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BY CHRISTOPHER BARKER

Georgia Ensemble Theatre & Conservatory Artistic Director Robert J. Farley is relinquishing his role at the end of the 2017-

2018 season and leaving an established, thriving professional theater and theater arts conservatory for Roswell and North

Georgia residents.Farley and wife Anita co-founded

Roswell’s resident professional theater in 1992, and Anita Allen-Farley will continue as Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) managing director. GET’s board of directors chose Alan Kilpatrick to serve as associate artistic director during Farley’s last season with the theater company, and Kilpatrick will become artistic director beginning in the 2018-2019 season at Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The company will have produced 174 plays by the end of the 25th season.

Kilpatrick is known in the Atlanta theater world for his acting and directing and served on the administrative staff at Marietta’s Theatre in the Square and Atlanta Lyric Theatre. Now at Georgia Ensemble, “let’s get to work; we have stories to share!,” says Kilpatrick.

“I am happy that GET is at a place where it is stable, vital and operating with more performance and educational programs than at any time in our history,” said Farley in announcing that he’s leaving. “Given that, plus the fact that I do have other goals in life outside of the theater that I wish to explore before it is too late, I feel that this a good chapter in time for me to retire

from the theater profession. Passing the torch of artistic leadership to Mr. Kilpatrick will provide GET with one of the kindest and most skilled theater artists working in Atlanta today.

“Our 25th silver anniversary season is going to be one big party all season long. Each play I have selected to celebrate this huge occasion has been chosen as a tribute to our subscribers, donors, sponsors and

supporters.”Farley’s final

season opened with the Broadway musical “Once On This Island” in September and continues with Topher Payne’s “Morningside” Oct. 26 to Nov. 12. “Morningside” is set in the Atlanta neighborhood, where nine multi-generational women with secrets and a case of champagne

gather for a baby shower.Kilpatrick directs “Tenderly – The

Rosemary Clooney Musical,” based on the actor’s life, Jan. 11-28. Songs include “Come on-a My House,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” “Count Your Blessings,” “Hey There” and “Mambo Italiano.”

The Southeastern premiere of “A Comedy of Tenors” is on the GET stage March 1-18. Set in 1930s Paris, the companion to Ken Ludwig’s Tony Award-

winning American farce “Lend Me a Tenor” features four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium full of screaming fans.

In his final production, Farley directs what the rights owners say is the most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical of all time, “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story,” April

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Featuring iconic historical images and contemporary works honoring the legacy

of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement

Taking its title from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech before his assassination in 1968, the High Museum of Art’s

photography exhibition “‘A Fire That No Water Could Put Out’: Civil Rights Photography” (Nov. 4 through May 27, 2018) will reflect on the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year in American history. The more than 40 prints to be featured are drawn in large part from the museum’s collection of photography documenting the civil rights movement, which is among the most significant in the world. Iconic historical images will be presented alongside works by contemporary photographers that illuminate the legacy of the movement.

“While Dr. King’s assassination is often cited as the closing bookend of the civil rights movement, activism over the past 50 years has continued efforts to advance racial equality and justice in the United States,” said Erin Nelson, the High’s curatorial assistant for photography and curator of the exhibition. “Through some

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Civil Rights photography exhibition to commemorate 50th anniversary of 1968

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arrested outside a Montgomery, Alabama courtroom where his friend and associate Ralph Abernathy is appearing for a trial in 1958. The photo is by Charles Moore, a local photographer at the time. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

Farley leaving successful Georgia Ensemble Theatre

Georgia Ensemble Theatre co-founder and Artistic Director Robert J. Farley is leaving after the company’s 25th anniversary season.

Ethan Ray Parker was Jerry Lee Lewis in ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s biggest show ever. PHOTO BY CAYCE CALLAWAY

Molly Coyne played Eliza Doolittle in ‘My Fair Lady.’ PHOTO BY DAN CARMODY n FARLEY | Page 6

“I am happy that GET is at a place where

it is stable, vital and operating with more

performance and educational programs

than at any time in our history.”

— ROBERT FARLEY

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Georgia Ensemble Theatre ................. 1, 6-8Civil Rights photography exhibition ...... 1, 2‘The Ringo Starr Fine Art Show’ ............... 2Holiday Collection ................................... 3Gladiators coming to Fernbank ................ 4‘Cardboard Piano’ at Actor’s Express ........ 4November Calendar ................................ 5‘Miss Bennet’ at Theatrical Outfit ............. 9Rudolph at Center for Puppetry Arts........ 10‘Crazy for You’ opens at Brenau .............. 11‘The Flying Dutchman’ opens season ...... 11‘Hand to God’ at Dad’s Garage .............. 12

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The Ann Jackson Gallery, 932 Canton Street in Roswell, is celebrating the upcoming Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band’s 2017

concert at the Fox Theatre with a very special exhibit and sale featuring hand signed, limited edition art from Ringo Starr.

The exhibit will run Wednesday, Nov. 8 through Saturday, Nov 11; hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. “The Ringo Starr Fine Art Show” is free. All works are available to purchase with 100 percent of Ringo’s proceeds going to the Lotus Foundation.

Ringo Starr will personally meet and take a photo with customers who purchase select pieces of his hand signed artwork prior to his concert Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Fox Theatre. (The Ringo Starr meet and greet is only available to customers of the Ann Jackson Gallery exhibit, not valid on prior purchases). This once in a lifetime opportunity is a way to say thanks to the people who support the Lotus Foundation.

Of his art, Ringo said, “I started in the late 90s with my computer art. While I was touring, it gave me something to do in all those crazy hotels you have to stay in on the road.”

