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The Storytelling Ability of a Boy
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Love gets dangerous when a young English teacher gets involved in the personal lives of two of her students, a strange boy with a gift for writing and a brooding young girl with a nail gun. Darkly funny and deeply moving
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Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Exit, Pursued by a Bear is a play based on one violent stage direction (Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale). Likewise, our heroine will sacrifice it all to get out in this hilariously brutal modern revenge comedy. Part "I Love Lucy", part Jacobean revenge tragedy, part beautiful ballet, part nature special, and part feminist power ballad set in the North Georgia mountains. Exit is not over till the bears are in pursuit.
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101 Humiliating Stories
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
In 101 Humiliating Stories, Lisa Kron dives deep into the universal experience of humiliation. Performer Shelby Hofer shares a series of humiliations past, present, and future. An invitation to perform at her high school reunion in Lansing, Michigan, triggers another series of anxiety-filled fantasies. How will she, a lesbian East Village performance artist, cope with her Midwestern classmates? 101 Humiliating Stories is evocative, moving, and, overall, hilarious.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Venue: The Balzer Theatre at Herren's
A beloved classic by Barbara Robinson about six very unruly children who teach a whole church about the true meaning of the holiday season.
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The Brand New Kid
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Lazlo S. Gasky starts second grade in a new city and a new country and feels awfully lonely, until popular Ellie McSnelly decides to look beyond his “funny” accent and give him a chance. A great message for kids 4+
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Hillary Clinton Got Me Pregnant
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Actor, playwright and social observer Gogerty tells a hilarious, semi-autobiographical tale of one hopeful liberal's journey from the uncertainty of post-9/11 America, through the Bush years and motherhood, to the giddy Tomorrowland of Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of these United States.
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Women + War
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
The women speak. Our company-created hit from 2005 returns, with a vibrant tapestry of startling, hopeful, heartbreaking and funny stories that cast new light on the wartime experiences of soldiers, refugees, defense contractors, missionaries, activists and others. Text, movement and visuals help you see, feel and hear these women as they share personal, not political, tales. This new version of the show clocks in at 90 minutes, with all the emotional punch of the original and more focused storytelling.
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Bunnicula
Venue: Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre
What’s making the veggies in the Monroe family fridge turn white?! Harold the dog and Chester the cat have their suspicions, but it couldn’t be that cute little bunny … right? A spooky mystery for ages 5+.
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Free to Be… You and Me
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
A groovy musical that lets children know, in the words of Marlo Thomas, “that each of their Happily Ever Afters can and will be different. And exciting. And their own.” Fast, fun and fabulous for kids 4+ and the moms and dads who learned early to run to where the children are free.
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Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
A cafe. A dead man. A ringing cell phone. When Jean answers a dead stranger's phone, she is whisked into a new life of romance, infidelity and international intrigue. Ruhl (The Clean House, Eurydice) spins a whimsical, wistful love story about our need to connect in a disconnected age. The New York Times called Dead Man "a beguiling new comedy" when it premiered off-Broadway in March 2009.
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The Brand New Kid
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Lazlo S. Gasky starts second grade in a new city in a new country and feels awfully lonely until popular Ellie McSnelly decides to look beyond his “funny” accent and give him a chance. A great message for kids 4+.
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Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
How do you face your children when you can’t face down your demons? On her first day back from a tour of duty in Iraq, Jenny Sutter isn’t ready to go home. She escapes to Slab City, a concrete garden of wandering souls. The strange assortment of residents, including a pleasure-addicted maven with a gambling problem and an unlikely preacher might just be the key to bring Jenny’s spirit back from the war and lead the way home.
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Looking for the Pony
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Breast cancer can’t stop Lauren from trying to take care of everyone around her. But Oisie, her sister, knows her soul. They grab hands and embark on a roller-coaster ride of achievements and treatments, laughter and heartache. Together they arrive at their final destination, supporting each other with love and laughs as only sisters can. A fast-paced journey dedicated to the fierce love of two sisters and the overwhelming joy of family.
