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Ancient China comes to life through song, dance and puppetry in Georgia Shakespeare's World Premiere family musical The Emperor and the Nightingale, July 14 - August 3, 2012 at the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, the show will delight children with its tale of true inner beauty. Opening Night is Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 404.504.1473 or online at www.gashakespeare.org.

Georgia Shakespeare presents its first-ever play by the great Oscar Wilde with the truly fun farce The Importance of Being Earnest, July 5 - August 3 at the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University.

Infidelity, trickery and a faked death are just some of the delightful plot twists in Shakespeare's beloved romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, presented by Georgia Shakespeare at the Conant Performing Arts Center June 21 - August 4. Opening Night is Friday, June 22, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 404.504.1473 or online at www.gashakespeare.org.

Georgia Shakespeare welcomes Atlanta back to the Bard this spring, kicking off its 27th season with the return of free theatre in Piedmont Park.

When the announcement appeared online last Friday, members of the Atlanta arts and theater community were shocked. After 26 years, Georgia Shakespeare, one of the top repertory theaters in the city, stands on the brink of shutting down for good.

The Suzi Bass Awards hosted their sixth annual celebration of Atlanta theatre last night at the Conant Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Oglethorpe University

The Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. announced nominations for the 2009-2010 Atlanta professional theatrical season this evening to an enthusiastic crowd of patrons and theatre industry artists. Guest announcers LaLa Cochran, Bart Hansard, and Anthony Rodriquez joined Suzi Awards Executive Director Deadra Moore in sharing the list of Nominees while playfully riffing on the 2009/2010 Atlanta theatre season.

Georgia Shakespeare announces the Family Classics Series production, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone. The production is based on the work of T.H. White, adapted and directed by Tim Conley and Allen O'Reilly and featuring the 2010-2011 Will Power Ensemble. Shrew: the Musical, Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear continue to run in repertory through August 8.

Due to overwhelming demand to see 'the Atlanta theater community's summer crowd-pleaser' (AJC), Georgia Shakespeare adds a performance of Shrew: the Musical to close the summer festival, Sunday, August 8, 7pm curtain.

Georgia Shakespeare announces the Family Classics Series production, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone, opening Tuesday, July 20, 7pm curtain. The production is based on the work of T.H. White, adapted and directed by Tim Conley and Allen O'Reilly and featuring the 2010-2011 Will Power Ensemble. Shrew: the Musical, Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear continue to run in repertory through August 8.

Georgia Shakespeare announces the Family Classics Series production, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone. The production is based on the work of T.H. White, adapted and directed by Tim Conley and Allen O'Reilly and featuring the 2010-2011 Will Power Ensemble. Shrew: the Musical, Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear continue to run in repertory through August 8.

Due to overwhelming demand to see 'the Atlanta theater community's summer crowd-pleaser' (AJC), Georgia Shakespeare adds a performance of Shrew: the Musical to close the summer festival, Sunday, August 8, 7pm curtain.

Georgia Shakespeare announces the Family Classics Series production, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone, opening Tuesday, July 20, 7pm curtain. The production is based on the work of T.H. White, adapted and directed by Tim Conley and Allen O'Reilly and featuring the 2010-2011 Will Power Ensemble. Shrew: the Musical, Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear continue to run in repertory through August 8.

Georgia Shakespeare announces the Family Classics Series production, The Legend of the Sword in the Stone, opening Tuesday, July 20, 7pm curtain. The production is based on the work of T.H. White, adapted and directed by Tim Conley and Allen O'Reilly and featuring the 2010-2011 Will Power Ensemble. Shrew: the Musical, Love's Labour's Lost and King Lear continue to run in repertory through August 8.