One of the highlights of Ringo’s pop art releases is “Peace & Love,” featuring Ringo

of the most powerful images from our civil rights collection, including recent acquisitions, this exhibition underscores photography’s pivotal role in chronicling the important moments that shaped our past and the current events and perspectives that will influence our future.”

Presented in the High’s Lucinda Weil Bunnen Gallery for Photography, the exhibition will be arranged into three sections that explore the era of Dr. King’s leadership, the year of his death and contemporary reflections on the civil rights movement’s enduring legacy. Artists featured include renowned 20th century photographers Gordon Parks, Danny Lyon, Charles Moore, Roy DeCarava, James Hinton, Steve Schapiro, Diane Arbus, Ernest Withers, Doris Derby and Burk Uzzle as well as notable contemporary photographers David Alekhuogie, Dawoud Bey, Jason Lazarus and Sheila Pree Bright. The works on view demonstrate these artists’ wide-ranging approaches to documenting and responding to the civil rights movement, from the photojournalistic to the poetic, from tender portraiture to conceptual landscapes.

Highlights of the exhibition include:• Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006),

“Outside Looking In, Mobile Alabama,” 1956. In this photograph, a group of black children look through a fence at a whites-only playground. The image took up almost a full page in Parks’ Life magazine photo essay “The Restraints: Open and Hidden,” which documented how segregation affected the lives of a black family in the Jim Crow South.

• Charles Moore (American, 1931–2010), “Martin Luther King Jr. Arrested, Montgomery, Alabama,” 1958. On Sept. 3, 1958, Dr. King was arrested for loitering at the Montgomery courthouse after being harassed and denied entrance to a hearing for fellow civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy. Moore, a local photographer, followed the commotion from the street into the police station, where he captured this image of Dr. King being manhandled by the arresting officers. The Associated Press published Moore’s photograph, which propelled his involvement in the civil rights movement.

• Steve Schapiro (American, born 1936), “Dr. Martin Luther King’s Motel Room after He Was Shot, Memphis, Tennessee,” 1968. A staff photographer for Life magazine, Schapiro was sent to Memphis immediately following the assassination of Dr. King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. Upon arrival, he was granted access to Dr. King’s motel room by one of King’s aides. Schapiro captured this photograph of some of the last things that Dr. King touched, including a copy of Soul Force magazine and a Styrofoam coffee cup.

• Eight recently acquired prints by American photojournalist Burk Uzzle (American, born 1938), a distinguished member of the Magnum Photos cooperative. The works include poignant scenes from the March in Memphis, led by Coretta Scott King just four days after her husband’s death, as well as some of the most iconic images of Dr. King’s funeral procession in Atlanta.

• Four photographs by Atlanta-based Dr. Doris Derby (American, born 1939) that document her experience working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in late 1960s Mississippi. Her portraits of women lawyers, politicians, grass-roots organizers and volunteers illustrate the civil rights movement’s reliance on collaboration between hundreds of unsung heroes working for change in their communities.

• Two works by Los Angeles–based photographer David Alekhuogie (American, born 1986) from “Baptism,” a 2013 body of work he shot in and around Atlanta during a self-described pilgrimage to the primary site of the civil rights movement and other important events in black history.

• A powerful diptych from a recent

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Ann Jackson Gallery presents ‘The Ringo Starr

Fine Art Show’

armed with spray paint cans proclaiming peace and love, his mantra for the world. Each piece is individually numbered and hand signed by Ringo. For more information on the Lotus Foundation visit: http://www.lotusfoundation.com or www.ringostarrart.com.

Submitted by Ann Jackson Gallery

Ringo Star signing ‘Wooden Man.’ PHOTO

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acquisition of work by Chicago-based artist Dawoud Bey (American, born 1953). The 2014 photograph, from his portfolio “Birmingham: Four Girls, Two Boys,” meditates on the lives lost during the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

• Four photographs by Atlanta-based Sheila Pree Bright (American, born 1967) that document the 50th anniversary of the Selma, Alabama, voting rights march as well as Black Lives Matter protests in Atlanta,

Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri. On Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hill

Auditorium, the High will present a conversation between photographers Derby and Pree Bright, moderated by Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, where they will discuss their work and the historical and contemporary perspectives presented in the exhibition.

For more information about the High, visit www.high.org.

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Steve Schapiro is known for photos taken during key moments of the civil rights movement. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

Bill Hudson’s searing images of the civil rights era documented police brutality and galvanized the public. This photo was taken in Birmingham, 1963. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HIGH

MUSEUM OF ART

Photo by Benedict Fernandez, Central Park, New York in 1968. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

“The works on view demonstrate these artists’ wide-ranging approaches to documenting and responding to the civil rights movement, from the photojournalistic to the poetic, from tender portraiture to conceptual landscapes.”


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‘Cardboard Piano’ plays at Actor’s Express

Karen Robinson directs Hansol Jung’s ‘Cardboard Piano’ at Actor’s Express Nov. 11 to Dec. 3. The new drama acclaimed at the 2016 Humana Festival is set in a remote northern Ugandan village on New Year’s Eve 1999, when a female villager and the daughter of American missionaries sneak into a local church to stage a makeshift wedding for themselves. Their idyllic reverie is interrupted by a boy soldier fleeing the atrocities of war, thrusting the girls into life-changing events. Actor’s Express is in King Plow Arts Center in west Atlanta.