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1:23
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Susan Smith, Andrea Yates, Juana Leija; once normal women, normal mothers. Now branded forever by their ability to commit the unthinkable crime. In Carson Kreitzer’s stunning drama, we peer into the defining moments of three broken lives through the eyes of the detectives charged with sifting through the shards while struggling to stay sane. Can the water that drowned their children ever wash these women clean?
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The Snow Queen
Venue: Actor's Express at the King Plow Arts Center
Young Kai is captured by the Snow Queen and the world is turned upside down. Can Gerda, with her pure heart, save him? This classic story, in a spellbinding musical adaptation, is an adventure for the heroes in us all.
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
It is just a bit of kindness, to offer a cookie to a poor, hungry little mouse. Right? Little did one kind but ill-fated boy know that it was the first step toward the end of civilization as he knows it! One thing leads to another, and another, and another until mayhem hits and you can’t even remember how it all began. Oh, yes, it was a cookie. Based on the hit book by Laura Joffee Numeroff.
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Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
That’s right – the sell-out hit from last season is back! Join the irreverent and irrepressible Junie B. Jones and all her friends again for another hilarious round of misunderstandings and kindergarten hijinks. Junie can’t wait to meet her brand new monkey brother. Don’t wait to get your tickets!
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My Name is Rachel Corrie
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
An intimate, piercing one-woman show based on letters and diary entries written by Rachel Corrie, who at 23 was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while attempting to protect a Palestinian home. Straight from its controversial and sold-out New York and London runs – Rachel Corrie is an autobiographical portrait of a fierce, intelligent, messy, American idealist coming of age.
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Angela’s Mixtape
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
How do you find your voice while growing in the shadow of an icon? Eisa Davis, niece and namesake of Angela Davis, presents us with a mixtape of her quest for personal authenticity through the voices of five women and a hip-hop beat.
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Expecting Isabel
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Miranda and Nick want a baby. Simple, right? But, are they ready for the hormones, headstands, and hamsters it will take to get their wish? The award-winning author of Living Out brings us an honest, open, and hilarious look at fertility in the 21st century.
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A Year with Frog & Toad
Venue: Actor's Express at the King Plow Arts Center
Last season’s sell-out hit is back for a strictly limited run! Named “Best Children’s Show 2005” in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, join fabulous friends Frog and Toad in this spirited and charming musical fun for the whole family. Re-visit the toe-tapping songs “Toad Looks Funny in a Bathing Suit,” “Cookies,” “I’m Coming out of my Shell” and see just what those sassy squirrels are up to. Perfect for fun-loving grown-ups and kids age four and up.
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Junie B. Jones – and a little monkey business!
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Silliness and a whole lotta spunk has got a new name, and it is JUNIE B. JONES! When this spirited and sassy young lady gets a new little brother who is “a cute little monkey,” things get all mixed up! Based on the wildly popular book of the same name, this fun and footloose musical comes from the creators of Miss Nelson is Missing. For kids 4 and up.
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The Van Gogh Café
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Life is pretty normal for Clara who lives in Kansas above a little café. Then a possum comes to visit. Suddenly, everyone stops arguing and starts being happy. This is just the beginning of the magic. Enter the delightful world of wonder, sit down for a plate of Clara’s dad’s cooking, and in this charming world premiere adaptation, discover what true kindness and family really mean.
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The Van Gogh Café Playreading
Venue: Other location
This week, we gather with director Clint Thornton and composer John Cerreta to workshop the script. On Saturday, please join us as we present the first version of this exciting new work. This is your chance to see a play at the beginnings of its life - before we bring it to our stage in the world premiere production next April. Children are more than welcome to attend this reading and to share their thoughts afterwards.
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Playmaking for Girls - Public Performance
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
A powerful, hard-hitting look at the life of incarcerated teens. Written and performed by the girls themselves along with professional actors.
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Miss Nelson is Missing!
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
Sweet Miss Nelson has been replaced with the scary substitute Viola Swamp…who won’t even have a story hour! Your whole family will love this witty, wacky musical, which teaches a valuable lesson about kindness and respect.
Based on the beloved children's book.
For kids 4 & up.
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Fall
Venue: 7 Stages Theatre
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