115 Grady Avenue

Athens, Georgia 30601

115 Grady Avenue

Athens, Georgia 30601

Mad Scientists in Love

When a would-be world conqueror tries to factor romance into his far-out theories, will the result be a big bang… or a complete bust? Can humanity survive the comic calamity that ensues?
Performances: February 6–15, 2026

Matt & Ben

Starring actual besties and Town & Gown regulars, Helen DeMott and Rebekah Kenerly, Matt & Ben depicts the Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before the Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting falls into their laps, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power.
Performances: February 27-March 1, 2026.

Auditions: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Sisters Vanya and Sonia reside in the family home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker about their dreary circumstances. But when movie-star sister Masha appears with bad news and her new boy-toy Spike, insanity ensues.
Auditions: Tuesday, February 10 and Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Season 73 Flex Passes

We are currently selling Flex Passes for our 73rd season (2025-2026). A standard Season Flex Pass entitles the purchaser to six Main Stage tickets for the price of five, plus four Second Stage tickets for the price of two. The Thursday Night Special Flex Pass entitles the purchaser to six Main Stage tickets at a deep discount, but these tickets may only be redeemed for Thursday night performances. With all of our Flex Passes, you choose whether to see every show or redeem multiple tickets for the same show, and in addition to the straight savings over purchasing tickets individually, you’ll never pay ShowClix service charges when reserving your tickets, either. This is the ideal way to enjoy Town & Gown performances all season long for less!

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The Loneliest Bird

The Loneliest Bird

A Second Stage Production, performing February 28-March 2. Directors: Julianne Merritt and Marius Palmour (Music by Julianne Merritt)An original Puppet Show/Musical. Scientists plant mannequin birds across an island, and Nigel, a living bird, flies down...

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works FestivalDirectors: Wyn Thomas and Rhianna WaltonAnthology series of original works by UGA studentsPerformances October 25-27, 2024Plays:WHISKERS! written by Jenna GubranDirected by Wyn Alyse ThomasAssistant...

The Legend of Georgia McBride

The Legend of Georgia McBride

Auditions August 11 & 12, 2024
Performances October 4-13, 2024

Casey’s struggling life as an Elvis impersonator is about to get ALL SHOOK UP! Enter Miss Traci Mills to turn this “KING” into a QUEEN! This fabulous music and sequin filled comedy will open your heart…and your mind! Queens aren’t born honey…THEY’RE MADE!

A Spell for Winter

A Spell for Winter

Auditions October 7 & 8, 2024
Performances December 6-15, 2024

Everyone dreams of attending a school for wizards. But what if you made it in and just…weren’t very good at magic? Winter is damaged, determined, haunted, and terrible at making friends. Can she figure it all out in one single night and make a spell that will put her on the map? Or at least keep her from utter embarrassment???

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday

Performances February 7-16, 2025

“Some say that as we grow up we become different people at different ages, but I don’t believe this. I think we remain the same throughout, merely passing in these years from one room to another, but always in the same house. If we unlock the rooms of the far past, we can look in and see ourselves beginning to become you and me.” Sarah Ruhl’s endearing look at siblings being called back to their own Neverland 50 years later, as they face their own inevitable aging, the death of their father, and the dreamy allure of never growing up.

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Auditions February 10 & 11, 2025
Performances April 11-20, 2025

Women overshadowed by men are no strangers to our history, and Emilie du Châtelet is no exception to the rule. Do you even know her name, her life, her longing? Here, in a cosmic struggle between love and philosophy, the Marquis stands to defend her own story.

Bright Star

Bright Star

Auditions April 14 & 15, 2025
Performances June 13-22, 2025

Alice Murphy is a no nonsense literary editor, but when she meets Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II, the memories of her past resurface. The connection they share leads Alice on a path of self discovery that forever changes her life.

Rumors

Rumors

Auditions June 16 & 17, 2025
Performances August 8-17, 2025

What do you get when an almost-murder mystery goes awry? You get Neil Simon’s classic Rumors. Filled with mistaken identities, hilarious injury, and plenty of poorly thought-out lies, and you get a hilarious farce that will have your sides splitting.

