Announcing our 2010-11 Season...
Comedy
Written by Tom Griffin
Directed by Tess Malis Kincaid
September 2-19, 2010
This production rated PG due to some adult content
This touching and funny play focuses on four adult men living in a group home,
along with their caring but overworked counselor.
Mingled with scenes from their daily lives, where "little things" sometimes become momentous (
and often very funny), are moments of great poignancy.
We are reminded that those with special needs, like the rest of us,
want only to love and laugh and find meaning in their lives.
Musical Comedy
Music and lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Directed by Alan Kilpatrick
November 4-21, 2010
This production rated PG due to some adult content
A quirky group of six adolescent outsiders vie for the spelling championship of all time,
under the tutelage of three equally quirky grownups.
This hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst shows these unlikely heroes learn that winning isn’t everything,
and losing doesn’t make you a loser. This Tony Award-winning musical debuted on Broadway in 2005.
Who knows? … you just might be invited on stage to compete in The Bee yourself!
Romantic Comedy - World Premiere
Written and Directed by Topher Payne
January 6-23, 2011
This brand new romantic comedy from Atlanta playwright Topher Payne explores “empty nesting,”
the complications of romance and family dysfunction.
What is a husband to do when his wife of 37 years announces she’s leaving?
Both seek solace at the homes of their grown children, to panicked and hilarious results.
Drama
Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee
Directed by Robert J. Farley
February 24 - March 13, 2011
Georgia Ensemble Theatre proudly presents one of the greatest epic plays of the 20th Century,
based on the famed “Scopes Monkey Trial.”
Inherit the Wind is not about science versus religion.
It is about the right to think, and is a true celebration of the American spirit.
This drama peers deep into the heart and soul of America in the search for enduring faith and hope.
Greatest Hits: Volume One
Musical Comedy Revue
Created and Written by Gerard Alessandrini
Directed by Don Farrell
April 7 - 24, 2011
Don’t miss our salute to the great American musical with this hilarious musical send-up.
The Off-Broadway sensation, Forbidden Broadway,
has performed in New York with updated versions over the course of almost 30 years.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre is proud to bring you the latest!
You’ll love this funny and endlessly entertaining tribute to some of Broadway’s greatest legends,
actors and shows that will delight the theatre buff in all of us!
Southern Humorist
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
For the first time in over 15 years, you are invited to spend an evening with one of America’s most beloved southern humorists as he weaves a hilarious tapestry of anecdotes and stories about life in Crabapple, Georgia.
Don’t miss this special evening. You will be part of the LIVE AUDIENCE as this landmark presentation is filmed for posterity.
Titles and order of plays are subject to change and based on artist availability and licensing requirements.