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Music, comedy and more in local
theater companies’ new seasons
BY JAMES BEAMAN
jamesb@reportemewspapers. net
Three local arts institutions are staging
a variety of plays in their 2016-2017 seasons
that feature comedy, romance and music,
from old favorites to recent hits.
San
dy Springs’
Act3 Produc
tions and Dun-
woody’s Stage
Door Players are
long-running
community the
ater groups. The
Marcus Jew
ish Communi
ty Center of At
lanta (MJCCA)
in Dunwoody
is hosting con
certs and other
artistic events, as well as a slate of plays for
adults and families.
Act3 will launch its season with “The
Fantasticlcs” playing from Aug. 12-27. The
comedic and romantic musical is about a
boy and a girl as their fathers try to keep
them apart.
“With our upcoming season, we are
embracing our intimate theater,” said Mi
chelle Davis, artistic director for Act3 Pro
ductions. “At Act3, the audience becomes a
part of the story.”
Stage Door Players, located in Dunwoody,
will kick off their season with “Barefoot in
the Park” from Sept. 23 through Oct. 16.
“It’s by the classic, Tony-award winning
Neil Simon,” said Robert Egizio, producing
artistic director for Stage Door. “Audiences
can expect non-stop laughter.”
“Barefoot in the Park” is about a newly
wed couple who move into an apartment
together after a six-day honeymoon. Com
edy ensues as they try to play matchmaker
with the bride’s mother and due to the cra
zy neighbor in the attic.
“It’s familiar for many audiences, so it’s a
nice way to kick off the season,” said Egizio.
“We’ll have something for everyone this
season,” said Brian Kimmel, MJCCA’s direc
tor of Arts and Culture. “We have a whole
bunch of different sides of Jewish culture.
It’s primarily music, and we'll have Mati-
syahu, who is pretty well known.”
Coinciden
tally, Act3 and
the MJCCA in
cluded the same
play, “Urinet-
own,” in their
new seasons.
“Urinetown” is
a comedic musi
cal set in a time
where a water
shortage has led
to a government
ban on private
toilets. The cit
izens must use
public amenities
regulated by a greedy corporation. The MJC
CA’s staging wrapped up earlier this month,
while Act3 will perform the play in April.
Act3 Productions
act3productions.org
“The Fantasticlcs” (Aug. 12-27), “The Women”
(Sept. 16-Oct. 1), “Violet” (Nov. 4-19), “And Then
There Were None” (Feb. 10-25), “Urinetown”
(April 14-29)
MJCCA, atlantajcc.org
“From Head to Toe” (Oct. 30), MJCCA Youth En
semble presents “Xanadu Jr.” (Dec. 11-12), MJC
CA Youth Ensemble presents “Schoolhouse Rock
Live! JR.” (Dec. 13-14), “Broadway Kaleidoscope:
A Musical Revue” (Feb. 5), “A Brown Bear, A Cat
erpillar & A Moon: Stories by Eric Carle” (April
16), MJCCA Youth Ensemble presents “Guys and
Dolls JR.” (April 30-May 1), “Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast KIDS” (May 2-3)
Stage Door Players
stagedoorplayers.net
“Barefoot in the Park” (Sept. 23-Oct. 16), “Let
Nothing You Dismay” (Dec. 2-18), “Death by De
sign” (Jan. 27-Feb. 19), “The Cemetery Club”
(March 17-April 9), “Boeing Boeing” (May 19-June
11), “Baby Case” (July 14-Aug. 6)
FILE PHOTO
Robert Egizio, producing artistic
director for Stage Door Players
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