Atlanta ShowGuide Summer 2014

Summer 2014

Greater Atlanta’s Performing Arts Magazine

Artistry of Master Familiar and New Photographer Cayce Callaway Surprises Await You Center for Puppetry Arts Creative Process: National Black Arts Festival Dreams of France: Launches 2014 Season “Higher Old and New and Higher” Fine Art Show Sept. 20-28 Regional Premiere of August Wilson’s Final Work Comes to Atlanta

Act3 Productions Announces 2014-2015 Season

ASO Presents Offers a Variety of Listening Experiences this Summer ShowGuide Profile: Religion, Politics, Gender, Money Pepper Theatrical Outfit’s Season ShowGuide Spotlights Performance Guide July – August 2014 ShowGuide Venues

On the Cover: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Atlantic Lyric Theatre, Photo by Cayce Callaway

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Joseph’s Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Photo by Cayce Callaway

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Artistry of Master Photographer Cayce Callaway

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Creative Process: National Black Arts Festival Launches 2014 Season “Higher and Higher”

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Regional Premiere of August Wilson’s Final Work Comes to Atlanta

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Familiar and New Surprises Await You at Center for Puppetry Arts

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Dreams of France: Old and New Fine Art Show Sept. 20-28

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Act3 Productions Announces 2014-2015 Season

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ASO Presents Offers a Variety of Listening Experiences this Summer

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ShowGuide Profile: Religion, Politics, Gender, Money Pepper Theatrical Outfit’s Season

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ShowGuide Spotlights

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ShowGuide Venues

Performance Guide July – August 2014

Guys & Dolls , Atlanta Lyric Theatre Photo by Cayce Callaway

Performance guide courtesy of atlantaplanit.com

ARTISTRY OF MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER CayCe Callaway

Mikado, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Photo by Cayce Callaway

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hooting the show shots for the Lyric Theatre has been an interesting side project for me these last 5 years; bringing together my two career paths in a way my other photography never has. I spent 20 years in Los Angeles, 10 of that as an actress and 10 as a producer (Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, winner of the 2001 Oscar for long form documentary) and photographer.

When I returned to Atlanta with my husband in 2006 I continued on the photography path, since production at that time was nothing like it is today and I needed to earn more money than I could make as a stage actress. My college friend, Dee Moore, pulled me into the Suzi’s Awards as a judge for two years which led me to the job shooting the Lyric’s photos and the Suzi’s. It’s a nice connection to my former life and a reminder that acting was always my first love.

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The Lyric is particularly fun because I was never a musical theatre actress (I can dance, but you don’t even want me to sing you Happy Birthday) and it took a while for me to really appreciate it. I’ve seen plenty of musicals on Broadway over the years, but I really missed most of the old standards. I won’t call myself a fan of all of them as I simply can’t seem to get beyond the way women and minorities were represented in some of the old school shows, but many of them have a musical richness that is impossible to deny. In the 30 shows I’ve shot for the Lyric, I’ve gotten a first class education. They do a great job and I’ve even seen a few there that rivaled the Broadway productions I saw of the same show.

Mostly these days you’ll find me shooting weddings and boudoir photos. Feel free to check out my work at www.caycecallaway.com and www.caycecallawayboudoir.com.

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NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL LAUNCHES 2014 SEASON “HIGHER AND HIGHER”

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Harolyn Blackwell will offer a special tribute to Marian Anderson in honor of the 75th anniversary of her performance at the Lincoln Memorial.

Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis has curated the inaugural Spotlight Series, which begins with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concert “Modern Life, Modern Music” on July 25. This spectacular evening, curated specifically for NBAF by Marsalis, features original compositions by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Next up, Marsalis has selected NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath and rising star Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) who offer an evening of classics from the American Songbook as well as signature compositions by Heath himself on August 23. The Jason Marsalis Quartet performs hits from their most recent album on September 11,and The Marcus Roberts Trio Celebrates Monk and Trane on September 18. For jazz lovers and music aficionados, this summer has plenty to offer.

Other not-to-miss NBAF highlights include NBAF Global Featuring Third World and Maxi Priest on August 17, celebrating reggae music and culture. Festival favorite, the Legends Celebration honors five legendary artists, one in each artistic discipline, in an awards show format providing a spectacular evening of entertainment on September 6. The full season schedule of non-stop cultural excitement can be found at www.nbaf.org!

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he National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) announces its 26th season, running through September and featuring a profusion of artistic offerings in disciplines including music, dance, theatre, film and visual art. As part of the festival’s new Strategic Vision, several innovative programs have been added including the Spotlight Series, a lineup of performances going deep into one of the five NBAF disciplines; this year focused on music.

A new annual event, NBAF Global showcases one dimension of the African Diaspora, and the landmark Legends Celebration takes a fresh new direction honoring five luminaries via performance tributes. Additionally, NBAF serves the community through educational initiatives like the Youth Empowerment Series (YES!); NBAF NEXT featuring emerging artists and those working in social justice and a sequence of free master classes for pre-professional students.

The season kicks off with the NBAF Gala on July 19. This summer’s Gala promises to astound with performances from jazz icon Terence Blanchard and New York City-based spoken word impresario Toni Blackman as well as a variety of surprise appearances.

