIX: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com/ NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS’ FESTIVAL

Prices: $234 table - $25 lawn ASO Presents Delta Classic Chastain 4469 Stella Drive TIX: 404-733-5012 www.classicchastain.com

6/2/2012

ANITA BAKER

6/2/2012

General Admission: $5

Horizon Theatre Company 1083 Austin Ave. NE TIX: 404-584-7450 www.horizontheatre.com ILLYRIA: A TWELFTH NIGHT MUSICAL

6/13/2012 only

6/16/2012 only

Prices: $474 table - $25 lawn ASO Presents Delta Classic Chastain 4469 Stella Drive TIX: 404-733-5012 www.classicchastain.com

June 6 – Aug. 5 Prices:$13 - $45

Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE TIX: 404.504.1473 www.gashakespeare.org MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING June 21 – Aug. 4 Prices:$13 - $45

Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE TIX: 404.504.1473 www.gashakespeare.org

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT 6/22/2012

Prices: $288 table - $25 lawn ASO Presents Delta Classic Chastain 4469 Stella Drive TIX: 404-733-5012 www.classicchastain.com

Kids Shows CINDERELLA 6/1/2012 – 6/10/2012

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM June 28 – July 15 Prices: $15-25

General Admission: $12

Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

Serenbe Playhouse Open Air Funtion Room (The Inn), 10950 Hutcheson Ferry Rd. Chattahoochee Hills TIX #: 770-463-1110 www.serenbeplayhouse.com

THE LITTLE PIRATE MERMAID

Concerts

Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW TIX: 404-873-3391 www.puppet.org

JACKIE EVANCHO WITH ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 6/3/2012

6/3/2012

Single tickets from $29 to $89

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 2200 Encore Pkwy., Alpharetta TIX: 404-733-5013 www.vzwamp.com/

6/14/2012 – 7/15/2012

General Admission: $12

Camps & Workshops JOA SUMMER JAZZ CAMP 6/11-15, 2012, Prices: $260 for week session

Jazz Orchestra Atlanta Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Dr., Atlanta GA 30327-4303 TIX 770-992-2559, www.jazzorchestraatlanta

July Festivals Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts magazine, in print and online! www.atlantashowguide.com

NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL 2012 7/6 - 7/15. prices vary by date TIX 404-730-7315 www.nbaf.org

ATLANTA SHOWGUIDE VENUES AND MORE The Fox Theatre Cobb Energy Centre Actor’s Express 7Stages Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall Robert Ferst Center Rialto Theater Theatrical Outfit Alliance Theater 14th Street Playhouse

Center for Pupperty Arts Horizon Theatre Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern The Strand Theater, Marietta Square Roswell Cultural Arts Center Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts at Emory University Serenbe Playhouse Georgia Shakespeare Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

And available online at www.atlantashowguide.com with all the info found in each issue plus links to advertisers and arts venue websites. For more info email us at sales@atlantashowguide.com.

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