HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY
Atlanta's Contemporary Theatre

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Box Office:
404.584.7450

Location:
Euclid & Austin Avenues
in Little Five Points


Mailing Address:
PO Box 5376
Atlanta, GA 31107


Business Office:
Tel 404.523.1477
Fax 404.584.8815

Atlanta, Southeastern and World Premieres of Contemporary Plays

Chronology of Plays

(*DENOTES A WORLD PREMIERE)

2011

SUPERIOR DONUTS
by Tracy Letts

LEGACY OF LIGHT
by Karen Zacarias

AVENUE Q
Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty

THREE SISTAHS
Book & Lyrics by Thomas W. Jones III
Music by William Hubbard

TREE
by Julie Hébert

THE SANTALAND DIARIES
by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeby and Shirley Mier

2010

SHOOTING STAR
by Steven Dietz

BLACK PEARL SINGS: A Musical Journey
by Frank Higgins

TRUE LOVE LIES
by Brad Fraser

SHAKIN' THE MESS OUTTA MISERY
by Shay Youngblood

NIGHT BLOOMS
by Margaret Baldwin

FAMILY SERIES: AMAZING GRACE
by Shay Youngblood

THE SANTALAND DIARIES
by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeby and Shirley Mier

2009

The 13th of Paris by Mat Smart

And Her Hair Went With Her by Zina Camblin

End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer

A Cool Drink A Water by Thomas W. Jones II

Third by Wendy Wasserstein

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeby and Shirley Mier

2008

MAINSTAGE

THE MISSIONARY POSITION by Keith Reddin

IN DARFUR by Winter Miller

THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl

ALTAR BOYZ by Kevin Del Aguila,
Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeby and Shirley Mier

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(10th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*HALLELUJAH STREET BLUES by Valetta Anderson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS

Square Blues by Shay Youngblood
Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin
Holly Down in Heaven by Kara Lee Corthron
A Cool Drink A Water by Thomas W. Jones, II

2007

MAINSTAGE

BAD DATES by Theresa Rebeck (remount)

ALMOST MAINE by John Cariani

9 PARTS OF DESIRE by Heather Raffo

THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison,
adapted by Lydia R. Diamond

THE WATER COOLERS: AN OFFICE MUSICAL
by Thomas Michael Allen

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(9th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*CHARM SCHOOL by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS

Cool Papa’s Party Thomas W. Jones II, original music by William Knowles
Blue Water Fishing by Valetta Anderson
The Tallest Girl in the Class by Hilly Hicks Jr.
Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin

2006

MAINSTAGE

BAD DATES by Theresa Rebeck

PERMANENT COLLECTION by Thomas Gibbons

THREE SISTAHS by Thomas W. Jones II and William Hubbard

THE THING ABOUT MEN by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(8th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*THE PERFECT PRAYER by Suehyla El Attar

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

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

Drip by Christina Anderson
Blue Water Fishing by Valetta Anderson
Brownie Points by Janece Shaffer
Jesus Hates Me by Wayne Lemon
Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin
Multi-dimensional Happenings at the Stone Mountain Vortex
by Heidi Cline, Clark Taylor and Leigh Campbell-Taylor
Drive By Jesus by Wayne Lemon

2004-2005

MAINSTAGE

CAFÉ PUTENESCA by Michael Osborn and Terrence J. Nolen

STRING OF PEARLS by Michelle Lowe

THE SYRINGA TREE by Pamela Gien

BLUE by Charles Randolph-Wright and Nona Hendrix

THE BIG BANG by Jed Feuer and Boyd Graham

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(7th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

The Perfect Prayer by Suehyla El Attar
For the Girls by Janece Shaffer
Multi-dimensional Happenings at the Stone Mountain Vortex
by Heidi Cline, Clark Taylor and Leigh Campbell-Taylor

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
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 Diaries 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 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

Notes from the Bottletree by Addae Moon
Deeds by S.M. Shepard-Massat
The Elvis Connection by Larry Larson & Eddie Levi Lee
Sweet Dream Grandpa by Marcus Gardley
Heartbreak by Rob Nixon
Her Little House by Margaret Baldwin
Leaving Limbo by Valetta Anderson
Pecan Tan by Tanya Barfield

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES
First Glance Festival Workshop Performances of:

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
Odyssey 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


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


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 CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY 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

DARKRIDE 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