HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY

ATLANTA'S CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

Atlanta, Southeastern and World Premieres of Contemporary Plays

THE PLAYS - 1983 TO TODAY

( * DENOTES A WORLD PREMIERE)

2003-2004

MAINSTAGE:

THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE by Charles Busch
TIME FLIES by David Ives
THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey
TWO QUEENS, ONE CASTLE by Jevetta Steele and Thomas W. Jones II

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL (6th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)
*HER LITTLE HOUSE by Margaret Baldwin
NOTES FROM THE BOTTLETREE by Addae Moon

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS: Workshops/Readings of four new plays
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HAPPENINGS  AT THE STONE MOUNTAIN VORTEX by Heidi Cline
THE PERFECT PRAYER by
Suehyla El-Attar and Ax Norman
HAZARD COUNTY by Allison Moore
SUS MANOS
by Lauren Gunderson

NEW HORIZONS SERIES:
GEEK LOVE adapted from the novel by Katherine Dunn by Aileen Loy and Mike Katinsky
THE SANTALAND DAIRIES
by David Sedaris

2002-2003

MAINSTAGE:

THE SPITFIRE GRILL by James Valcq, Lee David Zoltoff, and Fred Alley
I LOVE YOU, YOUR PERFECT, NOW CHANGE by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts (remount)
WONDER OF THE WORLD by David Lindsay-Abaire
HOMEBODY/KABUL by Tony Kushner

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL (5th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)
WISHFUL THINKING by Janece Shaffer*
RUNAWAY HOME by Javon Johnson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS: Workshops/Readings of eight new plays

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES
FirstGlance Festival Workshop Performances of:
WISHFUL THINKING by Janece Shaffer, URBAN FAIRY TALE by Philip DePoy,
 HER LITTLE HOUSE by Margaret Baldwin
THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

 2001-2002

MAINSTAGE:

FLAMING GUNS OF THE PURPLE SAGE by Jane Martin
I LOVE YOU, YOUR PERFECT, NOW CHANGE  by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts (remount)
MADAME MELVILLE by Richard Nelson
BOY GETS GIRL by Rebecca Gilman

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL  (4th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)
EASY by Phillip DePoy*
NEGRO DANCE LESSON by Regina Porter*

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS: Workshops/Readings of eight new plays
Violet Heart
by Michael Kinghorn
Kick Me
by Hilly Hicks, Jr.
The Mermaid Play
by Janece Shaffer
A Survivor’s Guide to the Apocalypse
by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee
Leave Me in Limbo
by Valetta Anderson
Her Little House
by Margaret Baldwin
tempOdyssey
by Dan Dietz
Alligators
by Sylvia Reed

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES
IN THE FIELDS OF ACELDAMA by Naomi Wallace
FISH STORY and BETWEEN THE EYES by Naomi Wallace (presented with Rogue Planet)
CHASING ANJALI by Princeton South Asian Theatrics
THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

 2000-2001

MAINSTAGE:

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE by Joe DePietro and Jimmy Roberts
THE BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (ABRIDGED)
THREE DAYS OF RAIN by Richard Greenberg

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL (3rd Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)
THE GENES OF BEAUTY QUEENS by Janece Shaffer*
HAMBONE by Javon Johnson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:  Workshops/Readings of nine new plays:
Easy
by Phillip DePoy
Negro Dance Lesson
(formerly Clowns at Night) by Regina Porter
Bahama
by Kendra Myers

Sunday Morning 2 Men
Cooking by Margaret Baldwin
Goddesses in Distress
by Elizabeth Dewberry
The Fair Hope Memorial
by Louise Shwartz
The Purple Bird and the Coler Tree
by Les Wade
The Practical Order of Things
by Kim Brundidge
Faith Healing
by Heather Hill

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES
THE BIG BORED by Matt Johnson
THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Horizon Teen Ensemble for Actors and Playwrights
Horizon Young Playwrights -- In School Programs
Horizon Senior Citizen Ensemble

1999-2000

MAINSTAGE:

THE BATTING CAGE by Joan Ackermann
THE LONESOME WEST by Martin McDonagh

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL (2nd Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)
FOUR JOANS AND A FIRE-EATER by Elizabeth Dewberry
A HOLE IN THE DARK by Hilly Hicks, Jr.*

