BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alliance Theatre - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Alliance Theatre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alliance Theatre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201031T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201031T153000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153350Z UID:10000324-1604158200-1604158200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Buy a Cloth Face Covering from our Costume Shop DESCRIPTION:Buy a Cloth Face Covering from our Costume Shop\n \nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all Americans to cover their faces while out in public to prevent the spread of the COVID-19\, and face masks have been in high demand. In response\, artists from our costume shop have been making fabric face masks and distributing them to Emory Healthcare for weeks. To date we’ve delivered over 3\,000 fabric face masks to frontline workers\, and now\, we’d like to make them available to you for $10 per mask.* \nHere are some key fundamentals to wearing a cloth face covering correctly: \nOne of the most important requirements of an effective cloth face covering is that it covers your mouth and nose\, and fits snugly along all sides of your face―you don’t want any gaps that’ll allow extra air or virus particles to flow in. Keep in mind that wearing a nonsurgical face mask cannot completely prevent you from contracting COVID-19―if anything\, wearing a cloth face covering does more to prevent you from spreading the disease than it does to keep you from catching it. \nPurchase\n*Your purchase directly supports the work of the Alliance Theatre. Only available for shipping to the state of Georgia. For large orders (over 9 masks) please contact our group services department at 404-733-4690. URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/buy-a-cloth-face-covering-from-our-costume-shop-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/masks_4.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200501T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200501T090000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153349Z UID:10000321-1588323600-1588323600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Native Guard DESCRIPTION:Following our critically acclaimed 2014 premiere and 2017 production at the Atlanta History Center of Natasha Tretheway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry\, LA Theatre Works captured an audio recording with our original cast including January LaVoy\, Neal Ghant\, and Nicole Banks Long\, with original music by Tyrone Jackson. Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi’s Civil War history. In poetry and song\, she reflects on her mother’s passing while contemplating the former slaves who became soldiers in a regiment known as the Native Guard. We’d like to reshare this story with you. Purchase a mp3 download of the audio play recording through LA Theatre Works for $4.99. \nListen\nThis recording was produced with the generous support of The Poetry Foundation. \nRecorded at The Invisible Studios\, West Hollywood in July 2018. \nWritten by Natasha Tretheway\nOur production was originally directed by Susan V. Booth\nComposer and Music Director\, Tyrone Jackson\nOriginal Sound Design\, Clay Benning\nJanuary LaVoy as The Poet\nThomas Neal Antwon Ghant as the Native Guard\nAnd featuring Nicole Banks Long on vocals and Tyrone Jackson on piano URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/native-guard/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Native-Guard_teaser_01_2_0_0.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200831T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200831T090000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153349Z UID:10000322-1598864400-1598864400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Native Guard DESCRIPTION:Following our critically acclaimed 2014 premiere and 2017 production at the Atlanta History Center of Natasha Tretheway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry\, LA Theatre Works captured an audio recording with our original cast including January LaVoy\, Neal Ghant\, and Nicole Banks Long\, with original music by Tyrone Jackson. Native Guard is both an elegy to her mother and a journey into Mississippi’s Civil War history. In poetry and song\, she reflects on her mother’s passing while contemplating the former slaves who became soldiers in a regiment known as the Native Guard. We’d like to reshare this story with you. Purchase a mp3 download of the audio play recording through LA Theatre Works for $4.99. \nListen\nThis recording was produced with the generous support of The Poetry Foundation. \nRecorded at The Invisible Studios\, West Hollywood in July 2018. \nWritten by Natasha Tretheway\nOur production was originally directed by Susan V. Booth\nComposer and Music Director\, Tyrone Jackson\nOriginal Sound Design\, Clay Benning\nJanuary LaVoy as The Poet\nThomas Neal Antwon Ghant as the Native Guard\nAnd featuring Nicole Banks Long on vocals and Tyrone Jackson on piano URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/native-guard-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Native-Guard_teaser_01_2_0_0.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200725T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200725T143000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153348Z UID:10000320-1595687400-1595687400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:19th Annual Palefsky Collision Project Performance DESCRIPTION:Alliance Theatre Palefsky Collision Project performance\nJuly 25\, 2:30 PM\nRSVP for free tickets to this live streamed performance HERE \nThe Alliance Theatre’s Palefsky Collision Project\, now in its 19th year\, is a program that gives high-school students a platform to tackle important social issues. Under the guidance of Playwright & Author Pearl Cleage\, twenty Atlanta students will devise and present a world premiere play inspired by the novel White Rose. Based on the true story of the student-led resistance group who challenged the Nazi regime during World War II\, White Rose is an inspiring story that allows the teens to explore ideas of what it means to be an ally to oppressed people and how young people can respond to injustice. \nLearn more about the Palefsky Collision Project here \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/19th-annual-palefsky-collision-project-performance/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/collision-20202_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201015T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153346Z UID:10000318-1602788400-1602788400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Black LGBTQ Narratives DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with \nThis conversation focuses on the intersections of Black\, gay\, and trans identities\, and the legacy and work of Black artists within both the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ rights movement. Featuring a screening of a film short from the co-directors of Hands Up\, introduced by playwright Nathan Yungerberg\, and a performance from artist E. Patrick Johnson. \nModerated by Charles Stephens\, The Counter Narrative Project\nE. Patrick Johnson\, Performer and Professor of African American Studies; Author of Sweet Tea\nNathan Yungerberg\, Playwright and Author of “Holes in My Identity”\nTrevor Perry\, Actor and Drag Performer\nThandiwe Thomas DeShazor\, Writer\, Actor\, Comedian\nTAYLOR ALXNDR\, Musician\, Drag Performer\, and Community Organizer \nThursday\, October 15th at 7pm EST\n  \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\nCharles Stephens is the Founder and Executive Director of the Counter Narrative Project. He is committed to working at the intersection of art\, culture\, and social justice. Charles served as the Conference Organizer for the historic 2014 conference “Whose Beloved Community Black Civil and LGBT Rights” at Emory University. He also led the innovative social marketing campaign “From Where I Stand” for AID Atlanta. The anthology he co-edited Black Gay Genius\, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Charlies received the Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award and received the Gentleman of the Year Award from the Gentlemen’s Foundation. He has also been a CDC Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership Fellow\, an Arcus Foundation Executive Director Fellow\, and a Rockwood Leader in the HIV movement fellow.  His writings have appeared in the AJC\, Atlanta Magazine\, and Creative Loafing. He previously wrote a column for Advocate magazine and Georgia Voice focused on Black LGBTQ+ politics and culture. A native Georgian\, Charles received his B.A. from Georgia State University in 2005. He is also a member of the Alliance Theatre Advisory Board. \n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nE. Patrick Johnson is Dean of the School of Communication and Annenberg University Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University. He is a 2020 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A scholar/artist\, Johnson performs nationally and internationally and has published widely in the areas of race\, gender\, sexuality and performance. Johnson is a prolific performer and scholar\, and an inspiring teacher\, whose research and artistry has greatly impacted African American studies\, Performance studies\, and Gender and Sexuality studies. He is the author of Appropriating Blackness: Performance and the Politics of Authenticity (Duke UP\, 2003)\, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South—An Oral History (University of North Carolina UP\, 2008); Black. Queer. Southern. Women.—An Oral History (University of North Carolina Press\, 2018)\, and\, Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women (Duke UP\, 2019). He is the editor of Cultural Struggles: Performance\, Ethnography\, Praxis by Dwight Conquergood (Michigan UP\, 2013); No Tea\, No Shade: New Writings in Black Queer Studies (Duke UP\, 2016); and the co-editor (with Mae G. Henderson) of Black Queer Studies—A Critical Anthology (Duke UP\, 2005); and (with Ramón Rivera-Servera) of solo/black/woman: scripts\, interviews\, and essays (Northwestern UP\, 2013) and Blacktino Queer Performance (Duke UP\, 2016).  \nHe has received multiple awards for his scholarship\, including the Lilla A. Heston Award\, the Errol Hill Book Award\, Hurston/Wright Legacy Book Finalist\, Stonewall Book Award Honor Book\, Lambda Literary LGBTQ Studies Book Award Finalist\, the Randy Majors Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to LGBT Scholarship in Communication\, Publishing Triangle Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction Finalist\, Lambda Literary LGBTQ Anthology Award Finalist. \nJohnson’s performance work dovetails with his written work. His staged reading\, “Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales” is based on his book\, Sweet Tea\, and has toured to over 100 college campuses from 2006 to the present\, and his full-length stage play\, Sweet Tea—The Play\, premiered in Chicago and toured to Austin\, Texas\, Washington\, DC\, New York\, Los Angeles\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, Durham\, North Carolina and the National Black Theater Festival. The playscript was published by Northwestern University Press (2020). He is one of the subjects and co-executive producer (with John L. Jackson\, Jr.) of the documentary\, Making Sweet Tea\, based on his book and play. \nJohnson has received many awards for his performance work\, including the Leslie Irene Coger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Performance from the National Communication Association\, the Bert Williams Award for Best Solo Performance\, from the Chicago Black Theater Alliance\, and the René Castillo Otto Award for Political Theater. And his film Making Sweet Tea has also received several awards\, including the Judges’ Choice Award at the Longleaf Film Festival\, Best Documentary Audience Award at the Kansas City International Film Festival\, Best LGBTQ Film at the San Diego Film Festival\, Best Documentary Audience Award at the Out on Film Festival\, and the Silver Image Award from the Association of American Retired Persons (AARP) for Positive Representation of LGBTQ People over Fifty at the Chicago Reeling LGBTQ Film Festival. In 2010 he was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\nNathan Yungerberg is a Brooklyn-based Afrosurrealist and storyteller whose plays have been developed or featured by The Cherry Lane Theatre\, JAG Productions\, LAByrinth Theater\, Lorraine Hansberry Theater\, The National Black Theatre\, The Fire This Time Festival\, 48 Hours in Harlem\, The Lark\, Roundabout Theatre Company\, The Playwrights’ Center\, American Blues Theater\, Crowded Fire Theater Climate Change Theatre Action\, The Sheen Center\, The August Wilson Red Door Project\, Climate Change Theatre Action\, The Bushwick Starr\, and BBC Radio Afternoon Drama. He is one of seven Black playwrights commissioned by The New Black Fest for HANDS UP: 7 Playwrights\, 7 Testaments\, which was published by Samuel French. Awards and honors: 2017 Mentor Project with Stephen Adly Guirgis\, Blue Ink Playwriting Award (Finalist)\, 2019 Djerassi Resident Artist\, The 2016 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference (Semifinalist)\, Ken Davenport 10-Minute Play Festival (Winner). \n\n\n\n​ \n\nTrevor Rayshay Perry; They/Them is beyond thrilled to be a part of this panel. As an non-binary artist Trevor lives for new and intresting works and is so thankful for an opportunity that lets them represent their community. Previous Atlanta credits include: Pythio in Head Over Heels (Actor’s Express)\, Ensemble/Soloist in RENT (Actor’s Express)\, Eat Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (Theatrical Outfit)\, Willie in The View Upstairs (Out Front Theatre)\, and The Emcee in The Red Room Cabaret (The Alliance Theatre). Trevor is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a B.F.A. in Theatre with a concentration in acting. While there he studied with Broadway legend Terrence Mann. They would like to thank their partner Nicholas for all of his support and love! They would also love to dedicate this show to the memory to their mother Maxine. Follow them @MusicklyGifted on Instagram\n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nThandiwe Thomas DeShazor is an Atlanta based actor\, writer\, producer\, and director. He is an alumnus of Oakland University’s Meadowbrook Theater Apprenticeship Program and a recipient of the San Francisco’s Queer Cultural Center Grant for his one-man-show “Children of the Last Days”\, a comedy about the intersections of Black church and the LGBT community. Thandiwe has performed and collaborated on new and experimental work throughout the country including “Before the Dream: The Mysterious Life and Death Of Richard Wright” (Oakland Public Theater)\, “Pomo Afro Homo’s Fierce Love” (National Tour)\, and “Armstrong’s Kid” (off-Broadway). Thandiwe is a founding board member of Oakland LGBT Pride and served as their marketing chair in 2010 and 2011. Thandiwe served as the Artistic Director director of Black Girlz Productions a touring urban theater company. \nSince moving to Atlanta\, his theater credits include\, “Tomcat”\, The Legend Of Georgia McBride” (Actor’s Express”) and “Angels in America” (Actor’s Express). Thandi’s tv credits include Homicide Hunter\, Swamp Murders Fatal Attraction. He can be seen in 2018 in Murder Chose Me and in a re-occurring role in AMC’s Lodge 49. Thandi’s artist collaboration business\, Thandi & Company has partnered with Blake Vision Entertainment to write and produce musical biographies of soul music legends\, Little Richard\, Diana Ross\, and Aretha Franklin and tour throughout metro Atlanta. \nSince the pandemic\, Thandi accidentally became an essential worker. He began the year teaching acting/improv to at risk emerging adults interested in careers in the arts. Because the facility provides essential needs (showers\, food\, etc.) he’s become essential. \nHe’s also been directing productions and readings in the zoom platform; “one in two” by Donja R. Love\, “The Grand Transsexual Draweth Nigh” by Sloka Krishnan and currently The Harlem Connection: Paris\, Negritude\, and the Harlem Renaissance with Théâtre du Rêve\, Atlanta’s French language theater company. \nHe and his husband live in Atlanta with their 7 year old daughter. \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nTAYLOR ALXNDR (they/she) is a DIY musician\, drag performer\, and community organizer based in Atlanta\, GA. Raised in the rural edges of the metro area\, ALXNDR has been creating in and captivating Atlanta and beyond since 2011. \nALXNDR is the co-founder and current executive director of Southern Fried Queer Pride (SFQP)\, an Atlanta-based non-profit organization empowering Black queer and QTPOC centered communities in the South through the arts. They are also the mother of the House of ALXNDR\, an Atlanta-based drag family and events hub\, creating drag-centered\, inclusive events. \n\n\n\n\nSee additional conversations and events taking place as part of the HANDS UP ATLANTA: Art & Activism series. \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/black-lgbtq-narratives/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-preview_0.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201008T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153346Z UID:10000319-1602183600-1602183600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Recasting the Black Image DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with    \nAn event about reckoning with the stereotype of the “Black Male”. This artistic presentation and conversation focuses on demands placed on Black men by society and mainstream media and the ways artist-activists are reshaping this image. Featuring screenings of film shorts from the co-directors of Hands Up\, Alexis Woodard and Keith Arthur Bolden\, and artist Mark Kendall.  \nModerated by Carlton Mackey\, Director of Ethics and the Arts Program Emory and Founder of Black Men Smile\nMark Kendall\, Writer\, Actor\, Comedian\, and Creator of The Magic Negro\nEugene H. Russell IV\, Musician\, Songwriter\, Actor\, & Founder of Men Not Myths\nCharles Stephens\, Founder of The Counter Narrative Project\nAnthony Knight\, Educator and Founder of The Baton Foundation \nThursday\, October 8th at 7pm EST \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nCarlton Mackey is the creator of BLACK MEN SMILE®\, a viral social media platform and empowerment movement for Black men to “celebrate the way we see ourselves”.  He is also the creator of the BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY SHADE® an apparel line with a mission of building solidarity among women of color\, and author of 50 Shades of Black: Sexuality and Skin Tone in the Formation of Identity.  \nMackey is the Director of the Ethics & the Arts Program and Associate Director of the Ethics and Servant Leadership (EASL) Program at the Emory University Center for Ethics. He is an adjunct professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies. In the midst of the national reckoning for racial justice in America and the COVID-19 pandemic\, Mackey along with the Director of the Emory University Center for Creativity and the Arts created the Arts and Social Justice Fellows Program at Emory University. \nAs a community advocate\, Carlton serves on the Atlanta Board of Education Ethics Commission and on the Board of Directors of Foreverfamily\, an Atlanta non-profit surrounding youth with one or more incarcerated parent with the love of family and providing regular visitation trips. \nMackey is a Teaching Artist at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta\, GA. \nMackey’s work blends his unique combination of social consciousness\, creativity\, scholarship\, and social connection to create powerful impressions that invite new discovery and personal transformation. \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nMark Kendall is an Atlanta-based comedian. His one person show\, “The Magic Negro and Other Blackness” was produced by Dad’s Garage Theatre and the Alliance Theatre and also performed at ARS Nova’s ANTFEST in NYC and The New Ground Play Festival at The Cleveland Playhouse. He completed the Comedy Central Chris Rock Summer School Program\, where he pitched jokes at “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.” Mark was named best Professional Funnyman by Creative Loafing in 2015 and was the Readers Pick for Best Comedian in Creative Loafing Atlanta in 2019. \n\n\n\n\n​ \n\n\nEugene H. Russell IV\, born and raised in southwest Atlanta\, is a multi-talented vocalist\, musician\, songwriter\, and award-winning actor. His regional theatre credits include East Texas Hotlinks (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company)\, Five Guys Named Moe (Theatrical Outfit)\, Dutchman (Nebraska Repertory Theatre)\, Nell Gwynn (Synchronicity Theatre)\, Memphis the Musical (Aurora Theatre)\, What I Learned In Paris (Alliance Theatre)\, and Before It Hits Home (St. Louis Black Rep)\, for which he received the prestigious Woodie King\, Jr. Award. A voiceover artist with numerous commercial credits\, Eugene’s film/TV appearances include CBS’s “MacGyver\,” BOUNCE TV’s “Saints & Sinners\,” and FOX’s “Star.” Donning his composer hat\, he wrote the music for the Alliance Theatre TVY world premiere of Beautiful Blackbird\, producing the commercially released cast recording. With his latest single\, “Brand New Day\,” Eugene IV leans into his activist spirit\, sharing his vision of freedom. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nCharles Stephens is the Executive Director of the Counter Narrative Project. He has over 10 years experience developing innovative community engagement initiatives\, piloting programs\, and mobilizing black gay men. He has worked with such organizations as  AIDS United\, AID Atlanta\,  and Kaiser Family Foundation as a consultant\, providing strategic guidance and thought-partnership around program development and policy advocacy with black gay and bisexual men. Past honors include: Georgia State University College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award\, Gentlemen Foundation Gentleman of the Year Service Award\, Arcus Leadership Fellowship\,  and the Rockwood Leadership Institute Fellow for Racial and Gender Justice Leaders in the HIV/AIDS Movement. His writings have appears in The Atlanta-Journal Constitution\, Creative Loafing\, Atlanta Magazine\, and he is a columnist at The Advocate.  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAnthony Knight is the Founder\, President & CEO of The Baton Foundation—a nonprofit organization that serves the emotional\, intellectual and cultural needs of Black boys ages10-17. Before founding the Foundation\, Mr. Knight worked for twenty-two years as a museum educator and consultant. Mr. Knight has extensive experience with and interest in African American history and culture\, public and living history\, informal education and Black youth. Mr. Knight’s work with The Baton Foundation reflects his ongoing interest in the issues and practices related to the collecting\, preservation and interpretation of information about and material culture from the African Diaspora. Mr. Knight’s undergraduate work was in Spanish and English (Ohio Wesleyan University)\, and his graduate work was in museum education (The George Washington University). Mr. Knight also holds a degree in Spanish-to-English translation from the Núcleo de Estudios Lingüísticos y Sociales\, Caracas\, Venezuela. Mr. Knight is a New York City native. \n\n\n\n\nSee additional conversations and events taking place as part of the HANDS UP ATLANTA: Art & Activism series. \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/recasting-the-black-image/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-preview.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201025T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202015Z UID:10000316-1603638000-1603638000@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Family Event: Hands Up! Engaging the Arts to Raise Anti-Racist Kids DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with: \nA family-oriented event featuring a reading of the best-selling kids book Hands Up!\, a Q&A with author Breanna J. McDaniel\, and interactive anti-bias and allyship activities for families.  \nRecommended for ages 4-10 and their grown-ups. \nFeaturing:\nBreanna McDaniel\, Author of best-selling kids book Hands Up!\nNaima Carter Russell\, Actress and book advocate @DramaMamaReads\nand Maya Lawrence\, Alliance Theatre’s Allyship Program Director \nSunday\, October 25th at 3pm EST \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreanna J. McDaniel is the author of the picture book Hands Up!\, a book reviewer\, education consultant and researcher. She holds an MA in Children’s Literature from Simmons University and is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge with research focused on representations of black children in contemporary picture books. She’s the co-founder of Researchers Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature (REIYL) and though she’s originally from Atlanta\,GA she now splits her time between the US and UK.  \n\n\n\n\n\nNaima Carter Russell is a proud Atlanta actress and a FSU Alumnus with a BA in English and a minor in black studies. She is a Suzi Bass Award winner for her role as Felicia Farrell in Memphis (Aurora Theatre /Theatrical Outfit). She was last seen on the Alliance theatre stage in Pearl Cleage’s The Nacirema Society…and Christmas Carol. Naima is a passionate advocate for diverse books and believes in the power of normalizing Black joy to change a generation. She shares her book recommendations and the drama of mothering 2 girls @DramaMamaReads on Instagram. Also check out her brand new blog at www.itsthedramamama.com\n\n\n\n\n\nMaya Lawrence is a NYC born- Atlanta based multidisciplinary artist\, specializing in theater\, performance\, and poetry. As an actor\, teaching artist\, and facilitator with an audience range from newborns to as long as one can be alive\, she uses her superpowers of creativity\, curiosity\, and compassion to facilitate theatre-based experiences rooted in Anti-Bias work for youth\, families\, corporations\, and organizations in pursuit of becoming the most authentic and empathetic versions of themselves. She is a proud Spelman College alumna\, the Inaugural Spelman Leadership Fellow\, and now Artist-in-residence/ Allyship Program Director at the Alliance Theatre. Maya is on a mission to liberate the world through art using radical Love to light the path.\n\n\n\nSee additional conversations and events taking place as part of the HANDS UP ATLANTA: Art & Activism series. \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/family-event-hands-up-engaging-the-arts-to-raise-anti-racist-kids/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-preview_2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201022T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153345Z UID:10000317-1603393200-1603393200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Racial Healing through Art DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with: \nThis conversation focuses on the impact of racism and the cultural trope of the “strong Black woman” on the lives of Black women. Join artists\, healers\, and mental health professionals for a discussion of artistic pathways that support activist work around women’s issues and promote healing from racial trauma.  Featuring screenings of film shorts from the co-directors of Hands Up\, introduced by Alexis Woodard. This conversation will be followed by an optional 30min Expressive Arts Workshop by Dr. Wendy Phillips.  \nModerated by Minka Wiltz\, Creator and Host of The Cultural Workers Podcast\nAmanda Washington\, Theater Director\nDr. Wendy Phillips\, Expressive Arts Therapist\nShanequa Gay\, Visual Artist \nDr. Ayanna Abrams\, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Not So Strong \nThursday\, October 22nd at 7pm EST \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMinka Wiltz is a trained classical singer\, professional stage actor\, and writer. She has collaborated extensively on new and developing works written by playwrights including Robert O’Hara\, Marcus Gardley\, and Kia Corthron. She has performed on the stages of The Alliance Theater\, Horizon Theater\, The Actors Express\, Synchronicity Performance Group\, Working Title Playwrights\, The Atlanta Opera\, San Diego Repertory Theater and The Atlanta Symphony. \nIn 2019\, Minka was honored by Emory University with their Community Artist Impact Award. In 2017\, she received the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Female Performance in a Musical. Along with being recognized for her storytelling as an actor and singer\, Minka has has also gained recognition as a writer. A three-part narrative inspired by her life as she has survived it thus far\, were conceived and presented at Theater Emory thanks to Jan Akers. The first part of the trilogy\, Shaking The Wind\, was the first musical produced by Out Of Hand Theater as a one woman show in their living room series. Because of it’s great success\, the original closing date was extended from November 2018 to \nOctober 2019 with the last performance at The National Black Theater Festival. Her most recent works as include being commissioned to write the first short play for the highly successful 100 Decatur Dinners which is still inspiring new models for healing across racial lines all over America. \nIn 2020\, Minka was a featured soloist in The Atlanta Opera’s production of Porgy and Bess\, she starred the scripted Podcast The Seventh Daughter which was produced by iHeart Radio and reached the top 10 fictional podcasts on iTunes. Currently\, Minka’s personal podcast The Cultural Workers Podcast is available in video format on her YouTube Channel MinkaWiltz\, on Spotify under The Cultural Workers Podcast\, and on Anchor.fm at https://anchor.fm/minka-wiltz. \nShe is always interested in collaborating with adventurers and has no end of ideas for various genres of artmaking!!! Find out more at minkawiltz.com or email her at minkawiltz@gmail.com. Stay safe\, be courageous! \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nAmanda Washington is a freelance director based in the Atlanta\, Georgia community working in conjunction with Kennesaw State Univeristy’s Department of Theatre and Performance Studies as a part-time Assistant Professor. Shows she has directed consist of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean\, DJanet Sears’s Harlem Duet\, and Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. Washington is also the creator of Theatre From My View. A YouTube channel geared toward exploring theatre through a woman of color’s perspective. Early in 2020\, Amanda started her qualifications to become an Intimacy Director and Choreographer. In May of 2020\, Washington received her Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Check out her work at www.washingtonamanda.com or visit her YouTube channel Theatre From My View. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nWendy Phillips\, Ph.D.\, LMFT\, REAT\, REACE is a Psychotherapist\, an Expressive Arts Therapist\, a faculty member\, and a Research Psychologist. She is a conceptual visual artist whose favorite practice is analog photography. Wendy is drawn to historical and alternative photographic processes and fiber arts. In her research\, Wendy uses photography as a method of Arts Based inquiry.   \nRecently\, Wendy has been studying and collaborating with artists of African descent in Matanzas\, Cuba learning about the ways artmaking and creative expression are aspects of their Traditional Indigenous spiritual understandings and worldviews.In December\, 2019 she inaugurated an El Colectivo Macondo Expressive Arts Training Program for students in Matanzas\, Cuba by offering Multimodal workshops for adults and children in the Matanzas communities. Together with artists of African descent in Matanzas\, she has been researching the retention and persistence of African Spiritual understandings among people of Arican descent in the United States and the Pacific Coast of Mexico.  \nWendy’s most recent visual arts project uses historical family photos and personal and published oral histories as source material in an exploration of physical and sexual assault of women and non-consensual sexual relationships  as standard practices during slavery. She is interested in the phenomena of cross generational projection of trauma and psychotherapeutic and creative practices that facilitate healing.  \nWendy collaborates with Afro-Cuban director\, Tony Romero in documentary film projects about the experiences of persons of African descent in the Diaspora. The film\, A Sense of Connection about artists of African descent\, spirituality\, and creativity will premiere in Madrid\, Spain on September 16th\, 2020. Their current project\, N-95 documents the experiences  and perspectives of persons in the  African American\, Latinx\, and North American Indigenous communities during the current pandemic.  \nWendy is a faculty member in the Expressive Arts Therapy Concentration at Goddard College\, and is an Adjunct faculty member in the Clinical Psychology and Research Departments at Saybrook University. She is Group Therapist for the students of The Baton Foundation in Atlanta Georgia.  At the present time\, she is engaged in a 3 year long training  program with Robert Bosnak and Jill Fischer in Embodiment Theory and Embodied Imagination Dreamwork. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nShanequa Gay\, an Atlanta native\, received her BA in Painting from The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and an MFA at Georgia State University. Gay’s work evaluates place\, tradition\, storytelling\, and subject matter to develop imaginative dialogues and alternative strategies for self-imaging. Through installations\, paintings\, performance\, video\, and monumental sculptural figures\, she fabricates environments of ritual and memorial. By developing counter and re-imagined narratives that live within the duality of physical and spiritual worlds\, she explores the historical and contemporary social concerns of hybrid cultures\, through the gaze of the African-Ascendant female progenitor. Gay was one of ten selected artists for OFF THE WALL a city-wide Mural initiative led by the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee (2019). Gay was chosen by The Congressional Club Museum Foundation to be the illustrator for the First Lady’s Luncheon hostess gift for First Lady Michelle Obama (2013). Gay’s work includes features in film and television such as BET\, OWN\, Netflix and Lionsgate Films. She currently sits as a Do-Good Fellow awarded to individuals working towards a better South (2019-2020) and an Emory University Arts and Social Justice Fellow a program which explores racial injustice and other inequities\, leading to creative projects on campus and in the wider community (2020). \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nDr. Ayanna Abrams is a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and CEO/Founder of Ascension Behavioral Health. She obtained her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with emphasis on diverse populations and families. Dr. Abrams’ specialties include working with college aged populations and graduate/professional students\, adults and relationship/marital counseling. She has extensive clinical experience working with people of color\, specifically Black women\, Black men and Black couples. As a trained Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist (EFT)\, Dr. Abrams meets couples at the intersection of cultural identity and attachment styles in order to improve short-term and long-term emotional connection and relationship satisfaction.  \nDr. Abrams enjoys providing consultation and creating training/workshops for organizations\, schools\, churches\, hospitals\, & other media and has been featured in the New York Times\, Essence\, Allure and MindBodyGreen\, as well as AfroPunk\, Therapy for Black Girls and Silence the Shame. She is the co-founder of Not So Strong\, an initiative to improve the mental health and relationship functioning of Black women through use of vulnerable storytelling. \nNot So Strong is a black woman led movement that seeks to broaden the view of black women beyond the impenetrable\, strong black woman\, and seeks to empower women by finding strength through acknowledging and cultivating vulnerability. \n\n\n\n\nSee additional conversations and events taking place as part of the HANDS UP ATLANTA: Art & Activism series. \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/racial-healing-through-art/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-preview_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153344Z UID:10000315-1603998000-1603998000@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Standing Up for Racial Justice DESCRIPTION:The culminating event of the Art and Activism series\, featuring Atlanta-based theatre arts organizations working on a range of racial justice and equity initiatives. Followed by a facilitated allyship discussion focused on navigating racism together. \nIntroduction by Susan V. Booth\, Alliance Theatre’s Jennings Hertz Artistic Director \nFacilitated by Maya Lawrence\, Alliance Theatre’s Anti-Bias Program Director \nFeaturing:\nBLACT (Black Leaders Advocating Cultural Theatre)\nMarcus Hopkins-Turner\nBrittani Minnieweather\nCREAT (Coalition for Racial Equity in Atlanta Theatre)\nDiany Rodriguez\nJ.L. Reed\nAtlanta Theatre Artists for Justice\nJasmine Thomas\nGreg Hunter\nIDEA ATL (Inclusion\, Diversity\, and Equity in the Arts ATL)\nAmber Bradshaw\nMichelle Pokopac\nOut of Hand\nLee Osorio \nThursday\, October 29th at 7pm EST\nThis event will be closed-captioned. \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/standing-up-for-racial-justice/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-preview_3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201214T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201214T000000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153332Z UID:10000313-1607904000-1607904000@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Togetha: Broadway on Demand DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble will perform Togetha as part of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence streaming for free on Broadway On Demand December 14-20\, 2020. \nAbout the Play:\nTogetha\nBy Azya Lyons\nDecember 14-20\, 2020 \nImani\, Aiyanna\, Chayenne\, and Aaliyah have just graduated high school and are celebrating at a party in their honor\, until an evening of entertainment takes a tragic turn. \nThe Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble will perform Togetha as part of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence streaming for free on Broadway On Demand December 14-20\, 2020. \n#ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence is a theatre activism campaign launched by Michael Cotey in 2019. #ENOUGH strives to spark critical conversations and incite meaningful action in communities across the country on the issue of gun violence through the creation of new works of theatre by teens. # ENOUGH’s mission is to promote playwriting as a tool of self-expression and social change\, harnessing this generation’s spirit of activism and providing a platform for America’s playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today.  \nenoughplays.com \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/togetha-broadway-on-demand/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lyons.