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Pride and Prejudice
In a world where women are expected to be seen and not heard, Jane Austen’s female characters missed the memo. Join us as we take a turn about the room, fall in and out of love, and most importantly, enjoy the wit and candor of Elizabeth Bennet, one of literature’s most empathetic heroines.
A God in the House
A God in the HouseWritten by Peter SelginDirected by Léland DownsJudith Birch, a music teacher stricken with Alzheimer's disease, wants to end her life; Dr. Peter Katseus, a former pathologist, has invented a device for helping the terminally ill "die with dignity"...
Five Blue Haired Ladies Sitting on a Green Park Bench
Show Dates May 5-7, 2023
Anna, Eva, Rose, Gladys and La La had only two things in common when they met seven months ago: a park bench and a life well-lived. Through fond and sometimes painful memories, keen observations and a good belly laugh now and again, these gals are truly on the cusp of eighty, going on eighteen. Bound by each other’s strengths, wisdom and witticisms, each one unwittingly prepares for the day they leave the bench, perhaps for the last time.
Wine Tasting Season 71
Wine Tasting in the Garden Town & Gown invites you to join us for an evening of wine and light refreshment as part of our annual fundraiser. Athens' favorite sommelier Kurt Galloway will be our guide through some deliciously different vintages. Show Dates:April...
Spellbound
Show Dates March 3-5, 2023
Spellbound is Mike Smith’s first full length magic show, combining mentalism, card magic, Rubik’s cubes, comedy, storytelling, and his love of theater, teaching, family, and of course, magic.
Murder on the Orient Express
Show Dates: December 2-4 and 8-11
All Aboard for Murder! Based on the classic Agatha Christie novel, Ken Ludwig’s adaptation gives us a ticket onto the famous train when a man is found dead and a snowdrift stops the locomotive in its tracks.
Much Ado About Nothing
Show Dates: February 10-12 and 16-19
Claudio loves Hero. Hero loves Claudio. Benedick loves…Benedick? And Beatrice loves banter! The boys are back from the war, and love is in the air.
Red Herring
Audition Dates: February 13 and 14
Show Dates: April 14-16 and 20-23
Spies! Murder! Fish? It’s 1952, America’s on the verge of the H-bomb, and Senator Joe McCarthy’s daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Show Dates: June 16-18 and June 22-25
The middle school spelling bee is a terrifying memory for many. But when you add singing and dancing and put it on stage, it becomes H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S.
Timelapse: Musical Theater Through the Ages
Timelapse: Musical Theater Through the AgesTown & Gown Players presents TIMELAPSE: MUSICAL THEATER THROUGH THE AGES. This Second Stage production is an original show, written by local drama teacher Hannah Eppling. Timelapse looks at the history of...
09/03/2025 – Now On Sale: Season 73 Flex Passes
08/04/2025 – Opening This Week: Rumors
06/23/2025 – Opening This Week: Medea
06/09/2025 – Opening This Week: Bright Star
04/28/2025 – Opening This Week: Cheer!
04/07/2025 – Opening This Week: Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
02/24/2025 – Opening This Week: Loneliest Bird
02/03/2025 – Opening This Week: For Peter Pan On Her 70th Birthday
12/02/2024 – Opening This Week: A Spell for Winter
11/04/2024 – Join us for Town & Gown’s Garden Party!
10/21/2024 – Opening This Week: Thalian Blackfriars New Works Play Festival
09/30/2024 – Opening This Week: The Legend of Georgia McBride
09/25/2024 – Town & Gown 2025 Executive Slate
09/09/2024 – RSVP ASAP to the T&G Awards!!!
08/28/2024 – Season 72 Tickets and Passes On Sale Now!
