Named Best New Play Incubator by Atlanta Magazine in 2018, Essential Theatre has given Georgia playwrights a voice and produced over 30 world premieres. Founding artistic director Peter Hardy and one of this year’s featured playwrights, John Mabey, share details on this year’s 23rd Essential Theatre Play Festival.

DEVO at Shaky Knees ✦ Sunday in the Park featuring Tunes from the Tombs ✦ East Atlanta Strut ✦ Atlanta comedian Dante Quitman ✦ "Braiding Time, Memory and Water" ✦ Atlanta comedian Dante Quitman ✦ Urban Grind Open Mic Night
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✦ "Southern Ground: The Legacy of Radcliffe Bailey and the Future of Black Southern Art" ✦ ArtsATL weekly cultural calendar ✦ "If It Makes You Happy" ✦ Kosmo's Vinyl of the Week ✦ "Where the Weird Things Are"
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SITE ✦ Weekly comedy round-up ✦ Author Edda Fields-Black ✦ Solid State Radio ✦ “Caminos Compartidos”
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