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The Taming of the Shrew

Based on the book by Dr. Seuss Play originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain

NOW- JULY 20 Supported in part by:

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AND DON’T MISS OUR OTHER GREAT SHOWS THIS SUMMER! GUYI-GUYI: THE OTHER UGLY DUCKLING

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVORITES

SHAKE A TALE FEATHER WITH MOTHER GOOSE

By Periferia Teatro de Títeres

By Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia

Adapted & directed by Amy Sweeney

Aug 5 - 17

Aug 19 - Sept 21

July 22 - Aug 3 Season supported in part by: Fulton County Arts Council and City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs

Dr. Seuss text, characters and images TM and © 2009 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Adapted and originally directed by Katie Mitchell. Center for Puppetry Arts production directed by Jon Ludwig

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REGIONAL PREMIERE OF AUGUST WILSON’S FINAL WORK COMES TO ATLANTA

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ollowing a successful run at New York’s Signature Theatre, the last piece that August Wilson created will be having its second production in Atlanta this fall at True Colors Theatre Company. Coconceived and directed by Wilson’s longtime collaborator and True Colors former Associate Artistic Director, Todd Kreidler, the autobiographical reenactment of Wilson’s life will

monologue that shares a glimpse into where the characters in Wilson’s critically acclaimed Century Cycle came from, as his stories wander down the streets “My ancestors have been in America since of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, the early 17th century, and for the first 244 the setting for nine of the ten plays in the cycle. The life and years, we never had a problem finding a upbringing of the two time Pulitzer Prize winner is exposed job. But since 1863, it’s been hell. It’s been though his antidotal stories and hell because the ideas and attitudes that we see how his neighborhood and the politics, history, Americans had toward slaves followed them and personalities infused out of slavery and became entrenched in the throughout this neighborhood influenced his world view long nation’s psyche.” before the pen met the paper.

“My ancestors have been in be told in a one man show starring Eugene America since the early 17th century,” Wilson Lee (The Women of Brewster Place). For an says, “and for the first 244 years, we never actor with a long and successful stage and had a problem finding a job. But since 1863, television career that includes a lead role in it’s been hell. It’s been hell because the ideas the original cast of “A Soldier’s Play” in 1981, and attitudes that Americans had toward slaves this will be Lee’s first time acting in a one man followed them out of slavery and became show. Lee was last seen in Atlanta starring in entrenched in the nation’s psyche.” Part True Colors hit production “Miss Evers Boys” history, part art, and all storytelling, this one at the Southwest Arts Center in 2009. “How man show is not to be missed.

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Fine Arts Show Featuring Paintings, Drawings and Photos by:

Cynthia Perryman, Jessie Mackay, Wanda Hopkins, Jane Scott and Jane Casnellie Student Works and Antique French Paintings Also Offered

Sept. 20-28, 2014

The Art School in Sandy Springs 330 Sandy Springs Circle, 30328

Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m.

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May 30 – August 3 The Animal Village (Entrance at The Inn) Fridays and Saturdays at 11:00am Sundays at 2pm $15 General |$10 Children 13 and under Bring your own seating for this show A World Premiere Adaptation

by Rachel Teagle,based on the story by L. Frank Baum Featuring Original Puppetry created by Center for Puppetry Arts Directed by Brian Clowdus Show Times and Tickets at www.serenbeplayhouse.com

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adapted and directed by Head Puppeteer Amy Sweeney. Young children (ages 2+) and adults alike will love participating in classic nursery rhymes to help the townspeople of Rhymeville find the missing Mayor Mother Goose.

The Center’s New Directions Series for Adults and Teens proves that puppets aren’t just for kids.

The 2014 National Puppet Slam, a collection of top notch short form pieces curated from the best puppet slam acts across the country, plays Aug 28 to 30 and is fun for ages 18 and up.

The Center has even more to celebrate this season! Along with this new season of performances, the Center is currently in the midst of a transformative expansion that will allow the organization to give guests insight into the creative genius of Jim Henson, as well as a new appreciation for the global scope and universal power of the art form. The project is slated to be completed in 2015; the Center will remain open during construction. For more information about the Center for Puppetry Arts, please visit: puppet.org or call Ticket Sales at 404-873-3391.

enter for Puppetry Arts® is pleased to unveil its June, July, and August summer shows. Performances will include an exciting new Center-produced work specifically for the very young, returning favorites, and performances by guest artists from across the globe.

Headlining the Family Series is the highly anticipated return of Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat (June 10 to July 20), perfect for ages four and up, as Cat takes youngsters on a zany adventure with Thing 1 and Thing 2. Included in this season’s guest artist line-up are two fantastic international companies, Periferia Teatro de Títeres of Spain with their bilingual production of Guyi-Guyi: The Other Ugly Duckling (July 22 to Aug 3) and Canada’s Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia with their preschooler-friendly show, The Very Hungry Caterpillar And Other Eric Carle Favorites (Aug 5 to 17). A brand new show for the little ones, Shake a Tale Feather with Mother Goose (Aug 21 to Sept 21), is a Theatre for the Very Young show 10

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DREAMS OF FRANCE: OLD AND NEW FINE ART SHOW SEPT. 20-28

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hree Atlanta artists and one from Pinehurst, N.C. with a strong Atlanta following will present their second fine art show together Sept.

