1. Where are you located?
2. What are your box office hours?
3. What is appropriate attire?
4. How do I get the best seats?
5. Do you offer discounts?
6. Are you a Festival? Is this Georgia Shakespeare Festival?
7. Is this similar to the Renaissance Festival?
8. Do you only produce Shakespeare?
9. Do you set Shakespeare in a specific period of time?
10. Are you a branch of Oglethorpe University?
11. Are you outdoors?
12. Do you perform in a tent?
13. How do I picnic? What can I bring?
14. Where do I park?
15. Are you the only Shakespeare theatre in Atlanta?
Where are you located?
Georgia Shakespeare performs for one week each spring in Piedmont Park. All other productions are held in the Conant Performing Arts Center, our state-of-the-art facility located on the campus of Oglethorpe University. See below for address and directions.
Georgia Shakespeare
4484 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: (404) 264-0020
Fax: (404) 504-3414 |
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Georgia Shakespeare is located 2.5 miles north of Lenox Mall at 4484 Peachtree Road. Plenty of free parking is available. We are accessible by MARTA train to the (NE8) Brookhaven/ Oglethorpe Station then take bus #25 to the Oglethorpe University gate. For more information and directions, please call 404-264-0020.
From the North:
From I-75 or Georgia 400:
1. Take I-75 South or Georgia 400 to I-285 East.
2. Take the Ashford-Dunwoody exit, head south (inside 285). If you pass the mall, you're going the wrong way.
3. Follow Ashford-Dunwoody (watch for signs at the Johnson Ferry intersection); the road will dead-end at Peachtree Road. Turn right and stay in the right lane.
4. The next light is Lanier. Go through this intersection and you will see Oglethorpe University on the right.
5. Turn right into the campus; drive straight back to the blue and gray striped building.
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From I-85:
1. Take I-85 South to the Clairmont Road exit (get to the right after exiting).
2. At the end of the ramp, make a right (you’ll see Sam's Club and McDonalds).
3. Take Clairmont Road until it dead ends into Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
4. Make a left onto Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
5. Go approximately 1 mile. The University will be on your right (after the light for Lanier).
6. Turn right into the main gate; drive straight back to the blue and gray striped building.
From the South:
1. Take either I-75 or I-85 North, they will merge together in Atlanta.
2. When they split apart again, follow I-85 North (left fork).
3. Take Clairmont Road exit.
4. Make a left at the end of the ramp (you’ll see Sam's Club and McDonalds).
5. Take Clairmont Road until it dead ends into Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
6. Make a left onto Peachtree Industrial.
7. Go approximately 1 mile. The University will be on your right (after Lanier).
8. Turn right into the main gate; drive straight back to the blue and gray striped building.
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What are your box office hours?
When we’re not in production, the box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. During the season, we are open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 6:30pm and Sunday, noon – 6:30pm.
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What is appropriate attire?
You should be comfortable and casual when attending Georgia Shakespeare. Although we have no formal dress code, you should wear the same attire as when you dine out at a restaurant. You can expect to see a diverse range of styles and levels of formality, but rest assured that everyone is welcome.
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How do I get the best seats?
Subscribers always receive the best seats. Each subscriber is guaranteed the same seat for each performance in the subscribed series. Single ticket, group and Bard Card patrons are seated in the remaining seats on a first come first serve basis. Each of our 500 seats has a clear view of the stage. Accessible seating is available for those who wish to avoid stairs.
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Do you offer discounts?
All subscriptions and Bard Cards are discounted from the regular single ticket price. There are added discounts for Educators, Students, Children and Seniors. We offer $15 tickets for every performance. Please ask about specific pricing at the box office. From time to time, Georgia Shakespeare will also offer a special such as 2-for-1 tickets. The best way to find such deals is to subscribe to our e-mail news list.
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Are you a Festival? Is this Georgia Shakespeare Festival?
We were originally founded in 1985 as Georgia Shakespeare Festival and every summer we produced a summer festival of plays under at tent. In 1997, we moved into our current home at the Conant Performing Arts Center and our season has since expanded into the fall. We also produce work in Piedmont Park and we send education programs throughout Georgia and into many surrounding states. This growth led to a departure from the name Festival as our identity even though the annual Summer Festival of three plays is the core of our production calendar. People sometimes refer to us as a Festival experience because we offer a furnished picnic area complete with pre-show entertainment.