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201220T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201220T235900 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153332Z UID:10000314-1608508740-1608508740@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Togetha: Broadway on Demand DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble will perform Togetha as part of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence streaming for free on Broadway On Demand December 14-20\, 2020. \nAbout the Play:\nTogetha\nBy Azya Lyons\nDecember 14-20\, 2020 \nImani\, Aiyanna\, Chayenne\, and Aaliyah have just graduated high school and are celebrating at a party in their honor\, until an evening of entertainment takes a tragic turn. \nThe Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble will perform Togetha as part of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence streaming for free on Broadway On Demand December 14-20\, 2020. \n#ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence is a theatre activism campaign launched by Michael Cotey in 2019. #ENOUGH strives to spark critical conversations and incite meaningful action in communities across the country on the issue of gun violence through the creation of new works of theatre by teens. # ENOUGH’s mission is to promote playwriting as a tool of self-expression and social change\, harnessing this generation’s spirit of activism and providing a platform for America’s playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today.  \nenoughplays.com \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/togetha-broadway-on-demand-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lyons.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210118T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210118T143000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153331Z UID:10000311-1610980200-1610980200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Dear Dr. King: Uncertainty in the Air DESCRIPTION:Join nine emerging artists as they reimagine the summer 2020 Palefsky Collision Project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and all civil rights activists.  Directed by Patrick McColery in collaboration with Pearl Cleage\, Playwright\, this special Performance & Talk Back will occur virtually on Monday\, January 18\, 2021 at 2:30 PM EST.  \nAlliance Theatre Palefsky Collision Project Public Performances\n\nWHEN & WHERE:\n\nMonday\, January 18 at 2:30 p.m. – A Virtual Performance\n\n\n\nPerformance – approximately 45 minutes\nTalk Back – approximately 30 minutes \nWe will send you a Zoom link closer to the date of the event. \nRegister for Free \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/dear-dr-king-uncertainty-in-the-air/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PALCO_7.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153331Z UID:10000312-1607715000-1607715000@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:PROM Watch Party DESCRIPTION:THE PROM NETFLIX RELEASE\nJoin the @AllianceTheatre Twitter Watch Party on Friday\, December 11 at 7:30pm\nWith The Prom’s upcoming movie premiere on Netflix on December 11\, we decided to hold a virtual watch party where the musical’s journey began — @alliancetheatre! Turn on your Netflix and join us on Twitter at 7:30 P.M. EST (with a special pre-show at 7:10) and live-tweet using the hashtag #ATPromParty. \nRSVP \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/prom-watch-party/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TP-05820RC20201030-6708-7c2m9b-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210219T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153330Z UID:10000310-1613761200-1613761200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Teen Ensemble: Live\, From the Center of the Earth: Stories of STANKONIA DESCRIPTION:2020/21 Teen Ensemble \nUpcoming Performance: Live\, From the Center of the Earth: Stories of STANKONIA\nThis winter for the Teen Ensemble’s playwriting intensive\, the teens will be creating original work inspired by Outkast’s seminal 2000 album Stankonia. Each Teen will pick a track of their choice from the record and write a brand-new short play drawn from any number of details in the song—the sonic textures\, sociopolitical themes\, narrative details\, or something else entirely. As a culmination of their work\, the Ensemble will virtually perform all of their plays in one collective evening titled LIVE\, FROM THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: STORIES OF STANKONIA. Registration is FREE.  \nFeb. 19 at 7 PM ET\nZoom webinar \nRegister URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/teen-ensemble-live-from-the-center-of-the-earth-stories-of-stankonia/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/145887625_10164651082100183_4528807003490699294_o.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202053Z UID:10000308-1621020600-1621020600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:DATA Afterwords DESCRIPTION:DATA AFTERWORDS events\nMay 6\nJoin us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.  \nAttend this performance \nMay 13\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nNassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature\, Media\, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design\, computing\, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism\, Theory\, Technoscience. \nAttend this performance \nMay 14\nJoin us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby\, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow. \nAttend this performance \nMay 20\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nPaul Root Wolpe\, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics\, Professor of Medicine\, Pediatrics\, Psychiatry\, and Sociology\, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.  \nAttend this performance \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/data-afterwords-3/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/data-preview_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202053Z UID:10000309-1621537200-1621537200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:DATA Afterwords DESCRIPTION:DATA AFTERWORDS events\nMay 6\nJoin us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.  \nAttend this performance \nMay 13\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nNassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature\, Media\, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design\, computing\, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism\, Theory\, Technoscience. \nAttend this performance \nMay 14\nJoin us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby\, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow. \nAttend this performance \nMay 20\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nPaul Root Wolpe\, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics\, Professor of Medicine\, Pediatrics\, Psychiatry\, and Sociology\, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.  \nAttend this performance \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/data-afterwords-4/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/data-preview_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210506T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202053Z UID:10000306-1620327600-1620327600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:DATA Afterwords DESCRIPTION:DATA AFTERWORDS events\nMay 6\nJoin us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.  \nAttend this performance \nMay 13\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nNassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature\, Media\, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design\, computing\, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism\, Theory\, Technoscience. \nAttend this performance \nMay 14\nJoin us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby\, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow. \nAttend this performance \nMay 20\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nPaul Root Wolpe\, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics\, Professor of Medicine\, Pediatrics\, Psychiatry\, and Sociology\, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.  \nAttend this performance \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/data-afterwords/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/data-preview_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210513T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210513T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202053Z UID:10000307-1620932400-1620932400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:DATA Afterwords DESCRIPTION:DATA AFTERWORDS events\nMay 6\nJoin us for a talkback following the 7:00pm performance with the cast of DATA and playwright Matthew Libby. Q&A to follow.  \nAttend this performance \nMay 13\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Nassim Pravin\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Parvin will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing political and ethical concerns in the field of technology and design: How are algorithms shaping social and collective interactions? What kind of bias does data reproduce and how can we imagine a more just technological future? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nNassim Parvin is an Associate Professor at the School of Literature\, Media\, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Dr. Parvin’s interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in design\, computing\, and STS venues; and her designs have received multiple awards and been exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Museum. She is on the editorial board of Design Issues and serves as a Lead Editorial Team member of Catalyst: Feminism\, Theory\, Technoscience. \nAttend this performance \nMay 14\nJoin us for a conversation following the 7:30pm performance between DATA playwright Matthew Libby\, and the Director and Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Q&A to follow. \nAttend this performance \nMay 20\nJoin us for a special discussion following the 7:00pm performance of DATA with Professor Paul Root Wolpe\, a nationally recognized data ethicist and Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Dr. Wolpe will unpack the themes in the play as they relate to pressing concerns in the field of ethics and technology: How are predictive algorithms driving government and policy decisions such as policing and immigration? What kinds of bias is baked into data sets and how can we re-imagine a more just future with technology and AI? This is an interactive audience discussion with a Q&A.   \nPaul Root Wolpe\, Ph.D. is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair of Jewish Bioethics\, Professor of Medicine\, Pediatrics\, Psychiatry\, and Sociology\, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience. For 15 years he served as the Senior Bioethicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Wolpe is the winner of the 2011 World Technology Network Award in Ethics and was named one of Trust Across America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior.  \nAttend this performance \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/data-afterwords-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/data-preview_1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210824T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210824T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153325Z UID:10000305-1629831600-1629831600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Behind The Musical: DARLIN' CORY DESCRIPTION:Behind The Musical: DARLIN’ CORY\nAugust 24th @ 7pm // Rich Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center // Free\nJoin us for a free special preview event with the creative team of DARLIN’ CORY—a haunting new musical about a young woman on an odyssey of self-discovery in a small Appalachian mountain town. \nFeaturing a conversation with Kristian Bush (Grammy Award Winning Composer and Co-Lyricist)\, Phillip DePoy (Playwright) and Susan V. Booth (Director). Hosted by Atlanta’s Media Maven\, Mara Davis. \nPlus\, a sneak peek performance from the talented cast\, exclusive discounts\, and much more! \nRSVP \nUnable to attend tonight’s event in person? Join us for the live stream on Instagram or Facebook at 7pm. \nCOVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS:\nSafety for our patrons\, artists\, and staff is our top priority. With safety in mind and in close consultation with local health experts\, the Alliance will require all audience members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof of vaccination upon arrival. Unvaccinated audience members must show a negative COVID test for entry. Learn more about our safety policies here. \n\n\n\n\nPhillip DePoy\n Playwright\, Librettist & Co-Lyricist\n \n\n\nPhillip DePoy (Playwright\, Librettist & Co-Lyricist) is the author of 22 novels (the latest\, SAMMY TWO SHOES\, comes out in October 2021) and 45 plays. An internationally reviewed performance artist\, he was writer in residence for the Georgia Council for the Arts and Composer in Residence for the Academy Theatre in the 1980s. In the 1990s he was the Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit and composed music for 17 Alliance Theatre productions (Angels in America\, The Seagull\, Man for All Seasons\, et al). Since then\, he served as the director of several university theatre programs. He was awarded Georgia Author of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Notable theatrical work includes the 1993 New York production of LAMB ON FIRE\, the 2002 Edgar Award winning mystery play Easy\, also in New York\, and for the Alliance Theatre\, the Suzi award-winning Edward Foote. His Appalachian Christmas Homecoming has been produced over 30 times nationally since 1994. Phillip DePoy also holds an undergraduate degree in English literature and folklore\, and a graduate degree in performance art. His greatest achievement\, however\, is having been married to playwright Lee Nowell for over twenty-two years. \n\n\n\n\nKristian Bush\n Composer & Co-Lyricist\n \n\n\nKristian Bush (Composer\, Co-Lyricist) is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist who has been leaving his mark on music for more than two decades. The singer\, songwriter\, producer and multi- instrumentalist started his career with the folk-rock duo Billy Pilgrim in the early 1990s. In 2004\, he exploded onto the country music scene with Sugarland\, surpassing sales of more than 22 million albums worldwide\, achieving  five No. 1 singles and winning numerous awards\, including Grammys\, AMAs\, ACMs\, CMT Music Awards and CMAs. In 2014\, Bush made his solo debut with Top 20 hit “Trailer Hitch\,” featured on his critically acclaimed album Southern Gravity\, named the “feel-good album of the year” by Country Music Weekly and named one of the Top 10 country albums of 2015 by Rolling Stone. He recently wrote and performed “Forever Now\,” the theme song to the TLC reality series “Say Yes to the Dress.” Troubadour was his first musical. \n\n\n\n\nSusan V. Booth\n Director\n \n\n\nSusan V. Booth (Jennings Hertz Artistic Director) joined the Alliance Theatre in 2001 and has initiated the Palefsky Collision Project for teens\, the Alliance/ Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition\, the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab and commercial partnerships on such projects as The Prom; Tuck Everlasting; Ghost Brothers of Darkland County; The Color Purple; Bring It On: The Musical; Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away; Sister Act: The Musical; Bring in ’da Noise\, Bring in ’da Funk; and Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. She has directed nationally at the Goodman Theatre\, La Jolla Playhouse\, New York Stage and Film\, Actors Theatre of Louisville\, Northlight Theatre\, Victory Gardens\, Court Theatre and many others. She holds degrees from Denison and Northwestern universities and was a fellow of the National Critics Institute and the Kemper Foundation. She has held teaching positions at Northwestern\, DePaul and Emory universities and is a past President of the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group\, the national service organization for the field. Booth’s leadership is underwritten by the BOLD Theater Women’s Leadership Circle\, an initiative to support and promote women’s theater leadership funded by The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. She is married to Max Leventhal and is the proud mother of Moira Rose Leventhal. \n\n\n\n\nMara Davis\n Atlanta’s Media Maven and Host\n \n\n\nMara Davis (Host of Vote Her and Sounds Delicious podcasts\, Atlanta’s Media Maven) On radio\, on TV\, on stage\, online and in line – usually at the grocery store\, like twice a day\, Mara Davis seems to be everywhere. And that’s exactly how she likes it. Mara is one of the most well known media personalities in Atlanta. Among her many jobs\, Mara reports for WABE – Atlanta’s NPR station – with “Mara’s Music Mix”\, a weekly round up of the city’s best concerts. She also hosts a regular restaurant review segment on the “The Bert Show”. On TV\, Mara is co-host of the Emmy award winning program\, Atlanta Eats.On stage\, Davis is a skilled and experienced moderator and emcee. She has interviewed best selling authors like Emily Giffin or Liane Moriarty and A-list celebs including John Cusask\, Bradley Cooper\, Queen Latifah\, and Adele. Her emcee gigs include the 30A Songwriters Festival\, the Atlanta Film Festival and the Atlanta Jewish Book Festival. Davis was the host of the popular “Radio Free Lunch” request hour on Dave-FM – and puts that musical knowledge and instinct to use every day booking guests for Adult Swim’s streaming shows… including Sting\, Billie Eilish\, Post Malone\, Jason Isbell and many others you will hear about in the years ahead. Mara’s passion for people – and pets – is on display as spokesperson for The Atlanta Humane Society and The Homeless Period Project\, which provides feminine hygiene products for women and girls in need. Mara lives in Virginia-Highland with her husband Mike\, son Charlie and spoiled dog\, Brogie. \n\n\n\n\n  \nCOMMUNITY PARTNERS:\n      \n  \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/behind-the-musical-darlin-cory/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/darlincory-hero2_3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210912T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202123Z UID:10000304-1631473200-1631473200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Before Play: DARLIN' CORY DESCRIPTION:Before Play: DARLIN’ CORY\nSeptember 12th 7:00pm – 7:20pm\nEvent Room\, 2nd Floor\nBefore seeing DARLIN’ CORY on Sept 12th join us for a special conversation with creators Phillip DePoy (playwright) and Kristian Bush (Composer). They will share insights into the creation of the show. This is a free event for ticket holders of DARLIN’ CORY. No RSVP required. \n  \n\n\n\n\nPhillip DePoy\n Playwright\, Librettist & Co-Lyricist\n \n\n\nPhillip DePoy (Playwright\, Librettist & Co-Lyricist) is the author of 22 novels (the latest\, SAMMY TWO SHOES\, comes out in October 2021) and 45 plays. An internationally reviewed performance artist\, he was writer in residence for the Georgia Council for the Arts and Composer in Residence for the Academy Theatre in the 1980s. In the 1990s he was the Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit and composed music for 17 Alliance Theatre productions (Angels in America\, The Seagull\, Man for All Seasons\, et al). Since then\, he served as the director of several university theatre programs. He was awarded Georgia Author of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Notable theatrical work includes the 1993 New York production of LAMB ON FIRE\, the 2002 Edgar Award winning mystery play Easy\, also in New York\, and for the Alliance Theatre\, the Suzi award-winning Edward Foote. His Appalachian Christmas Homecoming has been produced over 30 times nationally since 1994. Phillip DePoy also holds an undergraduate degree in English literature and folklore\, and a graduate degree in performance art. His greatest achievement\, however\, is having been married to playwright Lee Nowell for over twenty-two years. \n\n\n\n\nKristian Bush\n Composer & Co-Lyricist\n \n\n\nKristian Bush (Composer\, Co-Lyricist) is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist who has been leaving his mark on music for more than two decades. The singer\, songwriter\, producer and multi- instrumentalist started his career with the folk-rock duo Billy Pilgrim in the early 1990s. In 2004\, he exploded onto the country music scene with Sugarland\, surpassing sales of more than 22 million albums worldwide\, achieving  five No. 1 singles and winning numerous awards\, including Grammys\, AMAs\, ACMs\, CMT Music Awards and CMAs. In 2014\, Bush made his solo debut with Top 20 hit “Trailer Hitch\,” featured on his critically acclaimed album Southern Gravity\, named the “feel-good album of the year” by Country Music Weekly and named one of the Top 10 country albums of 2015 by Rolling Stone. He recently wrote and performed “Forever Now\,” the theme song to the TLC reality series “Say Yes to the Dress.” Troubadour was his first musical. URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/before-play-darlin-cory/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/darlincory-hero2_4.