20-28 at The Art School in Sandy Springs, 330 Sandy Springs Circle, 30328, (www. theartschoolinsandysprings.com). Pieces

by Cynthia Perryman, Jessie Mackay, Wanda Hopkins and Jane Scott will be exhibited and offered for sale, along with works by Pinehurst artist Jane Casnellie and students of Perryman’s and Mackay’s who recently traveled to France to study with the two professional artists. The show is entitled Dreams of France: Old and New, and many of the pieces were created Cynthia Perryman, Photo courtesy of during the trip abroad. Marie Mealor, Trinity Mercantile & Design, Decatur, Ga owner of Marie Mealor & Associates, will offer a selection of antique French paintings at will continue through Sunday, Sept. 28 from the show.

1-7 p.m. each day. Both Perryman and Scott “The beautiful towns and countryside of will be at the Art School in Sandy Springs France inspire artists of all experience levels, creating new works throughout the show, and and on our recent trip, we painted outside as the other participating artists will attend on much as possible,” said Perryman, who has led various days. For more information, visit www. several study abroad trips to Europe. “Jessie cynthiaperrymanart.com. and I worked directly with each student to help For more information on each of the them improve their design skills and painting professional artists, please visit their individual technique and encourage their personal websites: painting styles. I hope people will enjoy seeing a group of works with a common theme Wanda Hopkins, Atlanta, Ga. exhibited together, and hope they will want to www.wandahopkins.com take a little bit of France home with them by Jessie Mackay, Pinehurst, N.C. purchasing a painting, photo, cut paper piece www.jessiemackay.com or drawing.”

Cynthia Perryman, Suwanee, Ga. The students who will participate in the www.cynthiaperrymanart.com. show are: Dr. Mary Lynn Ayers, Missy Craver, Jane Scott, Suwanee, Ga. Angela Hannaford, Kelly Sheehan and Janet www.scottcreative.com Owens. Dreams of France: Old and New will Jane Casnellie, Pinehurst, N.C. open Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. and www.janecasnellie.com 12

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same name both tell the tragic tale of John Merrick, a horribly deformed young man who dreamed of being a man just like any other.

• Curtains, April 17 – May 9. This zany comedy is set in 1959 when the unlikable leading lady in a new musical dies on stage.

The entire cast and crew are suspects, and the investigation is carried out by a local detective who just happens to be a musical theater fan.

“We are all thrilled about our new season,” said Patti Mactas, artistic director of Act3 Productions. “We’ll be presenting a wonderful assortment of top-quality dramas and musicals, starring some of the city’s most talented performers. In addition, we’ll have youth performances, improv, classes, workshops and much more all year long. We will also produce a season of Second Stage shows, which we will announce soon. Each show will be linked to a local charity that will share in the proceeds. I hope everyone will come to the Act3 Playhouse and see what all the excitement is about!”

Act3 Productions offers a full repertoire of musicals, dramas, improvisation and original productions performed by professional and amateur actors of all ages. Through classes, workshops, camps and performing opportunities, Act3 strives to expose young people to drama, dance, music, visual arts, technical production and more both onstage and behind the scenes.

ct3 Productions www.act3productions.org has announced its 2014-2015 season. Just as audiences have come to expect from the awardwinning organization, the season will include a mix of musicals, dramas and comedies with split-second timing. All of the productions will be staged at Act3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. Among the productions scheduled for September 2014 through May 2015 are: • Crimes of the Heart, Sept. 5-20, 2014.

The touching, hilarious and tragic story of three Mississippi sisters details their dysfunctional upbringing and how their passions betray them.

• Side Show, Nov. 7-23, 2014. The story offers a moving portrait of two conjoined women whose condition brought them fame, but denied them love.

• The Elephant Man, Jan. 30 – Feb. 14, 2015. The play and the movie of the Steel Magnolias

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Directed by Robert J. Farley

A high octane musical blend of country, bluegrass, and rock & roll. sponsored by

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The Inaugural NBAF Spotlight Series – the new annual Spotlight Series will go deep artist. This legend will select a mentor, a peer and a protégé to appear as part of the season of Music, and as the inaugural series curator, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis

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NBAF NexT: The SAloN Thursday, July 31, 7:30 PM; Venue: TBA; Tickets: From $20

SyMPoSIuM: BlACk AeSTheTICS ANd AFrICAN CeNTered CulTurAl exPreSSIoNS: SACred SySTeMS IN The NexuS BeTWeeN CulTurAl STudIeS, relIGIoN ANd PhIloSoPhy

NBAF partners with two arts leaders – Atlanta’s NEXT and national network Alternate ROOTS – in a multi-year effort inspired by the idea that art has the power to create change. The Salon is a celebration of rising, Atlanta-based talents in the visual, literary, spoken word and musical arts – those on the cusp of stardom.

