Essential Theatre’s mission is to nurture and produce new works by Georgia playwrights and to enrich our audience’s experience by actively engaging them in the process. Since the first Essential Play Festival in 1999, we’ve premiered 34 new works by Georgia playwrights, all receiving productions of the highest artistic quality through Essential and many going on to receive future productions elsewhere in Atlanta and across the country. Our vision is a thriving, dynamic American theatre community in which Georgia playwrights are a recognized and celebrated part.

Out of Hand makes shows, games and public art, for venues including parks, homes, businesses and theaters. Through annual free public arts events and original works, we embrace new audiences, celebrate community, and create moments of mass intimacy. We collaborate with scientists, artists, businesses, schools and civic organizations to create events reflecting their work, we train others to unlock their creativity and to innovate, and we bring Atlanta public art to thousands of people in Atlanta and beyond every year.

Founded in 1990 by Freddie Hendricks, YEA is the south’s premiere African-American youth theatre company. The company is comprised of more than seventy (70) young people ranging from ages 8 to 24. Through many work sessions and rehearsals, the members of this dedicated ensemble are inspired, through the performing arts, to explore and express their feelings and concerns about the world within and around them.

Mission: To advance the vitality and diversity of American theatre by nurturing artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships, and offering patrons the gift of engaging storytelling that meets them where they are today. Pinch 'N’ Ouch Theatre preserves an ethic of mutual respect for collaborative works that are derived from a sense of truth.

Founded in 1995, Dad’s Garage is a non-profit comedy theatre located in the heart of Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. With award-winning Atlanta improv comedy, scripted shows, and a fully-stocked bar, we're a major part of Atlanta nightlife and a great venue for date night. Come see us Wednesday through Saturday, every week of the year. We do it all from improv classes, theatrical plays, corporate workshops, private shows, video production, and more! Basically, if it has to do with comedy, Dad's Garage does it.

The Mission of The Tiny Theater Company is to serve the community with a new and imaginative depiction of Shakespeare, Live Theatre, and Film/TV. INSPIRING, ENLIGHTENING, and IMAGINATIVE!

Mission: 7 Stages is a professional, non-profit theatre company devoted to engaging artists and audiences by focusing on the social, political, and spiritual values of contemporary culture. 7 Stages gives primary emphasis to international work and the support and development of new plays, new playwrights, and new methods of collaboration.

Our mission is to bring the theatrical and literary traditions, mythology, and storytelling from and about Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England to Atlanta.

At Impact, we believe in the transformative power of theatre. If you wish to enjoy a night out of the ordinary, there is nothing quite like the theatre. We want our playhouse to be an open and inclusive space for people of all ages. Our goal is to make theatre a force to unite people through the power of drama.

The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival (ABTF) is a collaboration of the nation's preeminent Black theatre producers, writers, artists, and art lovers gathering from around the corner to around the globe. The event takes place annually in the Black entertainment capital---Atlanta! Our prime aim is to develop, promote, and present stories of the African diaspora while providing an authentic voice for and about the Black experience. Our signature marathon event includes world-class theatre, panels, music, workshops, short films, spoken word and comedy shows, readings, an awards gala, games,...

CURATING BLACK CONTENT When we tell black stories, we change the conversation in ways that compel COMPLETE freedom™. That's why white patriarchy fights so fiercely to suppress our voices. candi dugas & associates curates original content that conveys authentic black storytelling along a rainbow of experiences - from writing and developing scripts for the performing arts to social media messaging. Our words entertain, empower, and guide audiences strategically to take action and achieve results for us all.

Mission: To bring communities together through uncompromising live storytelling.