Arts & Entertainment
Out of Box Theatre Offers a Back-to-School Special
Marietta's Out of Box Theatre offers two plays that show the worlds of both the teachers and the parents and students, all the while showing that not everything is quite as it seems.
With Atlanta area students returning to the classroom this month, Out of Box Theatre offers two plays that show the worlds of both the teachers and the parents and students, all the while showing that not everything is quite as it seems.
Evelyn in Purgatory
Opening first is Evelyn in Purgatory by Topher Payne, the winner of 2012 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.When a complaint is filed against one of the 70,000 teachers in New York's public schools, they're sent to a "Reassignment Center," one of a series of empty offices in the Department of Education Building. There, they sit and wait for their case to be reviewed. Usually for months. Sometimes for over a year.
A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in "the rubber room," where she encounters a group of teachers, some guilty, some not, who have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom.
Over the course of the school year, these colleagues form an unlikely alliance, reminding each other of forgotten passions, emerging to face life outside in unexpected new directions. They also learn French and workshop a screenplay.
Bright Ideas
Coming in September is the flip-side of the educational process. Bright Ideas by Eric Cobble asks the question, "How far would you go for your child?"For Genevra and Joshua Bradley, the question is no longer hypothetical. Their three-year-old son, Mac, is next on the waiting list to get into Bright Ideas Early Childhood Development Academy – and everyone knows once you are there, your life will unfold with glorious ease.
Josh and Gen have had to scramble all their lives to get this far...and now they are one fatal dinner party away from the ultimate success as parents: The Right Pre-School. You may never look at pre-school – or pesto – the same way again.
Times, Tickets, Contact Information
Evelyn in Purgatory runs August 16-31 and Bright Ideas runs September 13-28, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM. Tickets are $25 general admission and $20 for seniors and students with ID.Discount rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information visit the website at www.outofboxtheatre.com or call 678-653-4605.
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