July 13-August 1, Times Vary; Emory University; Free Admission In partnership with Emory University, NBAF collaborates on a three-week symposium that investigates Black Aesthetics and African Centered Cultural Expressions. The symposium will focus on the development of African-based sacred systems in the nexus between cultural studies, religion and philosophy and their influence on the arts.

GAlA “hIGher ANd hIGher”

Saturday, July 19, 6 PM; InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta; 3315 Peachtree Rd. NE; Individual Seats: $500 The NBAF Gala is the triumphant season opener and always one of the most spectacular evenings on Atlanta’s performing arts calendar.

Join Atlanta’s finest for cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions and dancing until midnight. Early reservations recommended.

SoJourNer WAShING SoCIeTy: A Musical in Gospel & Blues Thursday, July 24, 7:30 PM; Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center; 1280 Peachtree St. NE; Free Admission As Atlanta becomes Georgia’s largest city a few years after the Civil War, it is ready to celebrate itself as the New South. But the town boosters find themselves at odds with a group they call “the Washing Amazons,” 3,000 spirited black women who hold the city’s dirty laundry and go after a raise in a tale told in gospel and blues. This staged reading is held in partnership with the Alliance Theatre.

SPoTlIGhT SerIeS The JAzz AT lINColN CeNTer orCheSTrA WITh WyNToN MArSAlIS, “Modern life, Modern Music” Friday, July 25, 8 PM; Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center; 1280 Peachtree St. NE; Tickets: From $45 NBAF presents an evening with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, in an all-new concert curated by Marsalis especially for the 2014 festival.

A U GU ST The BrAve NeW voICeS INSTITuTe PerForMANCe Saturday, August 2, 2 PM; National Center for Civil and Human Rights; 100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.; Free Admission In partnership with San Francisco’s renowned spoken word powerhouse, Youth Speaks, NBAF provides 30 Atlanta-based teens (ages 13-19) with a two-week training intensive in creative writing and spoken word, culminating in an opportunity to perform before a live audience in a “poetry slam” for family, friends and supporters.

WISdoM oF The CyPher By ToNI BlACkMAN A World Premiere with d.r.e.S. tha BeATnik Saturday, August 2, 8 PM; Sunday, August 3, 2:30 PM; The Loft at Center Stage; 1374 West Peachtree St. NW; Tickets: $20 Wisdom of the Cypher, a world premiere by Hip Hop impresario Toni Blackman, is a high-energy montage of lyrical verses and spoken word that open upon multiple future pathways and possibilities for Hip Hop—the form and the community.

A CeleBrATIoN oF MuSIC oN FIlM: Film Festival in Partnership with New york City’s African diaspora International Film Festival Saturday, August 16, Beginning at 11 AM; Rich Auditorium, Woodruff Arts Center; 1280 Peachtree St. NE; Tickets: $8 (Seniors $6) for One Film, $42 (Seniors $30) for Full-Day Pass to Seven Films Films exploring the influence of the African Diaspora on four continents

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into one of the five NBAF disciplines in a series of events curated by a legendary a series of performances taking place during the months of the festival. 2014 is s joins forces with NBAF to take jazz in Atlanta higher and higher.

NBAF GloBAl FeATurING ThIrd World ANd MAxI PrIeST Sunday, August 17, 6 PM; The Tabernacle; 152 Luckie St. NW; Tickets: From $17 NBAF stages an all-out celebration of reggae music and culture in a spectacular concert featuring Jamaican superpower Third World and British-Jamaican megastar Maxi Priest.

doxoloGy rING ShouT: A PrAISe dANCe For The doxy Saturday, September 13, 8 PM, Sunday, September 14, 3 PM; Baldwin Burroughs Auditorium, Spelman College; 350 Spelman Lane SW; Tickets: $15, Students $5 An NBAF commission and world premiere in partnership with Spelman College, Doxology draws back the curtain on the ecstatic, transcendent ring shout tradition through a rich blend of dance, visual imagery and music.

SPoTlIGhT SerIeS, CurATed By WyNToN MArSAlIS: The heath Brothers Quartet with Jeremy Pelt Saturday, August 23, 8 PM; The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University; 80 Forsyth St. NW; Tickets: From $28

SPoTlIGhT SerIeS, CurATed By WyNToN MArSAlIS: Marcus roberts Trio celebrates Monk and Trane Thursday, September 18, 8 PM; Center Stage Theater; 1374 West Peachtree St. NW; Tickets: From $20.50

NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath and rising star Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) offer an evening of classics from the American Songbook as well as signature compositions by Heath himself.

Founded in 1995, the Marcus Roberts Trio is known around the world for its virtuosic style — a style that is strongly rhythmic, melodic, and filled with dynamic contrast.

SE P TE M B E R The leGeNdS CeleBrATIoN Saturday, September 6, 8 PM; The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University; 80 Forsyth St. NW; Tickets: From $28 5 Legends. 5 Awards. One Spectacular Evening. The Legends Celebration pays tribute to luminaries in dance, theater, film, music and visual arts.

Spotlight Series curator Wynton Marsalis is the 2014 Music Legend and will be joined by four other creative luminaries – to be announced at the NBAF Gala on July 19.