‘Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum’ to be presented

in celebration of the museum’s 25th anniversary

From the seats of the world’s most iconic stage, Fernbank Museum of Natural History invites visitors to discover the story

behind one of Rome’s most celebrated traditions in the new special exhibition, “Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum,” on view through January 7, 2018. Presented in celebration of the museum’s 25th anniversary, this international exhibit plunges visitors into the heart of ancient Rome with more than 100 original artifacts, large-scale replicas and immersive environments.

The first gladiators fought in open spaces in Roman cities. As the fights

became more popular, they were held in temporary wooden arenas, which developed into great stone buildings that dominated Roman cityscapes. The greatest arena of all was the Colosseum–taking 10 years to construct and seating between 50,000-70,000 people. “Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum” unfolds on two paths to reveal the story of these protagonists interwoven by destiny: the largely unknown lives of gladiators and the stage of the Colosseum.

“Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum” explores four themes: “Origins of Gladiatorial Combat & Venationes (Staged Hunts),” “The Colosseum, Amphitheatre of the Emperors,” “Who Were the Gladiators?” and “A Day at the Arena.” Throughout each section, modern replicas are paired with archaeological treasures to provide a closer look at the role of gladiators in Ancient Rome. Some artifacts on display include large pieces

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‘Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum’ unfolds on two paths to reveal the story of these protagonists interwoven by destiny: the largely unknown lives of gladiators and the stage of the Colosseum.

Gladiators coming to Fernbank Museum in major international exhibit

of the Colosseum, elaborately decorated bronze gladiator helmets, and original arms and armor preserved in the ashes of Pompeii.

In its representation of ancient combat battles, “Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum” presents parallels between gladiatorial contests and modern sports culture. Throughout the exhibit, guests are introduced to different types of warriors. Based on images, ancient texts and artifacts, more than 10 types of gladiators have been reconstructed, each with their own equipment and battle style. Visitors will discover training techniques and battle preparation, as well as how fighting styles, armor and weapons varied across fighters. Additionally, guests will discover what a day-long gladiator contest in the Colosseum was like – including a festive procession to start the day’s events and gladiator duels in the afternoon.

Additionally, “Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum” will feature a “Kid’s Colosseum” section – with hands-on activities designed for children to explore what life was like in ancient Rome. Activities include puppet shows, a wooden block model of the Colosseum, hopscotch (which may have originated in Rome,) and children’s toys like those in ancient Rome. Additionally, Fernbank will offer regular readings of stories from Roman mythology.

“The rich historical content and artifacts featured in this exhibit make it a one-of-a-kind experience for our guests,” said Dr. Bobbi Hohmann, Fernbank’s Vice President of Programming and Collections. “Despite the centuries that separate us from Rome’s heyday, I think many people will be surprised by the parallels between today’s athletes and sporting events and those from roughly 2,000 years ago – when gladiators took center stage at the Colosseum, the greatest entertainment venue of the ancient world.”

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CalendarNOVEMBER 2017 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Philips Arena

‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’

CummingPlayhouse

JAY-Z

THE GREAT AMERICAN ROCK ’N’ ROLL REVIVAL

Gilmer Arts Playhouse

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‘CHRISTMAS CANTEEN’

Aurora Theatre

LADY GAGA

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1Theatre

• “The World Goes ‘Round,” Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Marietta (through Nov. 5)• “Fiddler on the Roof,” Cumming Playhouse, Cumming (through Nov. 5)• Alliance Theater presents, “Crossing Delancey,” Marcus Jewish Community Center’s Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, Atlanta (through Nov. 25)• “Morningside,” Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell (through Nov. 12)

Other• Art for Lunch: “Stacking of Arms: The Civil War Surrender Ceremonies,” Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2Music

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents: “Falla’s Sexy Flamenco Gypsy Dance,” Atlanta Symphony Hall (Nov. 2, 4, 5)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3Theatre

• “Two Can Play That Game,” Fox Theatre, Atlanta (Nov. 3-4)

Music• Amos Lee with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Hal

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4Theatre

• “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare Tavern, Atlanta (through Nov. 26)

Music• The Atlanta Opera presents: “The Flying Dutchman,” Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta (Nov. 4, 7, 10, 12; see article on page 11) • Fall Out Boy, Philips Arena, Atlanta • The Great American Rock ’n’ Roll Revival featuring Butch & the Buckheads plus Elvis, Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay• Donny Harris, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Surrender Hill, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

Other• Japanese Maples Colorfest, Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground (Nov. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26; see article on page 14) • Tate Day, Downtown Tate

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5Music

• Boomers Gone Wild, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• PK Gregory, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Dr. Paul, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7Theatre

• “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta (through Dec. 31)

Music• Imagine Dragons, Philips Arena, Atlanta

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9Theatre

• “Home Brew Festival,” 7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta (through Nov. 18)

Music • Bon Iver, Fox Theatre, Atlanta • Mahler’s Exuberant Seventh Symphony: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Hall (Nov. 9 and 11)


•“Elf the Musical, Jr.,” Holly Theatre, Dahlonega (through Nov. 12)

Music• Tori Amos, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta • Kara Grainger, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega

Visual Arts • North Georgia Juried Art Show, Bowen Center for the Arts, Dawsonville (through Dec. 15)• “Visualization: The Art of Seeing,” Gilmer Arts Link Gallery, Ellijay (through Dec. 14; see article on page 15)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11Theatre

• “Cardboard Piano,” Actor’s Express, King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta (through Dec. 3)

Music• Ringo Starr and His Allstarr Band, Fox Theatre, Atlanta• Love and Mercy, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Lindsay Beth Harper, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

