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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: CHICKEN AND BISCUITS at Springer Opera House


by Russell Warne - April 23, 2026

'Family is a loaded word.' This line from Douglas Lyons's script for Chicken & Biscuits epitomizes the play. At the funeral for the patriarch of the Jenkins clan, the question of 'family' loads every scene with meaning and humor. At the Springer Opera House, Chicken & Biscuits is a comedy about fa...

Review: VENUS at Actor's Express


by Joseph Harrison - April 21, 2026

There is something truly special about a play’s world premiere. Being some of the first audiences to experience a story brings with it a sense of excitement and uncertainty and is a real thrill. That is especially true when a play finds ways to surprise you the way Steve Yockey’s VENUS does. Thi...

Review: THE PRICE at Theatrical Outfit


by Jennifer Skura Boutell - April 20, 2026

On stage at Theatrical Outfit until May 3rd, Arthur Miller's THE PRICE showcases the same team who made a previous Atlanta favorite, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY with director Matt Torney. This late-career Miller treasure takes place in a New York brownstone attic where two estranged brothers reunite after th...

REVIEW: Laughing Through Tears At Stage Door Theatre’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS


by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - April 13, 2026

Any Southern woman worth her salt can drop at least one quote from the classic play-cum-film Steel Magnolias, and now Atlantans of any gender have the chance to catch an excellent production of Robert Harling’s award-winning play right here at Stage Door Theatre in Dunwoody, now through April 19....

Review: HAIRSPRAY at Springer Opera House


by Russell Warne - March 21, 2026

Everyone's favorite plus-sized civil rights crusader is on stage again in Columbus....

Review: COME FROM AWAY Lands Perfectly at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - March 15, 2026

City Springs Theatre Company continues its 8th season with a regional premiere of COME FROM AWAY. This is a must-see/don't-miss production....

Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS at Georgia Ensemble Theatre


by Joseph Harrison - March 15, 2026

For more than forty years, Gerard Alessandrini’s FORBIDDEN BROADWAY has gleefully taken the Great White Way to task, lovingly skewering its biggest hits, brightest stars, and most self-serious habits through razor-sharp lyrical parodies and a cabaret-style format built for quick-change virtuosity....

Review: FIRES, OHIO at Alliance Theatre


by Jennifer Skura Boutell - March 16, 2026

On the Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre, FIRES, OHIO by Beth Hyland and directed by Marissa Wolf is the well-deserved winner of the 22nd Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition....

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....

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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