SPoTlIGhT SerIeS, CurATed By WyNToN MArSAlIS: The Jason Marsalis Quartet Thursday, September 11, 8 PM; Variety Playhouse; 1099 Euclid Ave. NE; Tickets: $20 Advance, $25 at the Door

GAMe oN! Friday, September 26, 7 PM; Saturday, September 27, 2 PM; Venue: TBA; Tickets: $15 This theater piece for young audiences (ages 7 and up) follows its hero, a young girl who ends up inside a video game and learns that virtual reality is no match for real life. Game On! is the Atlanta premiere of a new hip-hop theater work created by middle school students and performed by adult artists, breakdancers and five graduates of the Brave New Voices Institute.

Throughout the summer, NBAF will also host a series of Master Classes, a National Competition for High School artists, a two-week training intensive in creative writing and spoken word and much more. The full schedule is available at www.nbaf.org.

The Jason Marsalis Quartet features master of the vibraphones Jason Marsalis with Will Goble on bass, David Potter on drums and Austin Johnson on piano.

FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION VISIT NBAF.ORG

ASO PRESENTS

OFFERS A VARIETY OF LISTENING EXPERIENCES THIS SUMMER

By Megan George

Chastain with Orchestra, Photo by Jeff Roffman

ASO

Presents, a division of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, offers many different listening experiences due to the variety of events promoted. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, and Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater are three of the venues that ASO Presents manages events for.

Located in the heart of Atlanta at the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Symphony Hall hosts special performances by premier artists from across the musical spectrum. Upcoming events include An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel (July 26), Yes (July 30), and a stop on singing sensation Susan Boyle’s first ever US tour on October 26. Visit www.atlantasymphony.org Verizon Wireless for the complete schedule of events.

Audiences that enjoy live music in a unique setting will enjoy the performances at Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater. The 6,500-seat amphitheater has consistently been voted one of Atlanta’s best venues. It comes as no surprise, with the option to sit via candlelit tables surrounded by beautiful trees. For most shows, guests can bring in their own food and drinks,

Atlanta Symphony Hall

picnic style. This summer’s schedule features a variety of performances from artists including The Temptations and The Four Tops, Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry, Sara Bareilles, and Boyz II Men / En Vogue. For an up to date lineup, please visit www. deltaclassicchastain.com.

Last but definitely not least is Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. With a seating capacity of just about 12,000, the venue is host to a variety of concerts, as well as family and community events. With major performers such as The Eagles, John Mayer, and Rod Stewart gracing the stage in years past, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park is also the summer home of the Atlanta Symphony. The ASO will perform Celebrate America on June 28, a family friendly event, where kids under 12 are free.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre is the ultimate concert venue with upcoming performances from Boston, The Doobie Brothers and Peter Frampton, Keith Urban and ZZ Top. The most current concert calendar is located at www.vzwamp.com.

For an up full schedule of ASO Presents events, please visit www.asopresents.com.

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Preview the book by visiting: www.blurb.com/books/5253167-lines-and-leaps Order “LINES and Leaps”: www.blurb.com/b/5253167-lines-and-leaps “The Dance Magic of Richard Calmes” is currently on view as a solo exhibition at The National Museum of Dance, Saratoga Springs, NY.

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RELIGION, POLITICS, GENDER, MONEY PEPPER THEATRICAL OUTFIT’S SEASON

By Kathy Janich

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here’s an unwritten rule that says never to discuss religion or politics in public.

Theatrical Outfit breaks that rule with its 2014-15 season, featuring plays on religion and politics, as well as gender and money. The lineup includes the Atlanta premiere of “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson, a Decatur- Pictured, from left, are Executive Artistic Director Tom Key and this season’s directors, Gary Yates, Tess Malis Kincaid, born, San Francisco-based David Crowe and David de Vries. Photo by Adam Shumaker. playwright who’s already an award-winner fairly early in her career.

Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1921) as she challenges Each play furthers the downtown the male astronomers of her era and discovers company’s goal of telling stories that stir the stars in galaxies beyond our own. David Crowe soul and starting conversations that matter. The directs Gunderson’s play. season, beginning in mid-August and ending in “Storefront Church.” April 9-26. The late April, looks like this: final part of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright “The Savannah Disputation.” Aug. John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt” trilogy is set in 21 – Sept. 7. Two plain-as-potatoes sisters of the Bronx. When the mortgage crisis forces a the Roman Catholic persuasion forget all about borough president to confront an unorthodox Southern charm when a peppy Evangelical minister, they question the connection between Christian comes to their door. “If you’re nice spiritual experience and social action. Says to them, they keep coming back. They’re just Key: “I doubt here’s a better play about the like cats,” one sister tells the other. Tess Malis consequences of the economic divide.” David de Kincaid directs.

Vries directs.

“My Children! My Africa!” Oct. 9-26.

