It Had To Be You
BY RENEE TAYLOR & JOSEPH BOLOGNADIRECTED BY: SCOTT ROSSOn a snowbound Christmas Eve in New York, an over-the-hill actress holds a TV commercial director captive,...
Merely Players Presents
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Upcoming Shows
Other Desert Cities
BY JON ROBIN BAITZDIRECTED BY: KEVIN DEWOther Desert Cities is a gripping and intelligent family drama set during a holiday gathering in Palm Springs. When Brooke...
Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz
Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents and bearing a manuscript which reveals a devastating
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAYBY JOE LANDRYDIRECTED BY: MARLA KROHNIt’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry brings the...
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
Bringing Frank Capra’s classic film to the stage, this radio play adaptation tells the heartwarming tale of George Bailey as he reflects on his life
The Women of Willow Creek
THE WOMEN OF WILLOW CREEKBY JAMIE GOSSDIRECTED BY: JAMIE GOSSSet over the course of 28 days in a rehabilitation facility, this play captures a powerful...
The Clean House
THE CLEAN HOUSEBY SARAH RUHLDIRECTED BY: JULIE SMITHThis funny, imaginative, and unexpectedly poignant play is about relationships, purpose, and what it truly means to care...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNERBY TODD KREIDLERDIRECTED BY: JACKSON TRENTTodd Kreidler reimagines the iconic story for the stage with warmth, humor, and sharp social insight....
Review: BASURA at Alliance Theatre
by Joseph Harrison - June 20, 2026
Featuring music and lyrics by Gloria Estefan and Emily Estefan, a book by Karen Zacarías, and direction by Michael Greif, BASURA is a vibrant, uplifting new musical filled with heart, hope, and the transformative power of music....
REVIEW: Aurora Theatre’s IN THE HEIGHTS Soars
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - June 12, 2026
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical In the Heights takes standard Broadway fare and moves it slightly more uptown - to 183rd Street, to be specific. Lawrenceville's Aurora Theatre has its patrons do the same, moving a little further north outside the Perimeter to see their own new production of t...
REVIEW: Radical Royals Dazzle in SIX at the Fabulous Fox Theatre
by Amanda Theriot-Greenwell - May 03, 2026
Take six insanely talented songstresses, a four-piece all-female band, an intricate LED-based set piece, some glow-in-the-dark glasses and studded platform boots, and what have you got? Surely not a historical recreation of the tale of Henry VIII and his six infamous wives. Yet that is exactly what ...
Review: MEAN GIRLS is “Blowing Up” at City Springs Theatre Company
by Caroline Powell - May 03, 2026
What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at City Springs Theatre Company?...
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....
Past Shows
The Cake
Love, acceptance, and delicious dilemmas. When the girl she raised returns home to marry her fiancée, Della's world is turned upside down.
Disgraced
A friendly dinner with friends escalates into something dangerous in this comedy-drama.
Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar
DISGRACEDBY AYAD AKHTARDIRECTED BY: JOANIE MCELROYIn Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Disgraced, a successful Pakistani-American attorney, Amir Kapoor, seems to have it all—career, culture, and...
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller's timeless classic is raw, emotional, and more relevant than ever.
Doubt: A Parable
Merely Players Presents is thrilled to announce that Down Right Theatre will take the stage as a guest company to present John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize– and Tony...
Dashing Through the Snow
Four days before Christmas, the Snowflake Inn in Tinsel, Texas, bursts with holiday cheer as quirky guests bring their festive joy.
A Party to Murder
What starts as a Halloween game becomes a deadly night of secrets, twists, and murder. And, you're invited!
Real Women Have Curves
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES BY JOSEFINA LÓPEZ DIRECTED BY: ERIKA VALESKA A tribute to the Latina immigrant journey - honoring real bodies, fierce strength, and...
Our Town
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder is a timeless classic that captures the essence of small-town American life in the early 20th century. Set in the...
FeaturedHoliday Play - Let Nothing You Dismay
"Let Nothing You Dismay" by Atlanta playwright Topher Payne is a heartwarming and hilarious comedy that centers around a young couple preparing to adopt their...
