Review: A Dismally Beautiful NORTH COUNTRY at Actor's Express
Actor’s Express has opened their 38th season with the acclaimed musical Girl From the North Country, now playing through March 8.
Peter Hardy News
The 2025 Essential Theatre Play Festival Kicks Off This Week
The 2025 Essential Theatre Play Festival kicks off at 7Stages in Little Five Points with the World Premiere of Matt Hoffman's A Very Special Hospital, directed by Peter Hardy.
Matt Hoffman Receives Essential Theatre Playwriting Award
Essential Theatre has announced the 2025 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner, Matt Hoffman, for his script A Very Special Hospital Learn more here!
25th Essential Festival Opens With World Premiere Written by Founder
On August 9, the 2024 Essential Theatre Silver Anniversary Play Festival will kick off at 7Stages in Little Five Points with a very special World Premiere: Peter Hardy's The Other Part of the Picture, directed by Ellen McQueen.
The Essential Theatre Play Festival Celebrates 25 Years!
The Essential Theatre Play Festival will celebrate 25 years this August with a full schedule of new work by Georgia writers.
2024 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup Featuring Q&A's, Panels & More
2024 NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival has revealed the full lineup featuring feature-length films, short films, and more.
Essential Theatre's Bare Essentials Play Reading Series Begins Monday
From August 11 to September 3, Essential Theatre is presenting its 24th Festival featuring two World Premiere productions, four staged readings, partner presentations of two more plays, and a 10 Minute Play Bootcamp Showcase - all by Georgia playwrights.
World Premiere Of THE WISHING PLACE Opens August 18 At 7Stages
From August 11 to September 3, Essential Theatre is presenting its 24th Festival featuring two World Premiere productions, four staged readings, partner presentations of two more plays, and a 10 Minute Play Bootcamp Showcase - all by Georgia playwrights.
Essential Festival Opens August 11 With World Premiere Of THE MANUSCRIPT
From August 11 to September 3, Essential Theatre is presenting its 24th Festival featuring two World Premiere productions, four staged readings, partner presentations of two more plays, and a 10 Minute Play Bootcamp Showcase - all by Georgia playwrights.
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; City Springs Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; at Springer Opera House Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; at Springer Opera House Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; City Springs Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards; City Springs' WEST SIDE STORY Leads Best Musical
The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Atlanta Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Review: Sex Crimes Discovered at Local Theater - in THE OUTRAGE MACHINE by Daniel Carter Brown at West End Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of THE OUTRAGE MACHINE BY DANIEL CARTER BROWN at West End Performing Arts Center?
2022 Essential Theatre Play Festival Continues With Readings Of New Plays
From July 29 to August 28, Essential Theatre presents its 23rd Festival with the world premieres of two plays and four staged readings, all by Georgia playwrights.
Essential Theatre to Present 23rd Summer Play Festival Featuring Two World Premieres & More
From July 29 to August 28, Essential Theatre is presenting its 23rd Festival with the world premieres of two plays and four staged readings, all by Georgia playwrights.
The 2021 Essential Festival Opens With Erin Considine's RAISING THE DEAD
Essential Theatre is back live this fall with the 2021 Essential Play Festival, featuring the world premiere productions of two award winning plays by Georgia playwrights.
2021 Essential Theatre Play Festival Returns This Fall
Essential Theatre is back live this fall, bringing their 2021 Playwriting Award winning plays, Calming the Man by Anthony Lamarr White and Raising the Dead by Erin Considine, to the stage along with a two night only encore performance of Shelby Hofer's High Risk, Baby!
Georgia Playwrights Retake the Stage Next Month
The 2020 Essential Play Festival was cancelled due to COVID - making 2020 the first year since the Festival began in 1999 that there hasn’t been a festival - and the company moved to online play readings and launched community playwriting classes to fill the programming gap.
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