Returning for the holidays are “The Gifts This three-character thriller by the great Athol of the Magi,” a musical based on O. Henry’s Fugard features a humane black teacher in famous stories, and Key in Truman Capote’s “A segregated South Africa trying to convince a Christmas Memory.” Neither are part of the favorite student that education, not violence, subscription series. is the answer to their nation’s problems. Gary Season subscriptions are on sale at Yates directs. theatricaloutfit.org, through the daytime box “Silent Sky.” Feb. 12 – March 1, office (678-528-1500) or 24-hour ticketing 2015. Astonishing personal and professional (877-725-8849). Single tickets are on sale as discoveries await real-life American astronomer of July 1.

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brought together by America’s two favorite pastimes. Veteran catcher “Crash” Davis has been brought to the Durham Bulls to prepare hot rod rookie Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh for the majors. Annie Savoy has a hard decision to make — every season she transforms one lucky player into an all-star by sharing her wisdom, experience and bed. The love triangle heats up quickly as they struggle with their own desires and hopes for the future. BULL DURHAM is a pitch perfect blend of comedy, drama, and steamy romance.

Directed by Kip Fagan, BULL DURHAM has a book by Academy Award-nominee Ron Shelton and music and lyrics by Susan Werner, whom the Chicago Tribune called, “one of the most innovative songwriters working today.”

For tickets, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/ bulldurham or call 404.733.5000.

Act3 Productions (www.act3productions. org), the community PRODUCTIONS theater based in Sandy Springs, will offer two youth performances this summer. All productions will be staged at Act3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs.

Competition Piece is a clever comedy featuring three groups of students preparing for a drama competition. June 27-29 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $10.

Fame JR. is the bittersweet but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students who commit to four grueling years of artistic and academic work. Aug. 1-2 and 8-9 at 7:30 p.m., and Aug. 2-3 and 9-10 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15-$20.

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Alabama Shakespeare Festival Showcases Mary Poppins, for a Family Spectacular

Laugh Yourself Silly at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse this Summer

In the tradition of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast and Peter Pan, ASF brings another family spectacular to the stage! Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins showcases some of the most memorable songs ever sung on the silver screen or stage including Chim Chim Cher-ee, Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

It’s All Comedy, All The Time this summer at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. Laugh yourself silly as Shakespeare tickles your funny bone in an air conditioned facility that serves beer. What more can you ask for? The titles of the plays? Okay: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and The Comedy of Errors. That takes you up to Labor Day. Your sides will be aching by then, but it’s a good hurt.

Dreams of France: Old and New Fine Arts Show Sept.

20-28 in Sandy Springs

Alliance Theatre Converges Bull Durham with Innovative Music On Stage this Fall

Cynthia Perryman, Jessie Mackay, Wanda Hopkins, Jane Scott and Jane Casnellie will present Dreams of France: Old and New Sept.

20-28 at The Art School in Sandy Springs, 330 Sandy Springs Circle, 30328 (www. theartschoolinsandysprings.com). In addition

BULL DURHAM, a musical based on the film, to premiere at the Alliance Theatre September 3 – October 5, 2014 BULL DURHAM tells the story of three lives 22

to the professional paintings and photos, pieces by adults who recently studied in France with Perryman and Mackay will be included, along with a selection of antique French paintings offered by Marie Mealor. The show opens Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 28 from 1-7 p.m. each day. For more information, visit www.cynthiaperrymanart.com.

NBAF presents three months of performances highlighting renowned and emerging artists.

Educational opportunities like symposia and master classes for young artists mean NBAF is a vital stakeholder in the nation’s artistic community. New this year, the inaugural Spotlight Series delves into one of the five NBAF disciplines in a series of events curated by a legendary artist. It’s the season of Music, and as the inaugural series curator, jazz legend Wynton Marsalis has selected a three additional jazz masters toperform as part of the series. Don’t miss a single event of this diverse celebration of the arts of the African Diaspora. Find the full schedule and reserve tickets at www.nbaf.org.

Lee Harper Studios Celebrates 35 Years

Registration is now underway at Lee Harper Studios for dance students in kindergarten through high school. Miss Harper and her staff will offer classes in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap and creative movement beginning this fall. Classes fill up quickly, so those who are interested should call the studio at 404-3649555 to register.

To celebrate its 35th year, Lee Harper Studios will hold an open house on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 3030 East Shadowlawn Ave., 30309 in Buckhead, so new and returning students and parents can meet the teachers and learn more about classes and performing opportunities. www.leeharperanddancers.com

Serenbe Playhouse Celebrates 5 Years with A Season of Journeys

Serenbe Playhouse’s 5th anniversary season, titled A Season of Journeys will take audiences on three unforgettable excursions into the imagination.

On May 30th a world premiere adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Rachel Teagle, and presented with original puppets from Center of Puppetry Arts will touch the hearts of young and old alike.

On June 12th, Tira Palmquist’s Ten Mile Lake will take up residence in Serenbe. This world premiere tells the story of father and daughter, and the joys and strains that they share.

Wrapping up the summer will be the classic American musical, Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein’s masterpiece will begin July 24th.

The 26th National Black Arts Festival, Higher and Higher!