Holiday Show
ShakesBEER!
On All Hallows’ Eve, the veil between the living and the dead thins, and our theater will transform into a den of dark, forbidden spirits....
Anna in the Tropics - English & Spanish
"Anna in the Tropics" is a captivating romantic drama by Nilo Cruz, set in 1929 Ybor City, Florida. The play explores the lives of cigar...
Anna in the Tropics
Merely Players Presents stages Nilo Cruz's romantic drama, Anna in the Tropics, set in 1929 Ybor City, Florida, within the vibrant backdrop of a cigar...
Barefoot in the Park - On Stage July 11 - 21
"Barefoot in the Park" is a charming and witty romantic comedy by Neil Simon that captures the essence of newlywed life in New York City....
Good People
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s...
Gloria
Get ready for an unforgettable journey into the fast-paced world of Manhattan's magazine industry with "Gloria." This witty, sharp, and thought-provoking play delves into the...
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! From multi-award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig comes a fast-paced adventure about everyone’s favorite detective solving his most...
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Ken Ludwig
In Ken Ludwig's gripping Sherlock Holmes mystery, "Baskerville," Holmes and Watson race against time to solve a cursed family's case. With wit and deception, eight...
Winter VibeZ: 2023
Join us for Holiday Fun at Winter VibeZ 2023 - six wintry tales sure to warm your heart this season! Get your tickets today! ...
The AI Chronicles
Artificial Intelligence is coming at us from every direction, and we don’t yet know whether it is friend or foe. Should we fear it as...
The Woman in Black
A chilling tale of a lawyer who becomes ensnared in a haunting mystery. While settling the affairs of a recently deceased client at a secluded...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Meet Christopher Boone, 15, who is great with numbers but not social situations. When Christopher discovers a dog that has been killed, he sets on...
Independence Day at Happy Meadows
It's the Fourth of July and the women of Happy Meadows are longing for independence. They're fed up with the rules, the regulations, and especially...
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by James Lecesne - A Staged Reading
One actor, Daniel Guyton, portrays every character in a small Jersey Shore town as he unravels the story of Leonard Pelkey, a tenaciously optimistic and...
FeaturedWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee
What has been called one of America's greatest plays opens Friday, April 21 at Merely Players Presents. Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf gives...
Marry Me a Little
Merely Players Presents brings you Marry Me a Little: a Stephen Sondheim Revue featuring the talents of Caroline Kirk and Bradley T. Johnson, musically-directed by...
FeaturedWinter VibeZ
Five short plays, nine amazing actors, and one intimate venue! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll experience all the feelz that December brings! Join us for...
Skeleton Crew
Merely Players Presents announces its second show of the 22-23 season, Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau. At the start of the Great Recession in 2008,...
The 39 Steps
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for...
The Fantasticks by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones
The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is...
The Mother of God Visits Hell
Based on a poem described in "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the Virgin Mary travels to hell to comfort the souls in torment. While...
FeaturedSpoonriver Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
WhenSpoon River Anthologywaspublished in 1915, Edgar Lee Masters shattered the myth of small-town America as the bastion of American virtue. In his thinly veiled fictional...
The Meeting by Jeff Stetson
Fascinating and dramatically compelling, this eloquent play depicts the supposed meeting of two of the most important men of modern times: Malcolm X and Dr....
Un Lugar Para Sueños
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with Merely Players Presents! September 26 at 7 p.m., Un Lugar Para Sueos (in English, A Place for Dreams) retells the...
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2026 Season Marietta Theatre Company (1/22-8/22) |
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Meet the cast of AT ALL COST National tour a Play by Rashida Costa CRCA Theatre (11/28-11/28) |
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C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (9/27-9/27) |
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Jack Johnson at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park (8/21-8/21) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Fox Theatre (9/02-9/20) |
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It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre (11/06-11/22) |
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Monty Python Spamalot Fox Theatre - Atlanta (7/21-7/26) |
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C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up and Further In Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (9/27-9/27) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by The United European Ballet Company Miller Theater (10/04-10/04) |
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