Other• Jim Gaffigan, Philips Arena, Atlanta


• Marc Anthony, Philips Arena, Atlanta • Jeremiah Beck, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Scott Stambaugh, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

Other• John Cleese, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Other

• Hillary Clinton Live, Fox Theatre, Atlanta

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14Music

• Jay-Z, Philips Arena, Atlanta


• “Christmas Canteen” Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville (through Dec. 23)

Music• “The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses,” Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents, “Opera Stars Light Up Verdi’s Requiem,” Atlanta Symphony Hall (Nov. 16 and 18)

Visual Arts• Exhibition opening: Zoë Marieh Urness: “Keeping the Traditions Alive,” Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville


• “The Santaland Diaries,” Horizon Theatre, Atlanta (through Dec. 31)

Music• John Prine, Fox Theatre, Atlanta • Randy Newman, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18Music

• Soulful Sounds of Christmas, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta• Antigone Rising, Crimson Moon, Dahlonega• Keith Burton, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Heidi Holton, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper• Katie Deal, Gilmer Arts Playhouse, Ellijay

Other• ATL Comedy Jam, Fox Theatre, Atlanta


• Kirk Franklin & Ledisi: The Rebel, The Soul & The Saint Tour, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta• Celtic Thunder: 2017 Symphony Tour with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Hall • Gopher Broke, Cartecay Vineyards, Ellijay• Pickxen, Fainting Goat Winery, Jasper

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22Music

• Lindsey Stirling – Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta• John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring: The Meeting of the Spirits Tour, Atlanta Symphony Hall


• “Sanders Family Christmas,” Cumming Playhouse, Cumming (through Dec. 10)• “You Can’t Take It With You,” presented by Tater Patch Players, Jasper (Nov. 24, 25, 26, Dec. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10)• “White Christmas,” Blue Ridge Community Theatre, Blue Ridge (through Dec. 10)

Music• Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta (see ad on page 8)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25Music

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• “Love Never Dies - The Phantom Returns,” Fox Theatre, Atlanta (through Dec. 3)

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12-29. The show’s 20 musical hits include “That’ll Be the Day,” “The Day the Music Died,” “Peggy Sue,” “La Bamba,” “Everyday,” “Rave On” and “Chantilly Lace.”

“Buddy” is the show “most requested for us to bring back,” says Michael Van Osch, GET’s marketing director. “It will be standing-room-only for that one.

“We do a lot of [plays] that people love and also expand the experience” with less-traditional shows, he adds. GET staged a

Shakespeare play after Georgia Shakespeare closed, and “Morningside” is the company’s sixth Topher Payne play. “We encourage local talent,” says Van Osch, “and we’ve fought for blockbusters” such as 2015’s landing of “Calendar Girls,” which was the company’s most successful straight play.

GET has commissioned and staged the world premieres of nine plays, including the six by Payne and “The Invisible Man” by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee.

Van Osch said GET’s five annual Main Stage shows seen by more than 30,000 people usually include two musicals, two comedies and a drama, but the silver anniversary season features three musicals. The recent “Million Dollar Quartet” was GET’s “biggest musical ever,” he adds, crediting Farley’s directing skills and passion for the theater company’s success with rock ‘n’ roll musicals, as well as prolific musical theater talent in the Atlanta area.

Atlanta theater audiences might remember Farley from his days at Alliance Theatre beginning in the 1970s, first as a freelance director and becoming its artistic director in 1987. There he directed “Driving Miss Daisy,” the biggest hit in the history of Southeastern theater.

The couple also helped develop Alaska Repertory Theatre and has received a variety of honors and awards for their work, including the Suzi Bass (Atlanta’s equivalent of Broadway’s Tonys) Lifetime Achievement Award. Farley also received a

Performing in ‘Morningside’ in November are, from left, Kelly Criss, Kate Donadio, Gina Rickicki, Shelly McCook, Ellen McQueen and Ann Wilson. PHOTO BY GET

Ben Mitchell, Maggie Birgel, Nikolas Carleo and Allie Southwood

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“GET has commissioned and staged the world

premieres of nine plays, including the six by Payne and ‘The Invisible Man’ by

Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee.”


lifetime achievement award from Pasadena Playhouse (the state theater of California) and the Kennesaw State University 2011 Flourish Award. Public Broadcasting Atlanta honored the Farleys with the Lexus Leaders of the Arts award, and in 2016 the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce gave Farley its first Non-Profit Visionary Award.

Back in the early 1990s, says Van Osch, the couple was looking around Atlanta for a place to start a new theater and discovered the new Roswell Cultural Arts Center, which has theater seating for almost 600. The Farleys, volunteers and a few actors opened the theater at 950 Forrest St. with “You Can’t Take It With You” and “never knew for a while if they could keep going,” says Van Osch.

GET rents the arts center space from the city of Roswell. The theater shop is off-site.

Theater-goers familiar with Farley’s work at the Alliance followed him to Roswell, “and other people jumped in and helped at different points.” GET season subscribers now number more than 2,500, says Van Osch. He also praised partnering sponsors for their long support: “They like that we’re this hub – the only professional theater company in north Fulton.”

Some of the most influential organizational supporters have included The Thoresen Foundation, Macy’s, Kimberly-Clark Corp., The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Bank of North Georgia/Synovus, Fulton County Arts & Culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia Power Foundation, Publix SuperMarkets Charities, the Mimms Company, Niolon Lumber, Northside Hospital, the city of Roswell and Robert W.

