Renita James

Aurora Theatre Names Kirsten King as Director of Education

Handpicked from an impressive group of candidates, Ms. King will oversee all aspects of Aurora Theatre’s robust education program including curriculum development, production talkback coordination, supervising and teaching the Apprentice Company.

Weird Sisters Theatre Project Has Selected New Producing Team

The Weird Sisters Theatre Project has selected a brand-new team of female artists to continue producing theatre in Atlanta by women, for everyone. In the vein of the company's mission to foster and cultivate opportunities for women in the arts with a commitment to producing works by women for everyone, they are excited to bequeath their power and responsibilities to the next outstanding producing team. Applications were shared in late summer 2019 with the Atlanta arts community and two rounds of interviews were conducted this fall by a conglomerate of founding members and producers from the outgoing team.

THE 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS To Play Aurora Theatre this Holiday Season

Theatergoers are invited to kick off the holiday season with festive cheer during Aurora Theatre's annual comedy hit The 12 Dates of Christmas, November 25-December 23!

Synchronicity Theatre and Gateway Performance Productions bring a local legend to life with The One and Only Ivan, an adaptation with movement and puppetry of Katherine Applegate's Newbery Award-winning novel based on the true story of Ivan the Gorilla, who found a home at Zoo Atlanta from 1994 to 2012.

Synchronicity Theatre and Gateway Performance Productions bring a local legend to life with The One and Only Ivan, an adaptation with movement and puppetry of Katherine Applegate's Newbery Award-winning novel based on the true story of Ivan the Gorilla, who found a home at Zoo Atlanta from 1994 to 2012.

While watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mary sees her fiance kiss another woman on national TV! Over the next year, Mary is set up, hooked up, strung up, and fed up as she stumbles back into the dating scene. Renita James stars in this delicious one-woman show - get a first look at her onstage below!

Fun fall programming heads to the Aurora Theatre stage this September, with concerts, comedies and classes in store for metro-Atlanta audiences.

Fun fall programming heads to the Aurora Theatre stage this September, with concerts, comedies and classes in store for metro-Atlanta audiences.

In preparation for an ambitious 2016-17 Season, Aurora Theatre proudly announces the addition of two new members, Renita James and Lauren Robinson, to its full-time staff. With this addition, Aurora Theatre now boasts a staff of 16 employees and more than 300 part-time and contract workers.