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 ...
by Caroline Powell - May 03, 2026
What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at City Springs Theatre Company?...
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...
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...
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...
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....
by Russell Warne - March 21, 2026
Everyone's favorite plus-sized civil rights crusader is on stage again in Columbus....
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....
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....
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....
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A friendly dinner with friends escalates into something dangerous in this comedy-drama.
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...
Arthur Miller's timeless classic is raw, emotional, and more relevant than ever.
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...
Four days before Christmas, the Snowflake Inn in Tinsel, Texas, bursts with holiday cheer as quirky guests bring their festive joy.
What starts as a Halloween game becomes a deadly night of secrets, twists, and murder. And, you're invited!
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES BY JOSEFINA LÓPEZ DIRECTED BY: ERIKA VALESKA A tribute to the Latina immigrant journey - honoring real bodies, fierce strength, and...
Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., "Real Women Have Curves" is a heartfelt and humorous coming-of-age story about five Latina women navigating...
"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...
"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...
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" is a captivating romantic drama by Nilo Cruz, set in 1929 Ybor City, Florida. The play explores the lives of cigar...
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" is a charming and witty romantic comedy by Neil Simon that captures the essence of newlywed life in New York City....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Join us for Holiday Fun at Winter VibeZ 2023 - six wintry tales sure to warm your heart this season! Get your tickets today! ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 is the longest-running musical in the world and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is...
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...
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...
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....
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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