Hagan Family Foundation.The company performs 4 p.m. and 8

p.m. shows on Saturdays, and the Farleys have prepared dinner for every cast, crew and support staff member in GET’s history between those performances, totaling 240 meals by April 2018. “They have loved every minute of it,” says Van Osch.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre goes well beyond the mission of most metro Atlanta theater companies, also developing theater participants and audiences through its Conservatory. GET offers private and group classes in theatrical arts, summer camps and takes plays to local schools as well.

“Our whole conservatory and children’s programming is a huge focus for us” and has earned GET “a good reputation,” says Van Osch, and the company looks for more ways to serve children and parents.

GET’s Education Department teaches classes for pre-kindergarten through high school students on Monday nights, Saturdays and sometimes on other days in fall, winter and spring. Seven different sessions of summer camps are available, with the camp for theatrically experienced third- through 12th-graders culminating in a performance.

All of the program’s 15 to 25 acting and performing arts design teachers are professional Atlanta theater artists, says Laurel Crowe, the daughter of Robert and Anita Allen-Farley. GET’s education director, Crowe heads a full-time staff of three that is supplemented by artists contracted to teach a variety of classes, some of which are unique and not offered elsewhere in the Atlanta area.

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Atlanta playwright Topher Payne, left, and Robert J. Farley work with the cast in rehearsals of the new play ‘Morningside.’ GET has commissioned and premiered six of Payne’s plays. PHOTO BY GET

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schools such as The Cottage School and Crabapple Middle School, providing or supplementing their theater arts education. And GET will direct the adult recreation center drama club More or Less Players production next spring. “We connect with all ages and ranges of students,” says Crowe.

Theater for Young Audiences “is a huge part of what we do,” says Crowe. Georgia Ensemble has performed plays at and for local schools, but now for the first time the company has an ensemble of six actors who perform four different plays in repertory for school audiences during the school year. In the past, actors would perform one play and then move on to the next, but now all four shows “are ready to go,” and the cast might perform a show one day and a different play the next.

“That expands the opportunity to perform at more schools” in Fulton, Cherokee, Cobb and Gwinnett counties, says Crowe. Without GET’s Theater for Young Audiences, “some kids otherwise would not have the opportunity” to be introduced to theatrical productions.

GET provided 110 performances for young audiences last year, says Crowe, and

the goal this year is 150 school performances in front of more than 45,000 students within the rotating play structure.

Schools contribute to production costs while GET keeps what it charges low, she adds.

“And we’ve never turned a student away [from classes] because of finances,” Crowe says.

Last year, GET added the FamilyStage Adventure Series, bringing to the public at 11 a.m. on Saturday mornings the four family-friendly plays that are taken to schools: “The Jungle Book,” “Miss Nelson Is Missing!,” “The Giver” and “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank.”

GET has performed “And Then They Came for Me” for more than a half million students and teachers since 1997, beginning before some cast members were born and being the first play some of them ever saw as students.

Crowe herself was the first Georgia Ensemble Theatre Conservatory student, and she relishes her role as education director. Theater “is incredibly fascinating,” she says. “We get to ‘play pretend’ for a livelihood and tell stories,” and she encourages new theater enthusiasts to “be

open to the journey and open to a path you didn’t expect.

“My children participate in classes and camps,” she adds, and her family’s third generation “shares the art form with the family, as my parents shared with me.

“While we’re training the next generation of theater performers and audiences, we’re teaching communication and empathy,” Crowe says. “The benefits are so much richer than the opportunity to get on stage. It’s a big responsibility that I’m aware of every day when I come to work.”

Another facet of GET programming is the Joe Gransden big band concert series. Gransden approached GET several years ago about staging a concert for his 16-piece band to raise money for a trip to perform at Blue Note in New York, and the fund-raiser has grown into four annual concerts. “Almost every one sells out,” says Van Osch.

“That Mancini Magic” opens the series Oct. 30, featuring Mancini lead trumpeter Cecil Welch performing hits that include “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” Charade,” “Pink Panther,” “Peter Guinn,” “Mr. Lucky” and “Baby Elephant Walk.”

Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee Francine Reed joins the band for the

“Winter Wonderland” concert Dec. 18, Gransden will “really let the guys loose” for “Swingin’ At the Haven” March 12, and “Farley’s Favorites” – Robert Farley’s favorite pieces, from Frank Sinatra to Benny Goodman and Count Basie – April 23 is a tribute and send-off for the artistic director.

Big band series tickets available at 770-641-1260 start at $30. Part of the proceeds benefits Georgia Ensemble Theatre.

Both the big band and GET have benefitted from Farley’s fund-raising efforts several years ago to redo the acoustics in the audience chamber, with the city of Roswell and donors contributing.

Another music facet of Georgia Ensemble’s programming is the summertime concert version of the musical “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.” Table and lawn seating are offered in outdoor performances at Chattahoochee Nature Center.

While the future might allow more than five annual Main Stage shows, “we’re in a good spot,” says Van Osch. “The founders have gotten us to this point, and Bob and Alan have made a good combination. Some people don’t know about us, but we’re told we’re a cultural gem.”

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“A delicious seasonal sequel to Pride and Prejudice ... a celebration of nerd love in all its overeducated glory.”

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This Christmas, Theatrical Outfit proudly stages the Southeast premiere of “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” a new holiday play by Atlanta native Lauren Gunderson and Margo Melcon.

Directed by Carolyn Cook and told with modern wit and period style, this effervescent, comedic sequel to one of the most beloved literary romances of all time, “Pride and Prejudice,” will enchant Jane Austen fans and newcomers alike. Miss Bennet runs Nov. 30–Dec. 24 and continues Theatrical Outfit’s 2017- 2018 Season of Character.