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210917T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210917T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153311Z UID:10000301-1631907000-1631907000@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Community Talk: Women’s Voices from the Mountain South DESCRIPTION:Community Talk: Women’s Voices from the Mountain South\nFriday\, September 17th\n7:30pm\, prior to the 8pm performance of DARLIN’ CORY\nMemorial Arts Building // Event Room\, 2nd Floor  \nJoin us for a pre-show talk with Kami Ahrens\, Curator at the Foxfire Museum and author of a forthcoming book of interviews with women from Southern Appalachia. Ahrens will highlight the stories of a diverse group of women from the region and share materials from the museum’s collection of Appalachian culture on display in the Memorial Arts Building during the run of DARLIN’ CORY.  \nThe Foxfire magazines and books were first published more than 50 years ago by a group of high school English students and their teacher who wanted to learn more about their disappearing mountain culture and combat discriminating stereotypes of the region. The museum—an outgrowth of the original oral history project—and best-selling publication continues to serve as an important institution for preserving and documenting Appalachian culture and heritage. \nThis is a free event for ticket holders of DARLIN’ CORY. No RSVP required. URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/community-talk-womens-voices-from-the-mountain-south/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210816T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210816T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153311Z UID:10000302-1629140400-1629140400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:CLASSIC REMIX Watch Party DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the #ClassicRemix watch party! \nJoin us Monday August 16th as we stream an original Classic Remix project by our Teen Ensemble\, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. \nIn a world where books and literature are forbidden and burned\, a young fireman\, Jason Carter\, meets an unusual teenage girl who dares to question the status quo. Encouraged by her passionate appeal\, From the Ashes follows Carter as he searches for answers and finds the courage to stand up for the most unthinkable act–reading a book. In a nod to Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451\, Carter must ask himself: How much is he willing to lose to gain his freedom? \nTo celebrate its release and the culmination of our digital season\, we’re throwing a party — @alliancetheatre! Join us on Alliance Theatre Anywhere and on Twitter starting at 7pm Monday\, August 16th. Tweet along with us using the hashtag #ClassicRemix. \nIf you’re not available for the watch party\, you can watch From the Ashes anytime starting on Monday on Alliance Theatre Anywhere. \nGet a Reminder \nJoin us on Twitter \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/classic-remix-watch-party/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/classicremix_0.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211010T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T202123Z UID:10000303-1633892400-1633892400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Before Play: HANDS UP DESCRIPTION:Before Play: HANDS UP\nOctober 10th 7:00pm – 7:20pm\nEvent Room\, 2nd Floor\nBefore seeing HANDS UP on Oct. 10th join us for a special conversation with Directors Keith Arthur Bolden and Alexis K. Woodard of the Creative Team. They will share insights into the creation of the show. This is a free event\, no RSVP required. \n\n\n\n\nKeith Arthur Bolden\n Director\n \n\n\nBorn and raised in Los Angeles\, California\, Keith Arthur Bolden is a multi-talented artist who has been recently featured in some of the hottest shows on television. He has worked on both coasts\, but calls Atlanta home. Keith Arthur is a professor of Theatre at the prestigious Spelman College in Atlanta\, GA. He received his MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation\, he cut his teeth in every major acting market in the US\, including: New York\, Chicago\, Los Angeles\, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. He then set his sights on Atlanta\, taking the city by storm and making major inroads with all of the notable casting directors in town. He is represented by Atlanta Models and Talent\, but he is not hard to find…just turn on your TV… Keith is a husband and a father to 3 beautiful sons. \n\n\n\n\nAlexis K. Woodard\n Director\n \n\n\nAlexis K. Woodard is an Atlanta-based Director\, proud Spelman College Alumna and current Spelman Leadership Fellow at the Alliance Theatre. Her Directing Credits include: Romeo + Juliet\, Eurydice (Spelman College)\, Finished What We Started (Morehouse College)\, Hamlet (The Tiny Theatre Company)\, as well as assistant directing for the Suzi Award winning play\, Hands of Color (Synchronicity Theatre)\, A Kids Play About Racism (Bay Area Children’s Theatre)\, and Associate Director for A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play\, and Working (Alliance Theatre). Upcoming Credits include: Co-Director for Hands Up (Alliance Theatre)\, Director for Do You Love The Dark (Alliance Theatre)\, and Assistant Director for A Christmas Carol (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis). She has also worked backstage on several productions such as Holler If You Hear Me (True Colors Theatre) and Hospice + Pointing At The Moon (Alliance Theatre). Film Credits include: Hands Up Teasers (Co-Director) and When Morning Comes (Writer). URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/before-play-hands-up/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153310Z UID:10000300-1633291200-1633291200@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Foxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance DESCRIPTION:Exhibit: Foxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance \nFoxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance is an exhibit designed specifically for the production of DARLIN’ CORY. It includes six interpretive panels from the Foxfire Museum that highlight the stories of Appalachian women and their experiences in the mountains\, from shape-note singin’ to banjo-pickin’. The display will also include access to a digital exhibit\, where you can hear the voices of the women from their original interviews\, dating as early as 1970. \nCome explore mountain history before or after the show in the North Alcove\, 2nd Floor. \nMore about Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center \nNestled on the side of Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County\, Georgia\, the Foxfire Museum encompasses over 100 acres\, eight of which has been developed into a campus of historic buildings representing Appalachian culture and traditions. On any day of the week\, visitors can take a self-guided tour\, following a half-mile walking path and exploring the buildings with the aid of a free mobile app. The tour leads visitors through an 1820s homestead\, exhibits on mountain crafts like woodworking and quilting\, and a powerful display on the Cherokee removal. Several cabins are used by local artisans as studio spaces where they demonstrate their crafts\, including blacksmithing\, broom making\, and weaving. The museum also continues its educational mission through special programming for K-12 students and an immersive summer leadership program for Rabun County high schoolers. The Foxfire Museum has so much to offer\, but never strays from its core mission of supporting its community and celebrating the rich history and traditions of Southern Appalachia. Listen to oral histories straight from the pages of The Foxfire Book on the museum’s podcast\, “It Still Lives\,” available on any podcasting platform or the Foxfire website. Support the preservation of mountain culture and community education by donating to the museum\, purchasing a museum membership\, or subscribing to the student-produced Foxfire magazine! Plan your visit at www.foxfire.org URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/exhibit-foxfire-appalachian-women-the-alliance-2/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Offstage ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T235900 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153308Z UID:10000298-1633305540-1633305540@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Buy a DARLIN' CORY T-Shirt DESCRIPTION:            \nContinue to be haunted by Darlin’ Cory with the Alliance Theatre’s official t-shirt\, available for purchase now and delivered straight to your home.