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Citizens Market now showing at Horizon Theatre Company
Kicking off Horizon’s New American Dreams Series is a powerful comedy-drama following a hopeful group of immigrants as they form an unlikely family, working to master the ups and downs of language, love, and staying afloat in their city. Citizens Market makes its Southeastern premiere at Horizon Theatre Company with an all-star cast and creative team, with performances beginning May 18. A good small supermarket has everything its neighborhood needs, including a charming cast of characters behind the counter. Citizens Market follows a hopeful group of immigrants as they form an unlikely family, working to master the ups and downs of language, love, and staying afloat in their new world. The Pittsburgh…
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The Ballad of Klook and Vinette
Be warned!!! If you are not in love when you come see this play, you will be when you leave. This is such the love story that it put everything and I mean everything I have seen to shame. With the exception of some of the Words in the Song of Solomon, I have not heard anything so deep. I was in awe and that does not happen easily for me. I am a hard person to impress, but I was blown away with the words and depth of heart that the characters had for each other. From their first conversation involving carrot juice to Klook saying, “We are seventeen…
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Blackberry Daze At The Horizon Theatre
Blackberry Daze At The Horizon Theatre After a successful world premiere at MetroStage in Washington D.C., the exciting and bluesy new musical Blackberry Daze whirls onto Horizon’s stage in Atlanta this summer beginning July 14th. Nominated for a Helen Hayes award for the most outstanding adaptation of a play or musical, Thomas W. Jones II returns for his 13th season to direct this compelling and romantic journey to the heart of the south. A whirlwind whodunit of family secrets and passions, Blackberry Daze inspires with original blues, jazz and gospel music by William Knowles. Adapted from Ruth P. Watson’s 2012 novel Blackberry Days of Summer, don’t miss this musical mystery-romance in the key of the blues! It is the end of The Great…