The setting is 1815 in England with “Pride and Prejudice” characters at Pemberley, the grand estate of newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. Middle daughter Mary Bennet, bookish and often overshadowed by her sisters, blossoms when a curious visitor proves himself an intellectual match, kindred spirit and possibly more. For the first time, Mary must stand tall and become the heroine of her own story.

“When my co-author Margot Melcon and I started Miss Bennet, we wanted to create a holiday story for everyone

that explores the complexities of family and love. It had to be funny, moving, romantic and smart. It had to be something Jane Austen would approve of. We are so proud of the play and the incredible reception its premiere received across the country last year. I can’t think of a better community with whom to share this story than my Theatrical Outfit family,” said Lauren Gunderson.

Theatrical Outfit’s regular performances of Miss Bennet are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets range from $18-51 and may be purchased online at www.theatricaloutfit.org or by calling 678-528-1500. Group pricing is available. For info, email [email protected].

“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” will be performed at The Balzer Theater at Herren’s at 84 Luckie Street NW in Atlanta.

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A performance so bright, some might even say it glows! “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is flying to the Center for Puppetry Arts once again this holiday season. The classic tale will be

presented in the Mainstage Theater, Nov. 7 through Dec. 31. The holiday spectacular was adapted by Jon Ludwig and

is directed by Tim Sweeney. Based on the timeless 1964 stop-motion animated television special, this must-see show is a favorite for all ages. “Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer” is filled with adventure, friendship and bound to bring joy to all this bright and merry season.

Patrons will watch in wonder as the North Pole truly comes to life through the use of rod and body puppets meticulously designed by the Center’s Resident Puppet Builder Jason Hines and constructed by the Center’s team of puppet builders. Puppeteers Dolph Amick, Nikolas Carleo, Brian Harrison, Emily Marsh, Kathryn O’Shea and Anna Claire Walker create the magic of the classic tale on stage.

Sam the Snowman will once again narrate the beloved tale of unlikely friendship formed among Rudolph, Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and all the magnificent misfit toys. While narrowly escaping the grips of Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster and braving perilous blizzards, their journey is sure to warm hearts as the friends learn the importance of being true to one’s self and accepting others along the way. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is recommended for ages 4 and up. The show schedule is as follows:n November 21-26:• Tuesday: 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.• Wednesday: 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.• Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.• Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. *The Center will be closed on Thursday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving

n November 28-December 10:• Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.• Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.• Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (special 5 p.m. show on December 10 only)

n December 12-24:Tuesday-Wednesday: 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.*The Center will be closed on Monday, December 25 in observance of Christmas

n December 26-31:• Tuesday-Wednesday: 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.• Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.• Saturday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.• Sunday: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Tickets prices vary by date, and start at $9.25 (members) and $19.50 (nonmembers); all-inclusive tickets include admission to the show, the Worlds of Puppetry Museum and entrance to the Create-A-Puppet Workshop, where guests can make and decorate a rod and string puppet. Tickets can be purchased online at www.puppet.org or by calling 404-873-3391. The Center for Puppetry Arts is located in Atlanta at 1404 Spring Street.

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Santa’s sleigh brings Rudolph for an extended stay at Center for Puppetry Arts

Sam the Snowman will narrate the show. At left, Bumble, Rudolph, Hermey and Cornelius delight audiences for the eighth year at Center for Puppetry Arts. PHOTOS BY CLAY WALKER


The Atlanta Opera opens its main stage season Nov. 4-12 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre with a new production of “The Flying Dutchman” that features an internationally-

recognized cast and extraordinary visuals.Co-produced with the Houston Grand

Opera and Cincinnati Opera and directed by Atlanta Opera General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, the production opens in Atlanta before moving to Houston and Cincinnati. The co-production is the most recent example of the powerful business approach that companies are now taking in the opera industry by coming together to satisfy the need for fresh retellings of stories through new productions in a fiscally responsible way.

Based on a Norwegian ghost story, “The Flying Dutchman” tells of the famed ghost ship doomed to wander the seas until its captain can find a wife. The ghost captain finds his love in a sailor’s daughter, Senta, who is trapped in an arranged marriage but finds escape from her mundane life through her obsession with the Dutchman. When the ghost ship makes port in her hometown, Senta is confronted with the consequences of her love.

“ ‘The Flying Dutchman’ is a grand story about anti-heroes finding redemption through love,” says Zvulun. Richard Wagner “was a visionary who featured these characters – ‘the outsiders’ – centuries before stories like this were prevalent in movies and on TV, like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Dexter.’ Before Wagner, most operas were about

knights, kings and queens. Wagner changed the format and introduced anti-heroes who were wild at heart.”

Zvulun made his Atlanta Opera directorial debut in 2009, but this production is different. He has collaborated with scenic and costume designer Jacob Climer, who designed sets and costumes for 2016’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio,” and projection designer S. Katy Tucker to create a show that embraces the idea of “the outsider” in a

small town. The innovative set, costumes and projections build up Senta’s imaginary universe of escape in contrast with the monochromatic world of her reality.

“ ‘The Flying Dutchman’ was Wagner’s first opera to become part of the standard repertory,” says Arthur Fagen, the Atlanta Opera music director and ‘Flying Dutchman’ conductor. “In it, he evokes the great orchestral color the forces of nature in his depiction of storm and waves, as well as the supernatural in the ‘Ghost Chorus.’ This is combined with the musical expression of the suffering of the Dutchman and the hope of salvation through Senta.”