The uniqueness of our Summer Festival is in the fact that we produce three plays in rotating repertory. As an example of this, you can see our actors perform a Shakespeare play on a Friday night, an American Classic the next night, and a Russian Classic on Sunday. Three plays on one stage in one weekend performed by the same core ensemble of artists. It’s a real treat.
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Is this similar to the Renaissance Festival?
No. It’s easy to equate Shakespeare and The Renaissance, and some people mistake the name Georgia Renaissance Festival for us. We do have picnics and pre-show entertainers, but you will not encounter turkey legs and jousting.
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Do you only produce Shakespeare?
No. While Shakespeare means our core artistic inspiration, we are equally excited by the works of enduring authors such as Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Moliere, and Anton Chekhov to name a few. Our focus is on compelling stories by enduring authors. To that end, you can expect to see a mixture of Shakespeare and other classics from around the world.
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Do you set Shakespeare in a specific period of time?
No. We don’t follow any rigid rules about the right or wrong setting for a Shakespeare play. Our directors work to tell the clearest, most relevant story possible to a modern audience. Sometimes that will involve a modern setting and sometimes it will involve a historical approach. We fit the director’s vision to every production individually.
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Are you a branch of Oglethorpe University?
No. We are thrilled to have a home on the campus of Oglethorpe University and to work as partners in raising the money and building the Conant Performing Arts Center. However, Oglethorpe University and Georgia Shakespeare are two totally separate entities. Occasionally, people think we are a student organization. In fact, the bulk of Georgia Shakespeare’s company consists of highly skilled professional artists, administrators, and craftspeople from throughout Atlanta and the nation.
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Are you outdoors?
You may have heard about Georgia Shakespeare through out highly successful program, Shake At The Lake, which takes place each Spring in Piedmont Park. Or you may remember the days when Georgia Shakespeare performed on the lawn at Oglethorpe University under a tent. Either way, the Conant Performing Arts Center is a unique experience. It retains the charm of the old picnic days and of Piedmont Park by allowing patrons a furnished outdoor experience prior to each performance. The audience then moves indoors to our 500-seat state-of-the-art facility complete with comfortable theatre seats and climate control. It’s the best of both worlds.
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Do you perform in a tent?
Once upon a time and not so long ago, Georgia Shakespeare did perform under a tent. We now have a state-of-the-art indoor theatre that was modeled after the look and feel of the old tent days. It even has retractable walls that can be raised to create an open-air environment. However these walls are not raised for productions. You will enjoy all of the comforts of a modern theatre and all of the fun of the old tent wrapped up in one.
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How do I picnic? What can I bring?
Everyone is welcome to picnic and there is no extra charge or required reservation. We supply the scenery, the fun, and the furniture. We can even have your food waiting for you if you choose to order from our official caterer. Or you may choose to bring your own food. You may also bring the beverage(s) of your choice. Georgia Shakespeare serves soft drinks, bottled water, lemonade, and a wide variety of coffee drinks. We do not serve alcohol, but you are welcome to bring your own. Drinks are permitted inside the theatre if they are contained in something other than glass.
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Where do I park?
Parking is free, secure, and convenient on the campus of Oglethorpe University. After driving past the secured guard gate on Peachtree Road, you may park anywhere on campus. The theatre is located straight back down the road from the main gate. There is parking to the right between the theatre and the Library as well as to the left by the Track and upwards toward the Baseball Field. Our turnaround is located by the box office and is a great drop off point for people and picnic supplies.
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Are you the only Shakespeare theatre in Atlanta?
No. There is another theatre in downtown Atlanta that produces works by William Shakespeare on a regular basis. We are the second largest professional theatre in Georgia producing mainstage plays and education programs to more than 60,000 people annually. We are the group that produces Shake at the Lake in Piedmont Park. We are also the group that performs in the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University. Our work is consistently selected by the local media as among the best Atlanta has to offer.
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