Gypsee Yo talks about her one-woman show, ‘Harabel’
By Collin Kelley Editor By day, Jonida Beqo is a sought-after costume designer and wardrobe mistress for Atlanta’s theater companies. But this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 11-12), Beqo will transform into her alter-ego, Gypsee Yo, for the premiere of her one-woman show, “Harabel,” at Theatrical Outfit. Gypsee Yo is no stranger to the poetry slam [...]
Intown Winter Arts Preview
By Ally Wright The holidays are over, and it’s the beginning of a new year, the time to start afresh and do all of those things that have been put off for too long. Here are a few events to get you over the post-holiday slump and start the new year off right. The High [...]
Theatre Review: ‘A Year With Frog & Toad’ at Synchronicity
By Manning Harris fmanningh@gmail.com Synchronicity Theatre’s new production of the musical “A Year With Frog and Toad,” based on the children’s stories by Arnold Lobel, is currently playing through Dec. 30 at the 14th Street Playhouse. It is a charming paean to the transforming power and beauty of true friendship, and it could not be [...]
OnStage Atlanta leaving Suburban Plaza for new space
After calling Suburban Plaza home for more than a decade, OnStage Atlanta is on the move. The theatre company’s new 18,000 square foot facility will be located at 2969 East Ponce de Leon Ave. – just a few doors down from the DeKalb Farmer’s Market and Kudzu Antiques. The building, pictured, will soon include two [...]
Theatre Review: ‘Wolves” at Actor’s Express
By Manning Harris fmanningh@gmail.com Steve Yockey’s “Wolves” is a sucker punch of a play that will shock, disturb, delight and may even induce nightmares. Its world premiere, directed by Melissa Foulger, is now playing at Actor’s Express through December 2. In Tennessee Williams’ “Suddenly Last Summer,” as Mrs. Venable explains her late son’s lush, prehistoric [...]
Theatre Review: ‘War Horse’ at The Fox
By Manning Harris fmanningh@gmail.com “War Horse,” at the Fox through September 30, is a stunning, revelatory work of art that is a game-changer in what live theatre can be. You may have seen the excellent 2011 Spielberg film; so did I. It doesn’t matter. “War Horse” works on a visceral, emotional level that is magical, [...]