Tenor Jay Hunter Morris reprises his 2009 role of Erik, bass-baritone Wayne Tigges makes his Atlanta Opera debut as the Dutchman, soprano Melody Moore sings the role of Senta and Icelandic bass Kristinn Sigmundsson is Daland, Senta’s father.

The production is sung in German with English subtitles.

Performances are Nov. 4, 7, 10 and 12, and tickets starting at $35 are at www.atlantaopera.org or 404-881-8885.

The Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GTA) presents the Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You,” opening Nov. 7 and running through Nov. 18.

When a young New York banker is sent to the sleepy town of Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose a rundown theatre, his heart and life are turned upside down by a spitfire hometown girl. Polly takes an instant dislike to the city slicker, so Bobby vows – through cunning, razzmatazz and case of mistaken identity – to save the theatre and win Polly’s love. This song-and-dance extravaganza features the Gershwin classics, “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and “Embraceable You,” and won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Guest director and choreographer Barbara Hartwig has directed other GTA shows such as “Oklahoma!” and “Guys and Dolls,” and choreographed many more such as “Mary Poppins” and last years “Beauty and the Beast,” both of which broke GTA attendance records. Attendees will be treated to one of the iconic musical numbers from the show.

Ticket prices for the production are $28-30 for adults, $26-28 seniors (65 and up), and $18-20 for students, depending on seat location. Patrons can select and purchase seats on the website, www.gainesvilleTHEATREalliance.org, or by calling the GTA Box Office at 678-717-3624, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre is in the John S. Burd Center at 429 Academy Street, Gainesville. The Gainesville Theatre Alliance is a nationally acclaimed collaboration of the University of North Georgia, Brenau University, theatre professionals and the northeast Georgia community.

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The Atlanta Opera’s production of ‘The Flying Dutchman,’ is co-produced with the Houston Grand Opera and Cincinnati Opera. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE

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Successful quilt show at Bowen

The Bowen Center for the Arts hosted their annual quilt show ‘Putting the Pieces Back Together Again’ by the Heart in Hand Quilt Guild the month of October. It took 94 quilts, 33 quilters, 22 show hangers, four ladders and four days to hang this show from the Bowen rafters. The handcrafted quilts were prepared by 33 quilters from Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and Forsyth counties. The Art Center is located between Lanier Tech and Dawson Junior High in Dawsonville. Visit www.BowenArts.org for information on upcoming exhibitions. PHOTOS

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“Hand to God,” the irreverent puppet comedy nominated for Best Play in the 2015 Tony award season and the

most-produced regional theater play last season, is at Dad’s Garage in Atlanta Oct. 20 to Nov. 12.

The Alliance Theatre is presenting the Atlanta premiere of the play the New York Times called “darkly delightful” at Dad’s Garage while the Alliance undergoes complete renovation. “Hand to God” explores the startlingly fragile nature of faith, morality and the ties that bind as meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry after the death of his father. Jason’s complicated relationships with the town pastor, the school bully, the girl next door and his mother are thrown into upheaval when Jason’s puppet, Tyrone, takes on a devilish personality of its own.

Marc Masterson, artistic director of South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, Calif., directs the cast of Ben Thorpe (Jason), Allen Edwards as the pastor, Alexandra Ficken as Jessica, Wendy Melkonian as Margery and Patrick Wade as Timothy.

“I am thrilled to work with this exciting company of actors to bring Rob Askins’ ‘Hand to God’ to life,” says Masterson. “Nothing is sacred in this wild comedy about a puppet ministry that goes very, very wrong.”

Dad’s Garage partnered with the Alliance for two holiday productions on the Alliance Hertz Stage while the comedy and improv company was transforming a church into its new theater space.

“After several years of taking our irreverent brand of comedy to their stage, the Alliance is bringing their class-act brand of theater to our home,” says Dad’s Garage Artistic Director Kevin Gillese. “We couldn’t think of a better collaboration between our two theaters, and we look forward to this powerful, funny and often shocking show.”

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Alliance, Dad’s Garage stage ‘Hand to God’

Ben Thorpe and Tyrone the puppet have leading roles in Alliance Theatre’s ‘Hand to God’ Oct. 20 to Nov. 12 at Dad’s Garage. PHOTO BY A’RIEL TINTER

Performances are Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets starting at $20 are at www.alliancetheatre.

org/handtogod or 404-733-5000, and group discounts are at 404-733-4690.

Dad’s Garage is at 569 Ezzard St. in Atlanta.

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Much of the warmth of Pat Culbertson’s home comes from the variety and color of the paintings and other art objects on her walls.

Some of the work is Pat’s, while other items were created by her mother and her brother. Some are purchases she made from the very students she taught in her career as a public school art teacher. A Big Canoe resident for twelve years, Pat has always been an artist at some level.

Pat speaks particularly fondly of her 22 years teaching art at the elementary, middle school and high school levels in Oakridge, Tennessee. Teachers had a bit more freedom in the 1980s and early 1990s, and they were allowed to “promote visual literacy the way we wanted,” said Pat. That included taking students for a week to experience New York City and bringing in well-known artists to the classroom to instruct and inspire the students.

Pat’s current artistic passion is sculpting. With Jean Dubuffet, Marc Chagall and Wassily Kandinsky as the painters who have most influenced her, it comes as no surprise that Pat’s aesthetic runs toward the abstract, and her sculpture is consistent with that style. She begins with a block of alabaster, soapstone or limestone (about ten pounds worth), and goes from there. Though one piece may take 100 hours to complete, she does not start with a design in mind. “You let the stone tell you,” she said. Pat is ready to move to larger pieces that will entail larger tools such as jackhammers and pneumatics.