This summer, the National Black Arts Festival raises the bar on Atlanta cultural offerings, taking them Higher and Higher. Celebrating the arts in five disciplines: music, dance, theater, film and visual arts,

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ATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE summer June THEATRE COMPETITION PIECE June 27-29, 3p.m. Prices (range): $10 Act3 Productions, Act3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org

July THEATRE DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST June 20/21/22 Prices (range): $15-$25 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta, GA 30318 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

THAT UGANDA PLAY 7/17/2014 8/16/2014 Price: $18 to $23 Essential Theatre, West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.

Atlanta 404-212-0815 essentialtheatre.com TRUE STORY! READING SERIES 7/18/2014 Free!

True Story Karvana, 707 E Lake Dr., Decatur truestoryga.com SAME TIME NEXT YEAR 7/8/2014 8/3/2014 Price: $20 to $35 True Colors Theatre Company, Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd. SW 404-532-1901 truecolorstheatre.org ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS 7/9/2014 7/27/2014 Price: $14.02 to $32.71 Georgia Shakespeare, Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University 404-504-1473 gashakespeare.org

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW July 3-20 Prices: $15-$40 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St NE 404-874-5299 www.ShakespeareTavern.com RAVENS AND SEAGULLS 7/14/2014 8/17/2014 Price: $18 to $23 Essential Theatre, West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta 404-212-0815 essentialtheatre.com SHADOWS OF THE PAST: A PLAY ABOUT DEKALB COUNTY DURING THE CIVIL WAR 7/17/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 DeKalb History Center DeKalb History Center Archives and Museum, The 101 East Court Square, Decatur 404-373-1088 dekalbhistory.org

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summerATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM July 24 – August 10 Prices $15-$40 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St NE 404-874-5299 www.ShakespeareTavern.com

DISNEY AND CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S MARY POPPINS July 16-27, 2014 Prices (range): $35 - $65 Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117 800.841.4273 www.asf.net LEGALLY BLONDE July 18/19/20 Prices (range): $15-$25 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 999 Brady Ave. 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

DANCE DANCE CHANCE ATLANTA 7/5/2014 Gen Adm Price: $5 WonderRoot, Atlanta Ballet’s Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre, 1695 Marietta Blvd. NW 404-873-5811 wonderroot.org

RIGHT ON 7/18/2014 8/31/2014 Gen Adm Price: $20 to $30 Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. NE 404-584-7450 horizontheatre.com

DEARLY DEPARTURES 7/24/2014 8/2/2014 Price: $15 to $25 The Lucky Penny DramaTech Theater, The Ferst Center, 349 Ferst Dr. NW 404-894-9600 theluckypenny.org

STORY SLAM 7/21/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

MUSICAL THEATRE MEN OF MOTOWN 6/6/2014 7/25/2014 Price: $15 to $20 The Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta 770-293-0080 earlsmithstrand.org DIVA! 6/7/2014 7/26/2014 Price: $15 to $20 The Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta 770-293-0080 earlsmithstrand.org JUKEBOX GIANTS 6/8/2014 7/27/2014 Price: $15 to $20 The Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta 770-293-0080 earlsmithstrand.org

CONCERTS THE SUMMER WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: USA 7/2/2014 Gen Adm Price: $2 to $5 Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow 678-466-4200 spiveyhall.org

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LIONEL RICHIE 7/7/2014 Price: $44.50 to $99.50 Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com THE SUMMER WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: IRELAND 7/9/2014 Gen Adm Price: $2 to $5 Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow 678-466-4200 spiveyhall.org COURTHOUSE ROCK: AFRICAN RHYTHMS 7/11/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 DeKalb History Center Archives and Museum, The 101 East Court Square, Decatur 404-323-1088 ext. 20 dekalbhistory.org JAZZ ON THE LAWN: DIANE DURRETT 7/11/2014 Gen Adm: $15 to $20 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta 404-872-5338 callanwolde.org SUNSET JAZZ 7/12/2014 Price: $25 to $89 Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com CONCERTS IN THE PARK: CICADA RHYTHM 7/12/2014 Price: $3 to $5 Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody 770-394-3322 dunwoodynature.org THE SUMMER WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: JAPAN 7/16/2014 Gen Adm Price: $2 to $5 Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow 678-466-4200 spiveyhall.org ATLANTA SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL: MICHAEL MESSINA AND JOHN CUMMINS 7/16/2014 Price: $15 Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Rd. NE 404-266-2373 prumc.org

SUMMER POPS CONCERT WITH BANKS & SHANE 7/18/2014 Price: $15 to $30 DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Perimeter College, Marvin Cole Auditorium, 555 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston 678-891-3565 dekalbsymphony.org RAY LAMONTAGNE 7/18/2014 Price: $19.50 to $55.50 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Pkwy., Alpharetta 404-733-5013 vzwamp.com CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN: INDIGO GIRLS 7/18/2014 7/19/2014 Gen Adm Price: $51.50 Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, 404-876-5859 atlantabotanicalgarden.org LOST BOYS GRAND REUNION EXTRAVAGANZA! 7/19/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 Academy Theatre Academy Theatre, 146 Burke St., Stockbridge 404-474-8332 academytheatre.org THE SUMMER WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL: SPAIN 7/23/2014 Gen Adm Price: $2 to $5 Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow 678-466-4200 spiveyhall.org SARA BAREILLES 7/23/2014 Price: $35 to $75 Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com RHYTHM & BREWS: THE BITTEROOTS 7/31/2014 Gen Adm Price: $2 to $5 Heritage Sandy Springs, Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs 404-851-9111 heritagesandysprings.org