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:  Workshops/Readings of eight new plays:
The Genes of Beauty Queens
by Janece Shaffer
Easy
by Phillip DePoy
Clowns at Night
by Regina Porter
Violet Heart
by Michael Kinghorn
Honey Hush
by Shirlene Holmes
Ballad Hunter
by Jenny Laird
Stevie's Coming Out Party
by Kevin Luttery
I Dream Wild Horses
by Melanie Hammet

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES
JODIE'S BODY written and performed by Aviva Jane Carlin
THE SKRIKER by Caryl Churchill
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR by Luigi Priandello  with Synchronicity Performance Group
THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Horizon Teen Ensemble for Actors and Playwrights
Horizon Young Playwrights -- In School Programs
Horizon Senior Citizen Ensemble

1998-99

MAINSTAGE:

THE ART OF DINING by Tina Howe (15th anniversary remount)
MERE MORTALS by David Ives
QUILLS by Doug Wright

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL (A Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)
UNCLE BENDS: A NEGRO NARRATIVE by Bob Devin Jones
THE ALGAE EATERS by Steve Murray*
NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:  Workshops/Readings of seven new plays:
 Four Joans and A Fire-Eater
by Elizabeth Dewberry
Boy Meets Girl
by Rebecca Gilman
Hate Machine
by Robert Alexander
Hairpeace
by Janice Liddell
When Willows Weep in Foxholes
by Adrienne Corbin
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
by M. Riley Howington
Bahama
by Kendra Myers

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES written and performed by Eve Ensler
MARISOL by Jose Rivera, co-produced with Synchronicity Performance Group
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

1997-98

MAINSTAGE:

THE JOY OF GOING SOMEWHERE DEFINITE by Quincy Long
SKYLIGHT by David Hare
CUPID'S BONES by Steve Murray*
COWGIRLS by Betsy Howie and Mary Murfitt

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

Dark Ride by Len Jenkin
First Star Blues
by Allen Rein
Low Level Panic
by Claire McIntyre

 1996-97

THE FOOD CHAIN by Nicky Silver
RACING DEMON by David Hare
THE SCREENED-IN PORCH by Marian X
ABDUCTING HILLARY by Dario Fo

1995-96

A CHEEVER EVENING by A.R. Gurney
ELLEN FOSTER by Aaron Posner adapted from the novel by Kaye Gibbons
VOIR DIRE by Joe Sutton
THIS PASSION THING by Steve Murray*

1994-95

THE WILD GUYS by Andrew Wreggitt and Rebecca Shaw
ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS by George F. Walker
TALKING BONES by Shay Youngblood
ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives

1993-94

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION by John Guare
MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE HE DIED...AND HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS - Book by Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn, Adapted by Tom Key*
LET'S PLAY TWO by Anthony Clarvoe
A...MY NAME IS STILL ALICE, Conceived by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd

1992-93

PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas
MARVIN'S ROOM by Scott McPherson
THE FILM SOCIETY by Jon Robin Baitz
THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME by Lynda Barry

1991-92

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein
FULL MOON by Reynolds Price
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker
B-MOVIE, THE PLAY by Tom Wood

1990-91

EASTERN STANDARD by Richard Greenberg
WHAT EVERY COWPOKE KNOWS by Patty Lynch
THE SECRET RAPTURE by David Hare
ANGRY HOUSEWIVES - Book by A.M. Collins, Music by Chad Henry

1989-90

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE by Terrence McNally
BEAUTIFUL CITY by George F. Walker
HEATHEN VALLEY by Romulus Linney

1988-89

LIFE AND LIMB by Keith Reddin
SHAKIN' THE MESS OUTTA MISERY by Shay Youngblood*
SERIOUS MONEY by Caryl Churchill
RAIN, SOME FISH, NO ELEPHANTS by Y York*

1987-88

THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO by Christopher Durang
DEADFALL by Grace McKeaney
AUNT DAN AND LEMON by Wallace Shawn
BECAUSE PRETTY GIRLS AREN'T THAT SMART by Patty Lynch

1986-87

WE WON'T PAY! WE WON'T PAY! by Dario Fo
SEASON'S GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn
FEN by Caryl Churchill
TOMORROWLAND by Jeffrey M. Jones

1985-86

THE ART OF DINING by Tina Howe
STANDING ON MY KNEES by John Olive
HOMESTEADERS by Nina Shengold

1984-85

HOTHOUSE by Megan Terry
WAITING FOR THE PARADE by John Murrell
GARDENIA by John Guare

1983-84

BONJOUR, LA, BONJOUR by Michel Tremblay
TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill