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ACT1 THEATER

180 Academy Street
Alpharetta, GA 30009
(770) 663-8989

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We are an all-volunteer, non-equity theatre company serving the Alpharetta community for 25+ years at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.



Review: A Dismally Beautiful NORTH COUNTRY at Actor's Express


by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - February 14, 2026

Actor’s Express has opened their 38th season with the acclaimed musical Girl From the North Country, now playing through March 8. With book by Connor McPherson alongside the songs of Bob Dylan, the jukebox musical’s UK and New York debuts in 2017 and 2018, respectively, earned favorable reviews ...

Review: BLEEDING HEARTS at Theatrical Outfit


by Jennifer Skura Boutell - February 09, 2026

Theatrical Outfit’s world premier BLEEDING HEARTS written by Atlanta playwright Steve Yockey and directed by Sean Daniels starts with ferocious comedic momentum that feels equal parts Oscar Wilde on SNL, the 2014 Adult Swim cult TOO MANY COOKS, and a virtul signalers wrestling match....

Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Aurora Theatre


by Joseph Harrison - January 24, 2026

You can witness the hilarity that ensues when a stage play goes literally off the rails in Aurora Theatre’s latest production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG – a breathlessly hilarious farce-within-a-farce that proves there is no calamity too big to keep this show from making it to the final curtain...

Review: FREDERICK at Synchronicity


by Jennifer Skura Boutell - December 29, 2025

Synchronicity Theatre’s production of FREDERICK, adapted by Suzanne Maynard Miller and directed by Julie Skrzypek, is an imaginative children's musical based on Leo Lionni’s beloved classic story that celebrates creativity, courage, and the joy of being yourself. ...

THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Past Shows

Shiloh Rules
Shiloh Rules
Feb 7 – Feb 16, 2025

A dedicated Union nurse and a mysterious Confederate refugee meet on the Shiloh battlefield to compete for the title of Best Female Reenactor of the...

Little Women the Musical
Little Women the Musical
Dec 6 – Dec 22, 2024

The Civil War is in full swing, and the March sisters -- Meg, the oldest, a romantic, the spirited and tomboyish Jo, sweet and loving...

Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
Oct 18 – Oct 26, 2024

Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet—“star-crossed lovers” whose families’ long-standing feud has pitted neighbor against neighbor in Verona, a city torn apart by...

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
Sep 6 – Sep 22, 2024

Madame Arcati, a spiritualist medium holds a séance for Charles, a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first...

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Jun 7 – Jun 23, 2024

When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who...

Eurydice
Eurydice
Feb 9 – Feb 18, 2024

In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must...

12 Angry Jurors
12 Angry Jurors
Sep 8 – Sep 24, 2023

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn’t stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12...

Big Fish, the Musial
Big Fish, the Musial
Jun 2 – Jun 18, 2023

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH tells the story of Edward Bloom, a...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Feb 24 – Feb 26, 2023

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage’s fast-paced, sly satire will take you on a seventy-year journey through Vera’s life and the cultural climate that originally shaped...

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Dec 3 – Dec 19, 2021

December 3-19, 2021 Fri/Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 2 pm ACT1 Theater MainstageBased on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen...

Boys Next Door
Boys Next Door
Mar 2 – Mar 18, 2018

The place is a communal residence in a New England city, where four mentally handicapped men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly...

A Dickens Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultous Acts
A Dickens Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultous Acts
Dec 1 – Dec 17, 2017

From the author of the popular Faith County and An Evening of Culture - Faith County II comes a completely different adaptation of the holiday...

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