KIDS SHOWS THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ 5/30/2014 8/2/2014 Gen Adm Price: $10 to $15 Serenbe Playhouse, 9110 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills 770-463-1110 serenbeplayhouse.com

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summerATLANTA PERFORMANCE GUIDE DR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT 6/10/2014 7/20/2014 Gen Adm Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW 404-873-3391 puppet.org

August THEATRE

AESOP’S FANTASTIC FABLES 6/30/2014 7/3/2014 Gen Adm Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St. Roswell 770-594-6232 roswellpuppets.com

FAME JR Aug. 1-2, 8-9 at 7:30 pm & Aug. 2-3, 9-10 at 2:30 pm Prices (range): $15-$20 Act3 Productions, Act3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org

THE FROG PRINCE 7/1/2014 7/26/2014 Price: $10 Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE 404-504-1473 gashakespeare.org

LES MISERABLES Aug 1/2/3 Prices (range): $15-$25 Fabrefaction Theatre Conservatory, 999 Brady Ave. 404-876-9468 www.fabrefaction.org

TANGLE OF TALES 7/7/2014 7/12/2014 Gen Adm Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St. Roswell 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE August 14-24 Prices: $15-$40 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St NE 404-874-5299 www.ShakespeareTavern.com

PETER RABBIT TALES 7/14/2014 7/19/2014 Gen Adm Price: $5 Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St. Roswell 770-594-6232 roswellgov.com

THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION August 21 – September 7, 2014 Prices (range): $20-$35 Theatrical Outfit, The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie St N 877-725-8849 www.theatricaloutfit.org

GUYI-GUYI: THE OTHER UGLY DUCKLING 7/22/2014 8/3/2014 Gen Adm Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW 404-873-3391 puppet.org

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS August 21 – September 7 Prices: $15-$40 The Atlanta Shakespeare Company, The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St NE 404-874-5299 www.ShakespeareTavern.com

FESTIVALS NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL June-September* NBAF Various Metropolitan Atlanta locations 404-730-7315 www.nbaf.org *See full schedule of events in Summer ShowGuide Centerfold

JAY LENO 8/27/2014 Price: $53 to $200 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

770-916-2852 cobbenergycentre.com 2014 NATIONAL PUPPET SLAM 8/28/2014 8/30/2014 Price: $12 Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW 404-873-3391 puppet.org

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CHAINZ BROKEN August 29 – September 14th Prices: $20-25 Rising Sage Theatre Company, Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur 404-500-7243 www.risingsagetheatre.com

MUSICAL THEATRE THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 7/16/2014 8/9/2014 Price: $26 to $47 Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 404-607-7469 actors-express.com OKLAHOMA! 7/24/2014 8/10/2014 Gen Adm Price: $15 to $30 Serenbe Playhouse, Serenbe Community, 9110 Selborne Lane, Chattahoochee Hills 770-463-1110 serenbeplayhouse.com CATS 8/8/2014 8/24/2014 Price: $30 to $50 Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb County Civic Center Complex, 548 South Marietta Pkwy, Marietta 404-377-9948 atlantalyrictheatre.com

CONCERTS GIPSY KINGS 8/15/2014 Price: $35 to $79 Chastain Park Amphitheatre 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS 8/16/2014 Price: $29 to $65 Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com TORI AMOS 8/19/2014 Price: $42 to $67 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy.

770-916-2852 cobbenergycentre.com

BOYZ II MEN 8/22/2014 Price: $25.50 to $69.50 Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Dr. 404-733-5012 classicchastain.com MICHAEL MCDONALD AND TOTO 8/22/2014 Price: $56 to $96 The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE 1-855-285-8499 foxtheatre.org

KIDS SHOWS THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVORITES 8/5/2014 8/17/2014 Gen Adm Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW 404-873-3391 puppet.org SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER WITH MOTHER GOOSE 8/19/2014 9/21/2014 Gen Adm Price: $16.50 Center for Puppetry Arts 1404 Spring St. NW 404-873-3391 puppet.org

September THEATER LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES 9/3/2014 10/5/2014 Price: $20 to $30 Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107 404-607-7469 actors-express.com CRIMES OF THE HEART Sept. 5-6, 12-13 & 19-20 at 8 pm & Sept. 14 at 3 pm Prices (range): $18-$23 adults & $10-$15 students/ seniors Act3 Productions, Act3 Playhouse, 6285-R Roswell Road, Sandy Springs 770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org THE MERRY WIDOW 9/5/2014 9/7/2014 Gen Adm Price: $30 to $40 Georgia Shakespeare Conant Performing Arts Center, Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Rd. NE 404-504-1473 gashakespeare.org

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Visitors Bureau Tula Gallery Whole World Theater High Museum of Art Judy Jacobs Gallery Fabrefaction Theater Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center Southwest Arts Center Explore Gwinnett/ GCVB

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