Upcoming Shows & Events
The Shadow Box
Auditions: August 11 & 12, 2025
Performances: October 3–12, 2025
Told with laughter and tears, this poignant 1977 Pulitzer Prize-winning production shows how hope and love sustain three people facing death, as well as the coping mechanisms (or lack thereof) of their loved ones.
Winter in Boulevard
Auditions: October 6 & 7, 2025
Performances: December 5–14, 2025
Directed by Harriet Anderson, Winter in Boulevard is a new musical review celebrating the festive season in Athens. You’ll hear songs both familiar and new, spanning decades of good cheer- from classic carols and crooners to those pervasive pop tunes that herald the beginning of the holidays each year.
Mad Scientists in Love
Auditions: December 8 & 9, 2025
Performances: February 6–15, 2026
When a would-be world conqueror tries to factor romance into his far-out theories, will the result be a big bang… or a complete bust? Can humanity survive the comic calamity that ensues?
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Auditions: February 9 & 10, 2026
Performances: April 10–19, 2026
Sisters Vanya and Sonia reside in the family home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker about their dreary circumstances. But when movie-star sister Masha appears with bad news and her new boy-toy Spike, insanity ensues.
She Loves Me
Auditions: April 13 & 14, 2026
Performances: June 5–14, 2026
A classic romantic comedy of secret pen pals and unexpected love, this musical comes to life in a fast-paced, high-energy production that transforms the stage into a vibrant, living pop-up book.
Antigone
Auditions: June 8 & 9, 2026
Performances: August 7–16, 2026
First performed in 1944 under Nazi occupation, the questions in this version of the ancient story still remain: Will you serve fascism, or will you tear it apart with your own hands?
Cheer
Cheer! Director: Jeannie Thomas The girls on the cheer squad prepare to cheer on their high school football team all the way to the state championship, exploring such subjects as sexuality, queerness, mental health, popularity, drugs, femininity, and...
Medea
A Second Stage Production, performing June 27-29, 2025 Director: Christine CarpenterThis is a true tragedy, where a cataclysmic wielding of the patriarchy wrecks havoc within a community. Jason is sidelining his wife Medea (the original princess who helped him gain...
The Loneliest Bird
A Second Stage Production, performing February 28-March 2. Directors: Julianne Merritt and Marius Palmour (Music by Julianne Merritt)An original Puppet Show/Musical. Scientists plant mannequin birds across an island, and Nigel, a living bird, flies down...
The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival
The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works FestivalDirectors: Wyn Thomas and Rhianna WaltonAnthology series of original works by UGA studentsPerformances October 25-27, 2024Plays:WHISKERS! written by Jenna GubranDirected by Wyn Alyse ThomasAssistant...
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The Shadow Box
Auditions: August 11 & 12, 2025
Performances: October 3–12, 2025
Told with laughter and tears, this poignant 1977 Pulitzer Prize-winning production shows how hope and love sustain three people facing death, as well as the coping mechanisms (or lack thereof) of their loved ones.
Winter in Boulevard
Auditions: October 6 & 7, 2025
Performances: December 5–14, 2025
Directed by Harriet Anderson, Winter in Boulevard is a new musical review celebrating the festive season in Athens. You’ll hear songs both familiar and new, spanning decades of good cheer- from classic carols and crooners to those pervasive pop tunes that herald the beginning of the holidays each year.
Mad Scientists in Love
Auditions: December 8 & 9, 2025
Performances: February 6–15, 2026
When a would-be world conqueror tries to factor romance into his far-out theories, will the result be a big bang… or a complete bust? Can humanity survive the comic calamity that ensues?
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Auditions: February 9 & 10, 2026
Performances: April 10–19, 2026
Sisters Vanya and Sonia reside in the family home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker about their dreary circumstances. But when movie-star sister Masha appears with bad news and her new boy-toy Spike, insanity ensues.
She Loves Me
Auditions: April 13 & 14, 2026
Performances: June 5–14, 2026
A classic romantic comedy of secret pen pals and unexpected love, this musical comes to life in a fast-paced, high-energy production that transforms the stage into a vibrant, living pop-up book.
Antigone
Auditions: June 8 & 9, 2026
Performances: August 7–16, 2026
First performed in 1944 under Nazi occupation, the questions in this version of the ancient story still remain: Will you serve fascism, or will you tear it apart with your own hands?
Cheer
Cheer! Director: Jeannie Thomas The girls on the cheer squad prepare to cheer on their high school football team all the way to the state championship, exploring such subjects as sexuality, queerness, mental health, popularity, drugs, femininity, and...
Medea
A Second Stage Production, performing June 27-29, 2025 Director: Christine CarpenterThis is a true tragedy, where a cataclysmic wielding of the patriarchy wrecks havoc within a community. Jason is sidelining his wife Medea (the original princess who helped him gain...
The Loneliest Bird
A Second Stage Production, performing February 28-March 2. Directors: Julianne Merritt and Marius Palmour (Music by Julianne Merritt)An original Puppet Show/Musical. Scientists plant mannequin birds across an island, and Nigel, a living bird, flies down...
The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival
The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works FestivalDirectors: Wyn Thomas and Rhianna WaltonAnthology series of original works by UGA studentsPerformances October 25-27, 2024Plays:WHISKERS! written by Jenna GubranDirected by Wyn Alyse ThomasAssistant...