Rose of Athens Theatre is Athens’ first nonprofit 501c3 professional theater, since 2006 leading our region in professional education programming and inspiring theatre.

This is where you will find us! Gorgeous historic Athens theater, Seney Stovall Chapel

Mission Statement Creates vibrant professional theatre that inspires audiences and transforms communities.

Vision Creates live performances that endeavor to speak to the entire community. We strive to both share our diverse voices and exercise our ability to listen, strengthening our community and furthering the communion of all people.

Goals  To create unique and idiosyncratic professional theatre in Athens, Georgia and surrounding communities.  To be a cultural and economic anchor for Athens, Georgia and surrounding communities.  To create outreach programs which support our mission and goals.  To create an academy style program, teaching theatre skills to youth and adults, focusing on teaching the whole person, body and spirit.  To integrate live, current Georgia music and musicians into all productions.  To utilize a lights-on-in-the-audience theatre style.

Discover Season Six by contacting danielle@roseofathens.org OR 706-340-9181 (Theater phone) to subscribe. Sign up to receive Rose of Athens Theatre Newsletter and Audition notifications, here:  Sign up to attend our classes, Rose of Athens Theatre Academy, here:  Visit the theater facebook page, here:

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COMING UP, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH! JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH by Roald Dahl at Seney Stovall.  February 29 – March 10th. Get your tickets now!

2011-2012 SEASON Jubilant Discovery!

Classes, Tours, Teaching-artists in your classroom – count on us to serve you with professional theater and enriching arts education. 20,000 students and counting since 2006!

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH by Roald Dahl at Seney Stovall.  February 29 – March 10th.

Poster Design by Regina McCormick

Huckleberry Finn ON TOUR October 2011 – February 2012. Book it now, booking@roseofathens.org.  Author, Twain, exposes the hypocrisy of slavery and demonstrates how racism distorts the oppressors as much as it does those who are oppressed. 

Huckleberry Finn & the Widow Douglas

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare.  Shakespeare on the Lawn at Ashford Manor. June 13-17

Howling Lovers from As You Like It June 2011

SPRING AND SUMMER ACADEMY 2012 – Morning & Afternoon Classes!

Rose of Athens Theatre Academy students provide community support at Avid Bookstore opening

Fall Academy Session 3 Registration Form   Ages 8-18, Second Session begins January 2012,  at Athens Tae Kwon Do Center.

“Spectacular Masker-doodle Skills” Morning Classes-Every Friday from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

“Puppet Palooza II” Every Friday from 10am – 11am.

“Spectacular Masker-doodle Skills” Afternoon Classes-Every Friday from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM.

CLICK ME FOR SUMMER ACADEMY REGISTRATION FORM

Faculty: Our Staff of Theater Professionals

Summer Theatre Academy Teachers 2011

These professional actors, directors, teachers and technicians are highly skilled at what they do, offering students the best training available in the Southeast. But they are also people who care deeply about young people and are passionately committed to sharing with them the joy and craft of theatre….
*(Go to Springer Opera House to learn more about Ron Anderson’s nationally acclaimed Academy – Rose of Athens Theatre has the same curriculum model and, often, the same teachers.)

Activate: confidence, concentration, cooperation, imagination, listening, discipline, speech, intuition, poise and expression.  Go to Rose academy classes facebook page, here

No Shame Athens – and what’s in the RoA news?

Join the shamelessness, friends – every Sunday, sign up at 6:30. Perform (or watch) at 7pm. Parental Discretion advised, after all it is shameless.  THREE RULES: 1 – Any kind of performance, 5 minutes or less  2 – Original  3 – Can’t break the law.  No Shame takes place at Hendershots 1560 Oglethorpe Dr., Athens, GA  NO SHAME ON FACEBOOK

ROSE OF ATHENS THEATRE RECENT NEWS, Click to read articles:

“Shedding Positive Light on the Term Stage Mom” Athens Food and Culture by Danielle Bailey Miller

“The Big Score: Composing Music for Theatre” Athens Food & Culture Magazine by Danielle Bailey Miller

“Meet the Owner of a Theater Group” Oconee Patch Magazine, by Melissa Steele

“Athens Will Lead Emerging Economy” Athens Banner Herald by Paul R. Pierce

 ”Moving, even when wet” Athens Banner Herald by Eddie DePeterse