GTA News
(SEP 25, 2023—GAINESVILLE, GA) Gainesville Theatre Alliance invites audiences to a magical, enchanting world in its production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the story by C.S. Lewis, October 7, 8 and 14 at Brenau University’s Pearce Auditorium. The classic Narnia tale is presented as part of GTA’s Theatre for Young Audiences division, WonderQuest. Audiences will follow the adventures of the Pevensie siblings as they journey through the
(AUG 16, 2023—GAINESVILLE, GA) Gainesville Theatre Alliance proudly announces its 2023-24 season, promising an enchanting blend of drama, laughter, and magic. “We designed this season to be one that shares a little more levity and light to raise our hearts and minds, with perhaps a singular dip into the dramatic,” said Artistic Director Zechariah Pierce. “We want to invite patrons, both new and long-standing, to return to the theatre.” The Lion, the Witch and the
(MAR 29, 2023—GAINESVILLE, GA) Gainesville Theatre Alliance ends its 2022-23 season with George Orwell’s 1984, April 14-22 at University of North Georgia-Gainesville’s Ed Cabell Theatre. This stage adaptation of Orwell’s classic dystopian world is true to the novel in which Orwell depicts a society where Big Brother is always watching—where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory. 1984 is a cautionary tale of an omnipresent government and a theatrical event that is both powerful and
(FEB 6, 2023—GAINESVILLE, GA) Gainesville Theatre Alliance will present the small musical John & Jen, March 9-12 at the University of North Georgia-Gainesville’s Ed Cabell Theatre, inside UNG’s Performing Arts building. This small but powerful musical explores the dynamics of family relationships, set against the background of a changing America between 1950 and 1990. John & Jen is a gem of a show brimming with intelligence, wit and beautiful melodies. The musical is directed by
(JAN 17, 2023—GAINESVILLE, GA) Gainesville Theatre Alliance continues its 2022-23 season with George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, February 10-18 at Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre. Shaw’s Nobel Prize-winning dramatization of a Cockney flower girl’s metamorphosis into a lady is both a fantasy and a platform for his views on social class, money, and women’s independence. This classic comedic play inspired the musical My Fair Lady. Pygmalion skillfully blends social satire, philosophical wit, a heated battle of the