The Preacher’s Wife: Special Event

The Preacher’s Wife: Special Event

The Players have planned a special trip to the Alliance Theatre and we want you to join us! Town & Gown veteran, Tituss Burgess, has written his first musical and it's making its world premier in Atlanta. Based on the 1996 film starring Whitney Houston...

The Icarus Monologues

The Icarus Monologues

Stories have been warped since time began. Twisted and turned into something they are not. The Icarus Monologues explores how stories have been twisted by their tellers, and history by its winners, through the medium of Greek gods and goddesses. Join this old cast of characters through a new lens, and journey into history (re)told.

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The Loneliest Bird

The Loneliest Bird

A Second Stage Production, performing February 28-March 2. Directors: Julianne Merritt and Marius Palmour (Music by Julianne Merritt)An original Puppet Show/Musical. Scientists plant mannequin birds across an island, and Nigel, a living bird, flies down...

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works Festival

The Thalian Blackfriars’ Second Annual New Works FestivalDirectors: Wyn Thomas and Rhianna WaltonAnthology series of original works by UGA studentsPerformances October 25-27, 2024Plays:WHISKERS! written by Jenna GubranDirected by Wyn Alyse ThomasAssistant...

The Legend of Georgia McBride

The Legend of Georgia McBride

Auditions August 11 & 12, 2024
Performances October 4-13, 2024

Casey’s struggling life as an Elvis impersonator is about to get ALL SHOOK UP! Enter Miss Traci Mills to turn this “KING” into a QUEEN! This fabulous music and sequin filled comedy will open your heart…and your mind! Queens aren’t born honey…THEY’RE MADE!

A Spell for Winter

A Spell for Winter

Auditions October 7 & 8, 2024
Performances December 6-15, 2024

Everyone dreams of attending a school for wizards. But what if you made it in and just…weren’t very good at magic? Winter is damaged, determined, haunted, and terrible at making friends. Can she figure it all out in one single night and make a spell that will put her on the map? Or at least keep her from utter embarrassment???

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday

For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday

Performances February 7-16, 2025

“Some say that as we grow up we become different people at different ages, but I don’t believe this. I think we remain the same throughout, merely passing in these years from one room to another, but always in the same house. If we unlock the rooms of the far past, we can look in and see ourselves beginning to become you and me.” Sarah Ruhl’s endearing look at siblings being called back to their own Neverland 50 years later, as they face their own inevitable aging, the death of their father, and the dreamy allure of never growing up.

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight

Auditions February 10 & 11, 2025
Performances April 11-20, 2025

Women overshadowed by men are no strangers to our history, and Emilie du Châtelet is no exception to the rule. Do you even know her name, her life, her longing? Here, in a cosmic struggle between love and philosophy, the Marquis stands to defend her own story.

Bright Star

Bright Star

Auditions April 14 & 15, 2025
Performances June 13-22, 2025

Alice Murphy is a no nonsense literary editor, but when she meets Billy Cane, a young soldier just home from World War II, the memories of her past resurface. The connection they share leads Alice on a path of self discovery that forever changes her life.

Rumors

Rumors

Auditions June 16 & 17, 2025
Performances August 8-17, 2025

What do you get when an almost-murder mystery goes awry? You get Neil Simon’s classic Rumors. Filled with mistaken identities, hilarious injury, and plenty of poorly thought-out lies, and you get a hilarious farce that will have your sides splitting.

The Preacher’s Wife: Special Event

The Preacher’s Wife: Special Event

The Players have planned a special trip to the Alliance Theatre and we want you to join us! Town & Gown veteran, Tituss Burgess, has written his first musical and it's making its world premier in Atlanta. Based on the 1996 film starring Whitney Houston...

The Icarus Monologues

The Icarus Monologues

Stories have been warped since time began. Twisted and turned into something they are not. The Icarus Monologues explores how stories have been twisted by their tellers, and history by its winners, through the medium of Greek gods and goddesses. Join this old cast of characters through a new lens, and journey into history (re)told.