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Local theatre and School plays in Fall and Beyond

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Wednesday, October 12. Greater Atlanta Christian School King’s Gate Theatre. 1575 Indian Trail Rd., Norcross greateratlantachristian.org

GAC’s Middle School students perform a one act play of the classic Shakespeare comedy that involves fairies, lovers and actors.

Lawless Spirits

Thursday-Sunday, October 13-16. Two shows per night, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lionheart Theatre. 10 College St., Norcross lionhearttheatre.org, 404-919-4022

Tickets are $15 per person. Lionheart Theatre hosts a Walking Ghost Tour guided by costumed characters. The audience will walk through the streets of Norcross and learn about local murders, shootouts, bank robberies and ghost stories.

Enchanted Theatre / Haunted Theatre

Saturday, October 15. 4-6 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. Duluth Wildcat Theatre. 3737 Brock Rd., Duluth duluththeatre.weebly.com

Little heroes, goblins, witches, animals and princesses can tour the Enchanted Theatre from 4-6 p.m. But beware! After 6:30, the enchantment fades and the theatre becomes haunted.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Thursday-Saturday, October 20-22. Wesleyan School Powell Theatre. 5405 Spalding Dr., Peachtree Corners wesleyanschool.org/arts/drama

Based on the classic gothic tale by Washington Irving, this version of Sleepy Hollow is an outdoor immersion experience presented by Wesleyan High School. It will be held at the Cross Country Trails at the Hoyt Family Athletic Complex.

Wet Hot American Psycho

Saturday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. Lionheart Theatre. 10 College St., Norcross lionhearttheatre.org, 404-919-4022 All tickets are $18.

The Mighty Shorts Comedy Collective present a sketch comedy show, rated PG-13.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Saturday, October 22. Two showings 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Red Clay Music Foundry 3116 Main St., Duluth duluthga.net/community/rocky_horror_picture_show.php

Admission is free; first-come, first-served. The classic camp film will be shown with a live shadow cast. This is for mature audiences only — ages 18+ or with a parent/guardian — and not for the easily offended. Audience participation is encouraged; free prop kits will be provided. The Red Clay Theatre bar will be open during the show.

Madagascar Jr.

Friday-Saturday, November 4-5. Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Cornerstone Christian Academy. 5295 Triangle Pkwy., Peachtree Corners cornerstonecougars.org

Based on the DreamWorks animated film, the show features students in grades 5-8. It’s a family-friendly musical adventure about favorite friends from the movie as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

A View from the Bridge

November 4-20. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Lionheart Theatre 10 College St., Norcross. lionhearttheatre.org, 404-919-4022

Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors/students. An Arthur Miller play, A View from the Bridge centers on Brooklyn longshoreman Eddie Carbone as he welcomes his immigrant cousins to America. When one of them falls for Eddie’s young niece, an unspeakable secret is exposed.

Tarzan

Thursday-Saturday, November 17-19. Thursday and Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Christian Youth Theater (CYT) / Valor Christian Academy. 4755 Kimball Bridge Rd., Alpharetta
cytatlanta.org

Tickets are $20 per person for advanced tickets, $25 at the door. The show is based on Disney’s animated musical and Edgar Rice Burrough’s “Tarzan of the Apes.” An infant boy is washed up on the shores of West Africa and is raised by gorillas. He struggles to navigate the jungle when his human instincts clash with his animal upbringing.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Friday-Saturday, December 2-3 6 p.m. Duluth Wildcat Theatre. 3737 Brock Rd., Duluth
duluththeatre.weebly.com

The show is a musical adaptation of the beloved Christmas TV special and is filled with holiday hits like “Holly Jolly Christmas.”

Nativity Ballet

Saturday December 3, 6 pm. Greater Atlanta Christian School King’s Gate Theatre. 1575 Indian Trail Rd., Norcross. greateratlantachristian.org

The story of the nativity will be featured by GAC School of Ballet. Check online for details and tickets.

Christmas at GAC

Thursday, December 8, 7 p.m. Greater Atlanta Christian School King’s Gate Theatre. 1575 Indian Trail Rd., Norcross. greateratlantachristian.org

The High School presents their Christmas program to celebrate the season.

The Lion in Winter

December 8-19. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Lionheart Theatre
10 College St., Norcross. lionhearttheatre.org, 404-919-4022

Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors/students. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine is kept in prison for raising an army against her husband, King Henry II, but is let out for the holidays. The Plantagenet family’s story is full of sibling rivalry, adultery and dungeons as they compete with one another to inherit a kingdom.

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