\nThe full-color image is printed on 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester unisex t-shirts in sizes XS-4XL. \nIn an effort to reduce waste\, our t-shirts are printed on demand\, which means that we don’t keep an inventory at the theater. After your purchase\, you will receive email communication from our t-shirt vendor keeping you up to date on the status of your order. Typically t-shirt orders are delivered within 7–10 days from your order by our t-shirt vendor\, Printful. \nBUY NOW » \n  \nSize Chart: URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/buy-a-darlin-cory-t-shirt-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DC-tshirt.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210908T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210908T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153308Z UID:10000299-1631129400-1631129400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Foxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance DESCRIPTION:Exhibit: Foxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance \nFoxfire & Appalachian Women @ the Alliance is an exhibit designed specifically for the production of DARLIN’ CORY. It includes six interpretive panels from the Foxfire Museum that highlight the stories of Appalachian women and their experiences in the mountains\, from shape-note singin’ to banjo-pickin’. The display will also include access to a digital exhibit\, where you can hear the voices of the women from their original interviews\, dating as early as 1970. \nCome explore mountain history before or after the show in the North Alcove\, 2nd Floor. \nMore about Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center \nNestled on the side of Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County\, Georgia\, the Foxfire Museum encompasses over 100 acres\, eight of which has been developed into a campus of historic buildings representing Appalachian culture and traditions. On any day of the week\, visitors can take a self-guided tour\, following a half-mile walking path and exploring the buildings with the aid of a free mobile app. The tour leads visitors through an 1820s homestead\, exhibits on mountain crafts like woodworking and quilting\, and a powerful display on the Cherokee removal. Several cabins are used by local artisans as studio spaces where they demonstrate their crafts\, including blacksmithing\, broom making\, and weaving. The museum also continues its educational mission through special programming for K-12 students and an immersive summer leadership program for Rabun County high schoolers. The Foxfire Museum has so much to offer\, but never strays from its core mission of supporting its community and celebrating the rich history and traditions of Southern Appalachia. Listen to oral histories straight from the pages of The Foxfire Book on the museum’s podcast\, “It Still Lives\,” available on any podcasting platform or the Foxfire website. Support the preservation of mountain culture and community education by donating to the museum\, purchasing a museum membership\, or subscribing to the student-produced Foxfire magazine! Plan your visit at www.foxfire.org URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/exhibit-foxfire-appalachian-women-the-alliance/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Offstage ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153307Z UID:10000296-1632772800-1632772800@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Atlanta Broadway Series: DARLIN' CORY at Eddie's Attic DESCRIPTION:Atlanta Broadway Series:\nAlliance Theatre DARLIN’ CORY Cast In Concert\nEddie’s Attic in Decatur\, GA\nMonday\, September 27 at 8pm\n(Doors open at 6:30pm) \nEddie’s Attic\n515 B North Mcdonough Street\nDecatur\, GA 30030 \nTHIS SHOW WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE COVID TEST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO SHOW FOR ENTRY. \nThe Atlanta Broadway Series is back! Join cast members from the Alliance Theatre’s haunting new musical by playwright & novelist Phillip DePoy (EDWARD FOOTE) and Grammy Award winner Kristian Bush (TROUBADOUR) for a one night only concert performance. \nThe cabaret style show will feature classic broadway showtunes\, original works\, and a special glimpse into this world-premiere musical with special selections from the show! \nWho knows… There may even be a special guest performance from a certain Grammy Award winning artist. Grab your tickets now! \nGet Tickets URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/atlanta-broadway-series-darlin-cory-at-eddies-attic/ LOCATION:Eddie’s Attic\, 515 N McDonough St\, Decatur\, GA\, 30030\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/darlincoryateddies.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.77378;-84.2964 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eddie’s Attic 515 N McDonough St Decatur GA 30030 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=515 N McDonough St:geo:-84.2964,33.77378 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T105000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210916T105000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153307Z UID:10000297-1631789400-1631789400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Buy a DARLIN' CORY T-Shirt DESCRIPTION:            \nContinue to be haunted by Darlin’ Cory with the Alliance Theatre’s official t-shirt\, available for purchase now and delivered straight to your home.\nThe full-color image is printed on 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester unisex t-shirts in sizes XS-4XL. \nIn an effort to reduce waste\, our t-shirts are printed on demand\, which means that we don’t keep an inventory at the theater. After your purchase\, you will receive email communication from our t-shirt vendor keeping you up to date on the status of your order. Typically t-shirt orders are delivered within 7–10 days from your order by our t-shirt vendor\, Printful. \nBUY NOW » \n  \nSize Chart: URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/buy-a-darlin-cory-t-shirt/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DC-tshirt.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153306Z UID:10000295-1635449400-1635449400@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Postscript: Allyship for Audiences DESCRIPTION:Postscript: Allyship for Audiences \nCenter Space // Following the performance of Hands Up \nJoin us for a post-show discussion about the impact of racism in our community through the lens of allyship. Trained facilitators from the Alliance’s Allyship Program will guide a conversation about how racism appears in our daily lives and intersects with other identity markers (gender\, sexual orientation\, class etc.). Participants will be divided into smaller affinity groups for discussion and asked to envision steps toward fostering a more inclusive and just society.  \nThis program is rooted in principles of respectful dialogue and affirms and recognizes people and their experiences. No prior experience necessary.  \nDuration: 45min \nSpace is limited. Please sign-up to reserve your spot for this program on the day you are seeing Hands Up. \nDates\nTuesday\, October 19 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nThursday October 21 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nSunday October 24 (after 2:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nWednesday October 27 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nThursday October 28 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here \nNote: The RSVP form is for the Allyship for Audiences program. All participants must ALSO purchase a ticket to the performance at https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2021-22/hands \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/postscript-allyship-for-audiences-5/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-2600x1360_6.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211021T193000 DTSTAMP:20260501T054111 CREATED:20250808T153249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T153249Z UID:10000292-1634844600-1634844600@www.alliancetheatre.org SUMMARY:Postscript: Allyship for Audiences DESCRIPTION:Postscript: Allyship for Audiences \nCenter Space // Following the performance of Hands Up \nJoin us for a post-show discussion about the impact of racism in our community through the lens of allyship. Trained facilitators from the Alliance’s Allyship Program will guide a conversation about how racism appears in our daily lives and intersects with other identity markers (gender\, sexual orientation\, class etc.). Participants will be divided into smaller affinity groups for discussion and asked to envision steps toward fostering a more inclusive and just society.  \nThis program is rooted in principles of respectful dialogue and affirms and recognizes people and their experiences. No prior experience necessary.  \nDuration: 45min \nSpace is limited. Please sign-up to reserve your spot for this program on the day you are seeing Hands Up. \nDates\nTuesday\, October 19 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nThursday October 21 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nSunday October 24 (after 2:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nWednesday October 27 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here\nThursday October 28 (after the 7:30pm performance) – Sign-up here \nNote: The RSVP form is for the Allyship for Audiences program. All participants must ALSO purchase a ticket to the performance at https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2021-22/hands \n  URL:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/event/postscript-allyship-for-audiences-2/ LOCATION:The Woodruff Arts Center\, Memorial Arts Building\, 1280 Peachtree St NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States CATEGORIES:Offstage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.alliancetheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handsup-2600x1360_6.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Alliance Theatre":MAILTO:allianceinfo@alliancetheatre.org GEO:33.78953;-84.3863 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Woodruff Arts Center Memorial Arts Building 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1280 Peachtree St NE:geo:-84.3863,33.78953 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR