12th Annual Essential Theatre Festival Kicks Off 7/8
The 12th Annual Essential Theatre Festival opens July 8th with three exciting new plays running in repertory through August 8th at Essential Theatre @ Actors Express.
Darker Face of the Earth
by Rita Dove, directed by Betty Hart
The Georgia Premiere of a stunning tragic drama by a Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American poet (and former Poet Laureate of the United States). The classic story of Oedipus is re-imagined on a slave plantation in the American South.
Adult situations, with some violence.
Qualities of Starlight
by Gabriel Jason Dean, directed by Peter Hardy
The World Premiere of a twisted family comedy about a successful young astronomer who brings his wife home to the north Georgia mountains and the simple country household in which he grew up. And where his parents are now addicted to crystal meth. Winner of the 2010 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.
Adult language and onstage drug use
by Peter Hardy, directed by Ellen McQueen
The Georgia Premiere of a comic drama about the growing friendship between two very different college students working together in the lobby of a 1970s movie theatre in a southern university town. Winner of a New Southern Theatre Festival Playwriting Award.
Date & Time
July 8th ~ August 8, 2010
Essential Theatre @ Actors Express
887 W. Marietta St.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Tickets
General Admission ~ $16-$24 Advance online purchase saves $2
http://EssentialTheatre.tix.com or call 800.595.4849
For more information about Essential Theatre, visit http://www.EssentialTheatre.com
About Essential Theatre
The Essential Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)3 professional, theatre company is dedicated to nurturing new work by Georgia playwrights and giving Atlanta audiences the opportunity to enjoy exciting world and regional premieres.
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