Not everyone can travel the world studying and taking art classes as did Pat, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all tap into our artistic selves. Pat’s advice for would-be artists is to make creative expression a priority, and not to get bogged down by daily life chores. She assures us all that it will be worth it. “Once you are in the zone, art is a wonderful place to be,” said Pat. “Don’t let your mind talk you out of it.”

The Big Canoe Artists Club is a group of more than 40 regionally acclaimed artists who work in many genres. Exhibits at the Big Canoe Fitness Center and in the lobby of the Brownstone building at Foothills are ongoing. Visit www.bigcanoeartists.com for information about artists and club membership.

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Lifelong artist, Culbertson explores sculpting

Pat Culbertson demonstrating sculpting a tool. PHOTO BY KAT ALIKHAN

‘Love, War, Healing, Memories’ PHOTO BY PAT CULBERTSON

“Pat begins with a block of alabaster, soapstone or limestone (about ten pounds worth), and goes from there. Though one piece may take 100 hours to complete, she does not start with a design in mind.”


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B.E.S.T Art Series Proudly presents a solo exhibition

“Visualization: The Art of Seeing”the Photographic Art of Lance A. Lewin

Opening Friday November 10, 2017Gilmer Arts Link Gallery • 207 Dalton St. • Ellijay, GA 30540

Join the artist and fellow supporters of the arts at the opening reception on Friday November 10, 2017 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

The exhibit runs through December 14, 2017

For add’l info contact (706) 635-5605 • www.gilmerarts.org

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A true community presentation, this concert will be narrated by Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, David Ralston, and will also feature the voices of local high school students and children. Boldly

patriotic, the musical grounds itself in the actual events of history, that creatively integrates direct quotations from the diaries of Lewis and Clark, the Declaration of Independence and the Oath of Citizenship. One section

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Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville is reprising three productions in the coming months that will help audiences get into the

holiday spirit.In its 22nd year, “Christmas Canteen”

is Gwinnett County’s longest-running theatrical holiday tradition, regaling audiences with comedy and musical numbers. The 2017 musical revue is hosted by Caroline and Nick Arapoglou.

“ ‘Christmas Canteen’ serves as a personal way for Aurora Theatre to spread holiday cheer to our incredible community,” says Anthony Rodgriguez, Aurora’s producing artistic director. “Audiences of all ages will leave this show feeling the joy and goodwill signature to the holiday season. We are delighted to be the destination for this winter wonderland celebration for the 22nd consecutive year.”

Rodriguez and Jen MacQueen co-direct this year’s revue, with MacQueen designing choreography, Brandon O’Dell providing original writing and Ann-Carol Pence directing the music. On stage with the Arapoglous and MacQueen

are ‘Canteen’ favorites Lyndsay Ricketson Brown, Christian Magby and Cecil Washington Jr., joined by Chani Maisonet, Cansler McGhee and Aurora Apprentice Company members Cheyanne Osoria

and Daisean Garrett.The revue on Aurora’s main stage Nov.

16 to Dec. 23 is appropriate for all ages, with tickets ranging from $30-$65 and additional matinees at 10 a.m. Tuesdays Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are at www.auroratheatre.com or 678-226-6222.

Two other shows are running in

repertory on Aurora’s studio stage through Dec. 23. Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” starts Nov. 24 and “The 12 Dates of Christmas” begins Nov. 25. Tickets range from $20 to $30.

Rodriguez is back for the 11th year in a solo performance of “A Christmas Carol,” focusing on the classic art of storytelling and using voice and mannerisms to present each character. Tony Brown directs.

In “12 Dates,” a woman sees her fiancée kiss another woman at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and over the next year is set up, hooked up, strung up and fed up as she stumbles back into the dating scene. Teens and adults are invited to learn if she will find Mr. Right in the new year or if single will be her new style. The director is Megan Houchins.

Repertory performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Aurora is on the historic square in downtown Lawrenceville.

Gilmer Arts B.E.S.T. Visual Arts Series (Bringing Ellijay Sensational Talent) announces its seventh

exhibition in the series with the opening of “Visualization: The Art of Seeing,” Friday Nov. 10, featuring the photography of Lance A. Lewin. A free reception from 5-7 p.m. will announce the opening of the exhibition.

The exhibition, hosted at the Gilmer Arts Link Gallery at 207 Dalton Street in downtown Ellijay, runs through Dec. 14.

Lance A. Lewin’s skills and visual perspectives come from a rich combination of studying the pioneers of photography in the mid-to-late 19th century (Julia Margaret Cameron and the partnership of David Hill and Robert Adamson, and Eugene Atget, among others) and masters of the 20th century, (including Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray, Ansel Adams, August Sander and many more). Just as important, Lewin enjoys learning how to use light and composition from painters like Johannes Vermeer and Claude Monet.

Most important to Lewin is learning how these pioneers of visual art “see” in pursuit of developing his own perspectives, avoiding visual cliché, Lewin works to present new and sometimes unexpected perspectives of otherwise well-known landscapes. Though Lewin’s work is not deemed as straight photography, it is his intention to present a canvas that evokes a sense of space and authenticity, whether viewing Lewin’s landscape, or alternatively, abstract compositions.

For additional information, contact Gilmer Arts at 706-635-5605, or visit, www.gilmerarts.com.

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Aurora brings back three holiday productions

Brandon O’Dell and Diany Rodriguez starred in a previous run of ‘Christmas Canteen’ at Aurora Theatre. O’Dell has also written for the annual revue. PHOTO BY CHRIS BARTELSKI

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