08/24/2024 – Town & Gown Awards Banquet 9/14
08/05/2024 – Opening This Week: Pride & Prejudice
07/16/2024 – Accepting Nominations for the 2025 Town & Gown Executive Board
06/24/2024 – Opening This Week: The Icarus Monologues
06/03/2024 – Opening This Week: The Hello Girls
05/11/2024 – Special Event: The Preacher’s Wife
04/27/2024 – Opening This Week: Navigators
04/09/2024 – Opening This Week: Cyrano
03/04/2024 – Opening This Week: Love Letters
02/26/2024 – Opening This Week: Love is a Blue Tick Hound
02/05/2024 – Opening This Week: Disaster! The Musical
12/04/2023 – Opening This Week: Sorority House of the Dead
11/24/2023 – URGENT CALL TO ACTION! Town & Gown Lease In Front of Commission 12/5
11/05/2023 – Join us for Town & Gown’s Homecoming Event!
10/16/2023 – Opening This Week: Thalian Blackfriars News Play Festival
09/25/2023 – Special Event: Perfect Arrangement Playwright Q & A
09/24/2023 – Opening This Week: Perfect Arrangement
09/19/2023 – Town & Gown 2024 Executive Slate
08/21/2023 – Season 71 Tickets and Passes On Sale Now!
08/07/2023 – Opening This Week: Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
07/03/2023 – Opening This Week: A God In the House
06/12/2023 – Opening This Week: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
05/01/2023 – Opening This Week: Five Blue Haired Ladies Sitting on a Green Park Bench
04/26/2023 – Town & Gown Wine Tasting, April 29
04/10/2023 – Opening This Week: Red Herring
02/27/2023 – Opening This Week: Spellbound
02/06/2023 – Opening This Week: Much Ado About Nothing
12/31/2022 – End of the Year Highlights: 2022 President’s Report
11/28/2022 – Opening This Week: Murder on the Orient Express
10/17/2022 – Opening This Week: Timelapse (7 PM)
10/10/2022 – Town & Gown 2023 Updated Executive Slate & Meeting Reminder
09/26/2022 – Opening This Week: Sister Act
09/20/2022 – 2022 Town & Gown Homecoming
09/19/2022 – Town & Gown 2023 Executive Slate & Amendments
08/31/2022 – Town & Gown Players Presents: 2022 Awards Banquet for the 69th Season
08/08/2022 – Opening this week: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
07/04/2022 – Town & Gown Nominating Committee and Upcoming Events
06/29/2022 – Opening July 8-10: A Day in the Life of Adolph Zukor
06/13/2022 – Opening this week: Noises Off!
05/13/2022 – Canceled: Arms and the Man
05/09/2022 – Opening this week: Arms and the Man
04/22/2022 – Up & Coming Town & Gown Events!
04/18/2022 – Opening this week: Into the Woods
04/16/2022 – Town & Gown Narke’s Notes: April!
03/09/2022 – Town & Gown Narke’s Notes: March!
02/28/2022 – Opening this week: Athens Takes On!
02/15/2022 – Town & Gown Narke’s Notes: February!
02/11/2022 – Opening TONIGHT: Leading Ladies
01/29/2022 – Town & Gown Narke’s Notes!
12/06/2021 – Town & Gown Lease In Front of Commission
11/29/2021 – Opening This Weekend: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
10/11/2021 – Opening This Weekend: Athens Vignettes
09/20/2021 – Opening This Weekend: Back to Broadway
09/17/2021 – Town & Gown’s Annual Membership Meeting and Executive Board Slate 2022
09/13/2021 – Town & Gown’s 2021-2022 Season
08/09/2021 – Opening This Weekend: Four Old Broads
07/29/2021 – Back to Broadway Auditions!
06/15/2021 – Town & Gown Happenings!
02/22/2021 – Opening This Weekend: Canterbury Tales
02/19/2021 – Town & Gown Lease Update
01/07/2021 – Town & Gown Letter From the Board
11/09/2020 – Opening This Weekend: Sordid Lives
10/08/2020 – Town & Gown’s Annual Membership Meeting and Executive Board Slate 2021
09/18/2020 – Town & Gown Board Volunteers – Deadline Extended!
09/17/2020 – Announcing the 2020-21 Season with Town & Gown
08/24/2020 – Town & Gown 2020-21 Season Update
06/29/2020 – Announcing the 2020-21 Season with Town & Gown
03/19/2020 – Eurydice Cancellation Notice
02/24/2020 – Opening This Weekend: As You Like It