Theatre People

This week on Theatre People we are proud to welcome award-winning playwright Kira Rockwell. Kira's play,  Oh, To Be Pure Again received its world premiere at Actor's Express in 2023 and received endless praise from audiences and critics alike, and earning Kira the Suzi Bass Awards' Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwrighting Award. Kira's play, Holy Chicken Sandwich will have its world premiere at Horizon Th...

This week on Theatre People we sat down with actor and playwright Jacob York. Jacob has had an extensive performing career in the Atlanta theatre community and has appeared on numerous Atlanta stages including the Shakespeare Tavern, Stagedoor Theatre, Aurora Theatre, and Actor's Express. Jacob is also an award-winning playwright whose play, Initiative , received its world premiere at Aurora Theat...

This week on Theatre People we are proud to sit down with the talented and hilarious Jon Carr. Jon is the Artistic Director of Dad's Garage, and an award-winning improviser and sketch comic that has worked in the Atlanta arts community for over 20 years. Jon also previously served as the Executive Director of The Second City in Chicago.   Music is 'Wonderful' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-B...

This week on Theatre People we are proud to welcome actor and director, Lauren Morris. Lauren has directed a number of productions in Atlanta including In Spite of My Ambivalence at Synchronicity Theatre, A Third Way at Actor's Express, The Cake at Horizon Theatre and Cry it Out at Stage Door Theatre. Lauren specializes in physical theatre, devised theatre and new play development.   Music is 'Won...

This week on  Theatre People , we are proud to sit down with Actor's Express Associate Artistic Director Amanda Washington. Amanda is an award-winning director whose creative vision has brought unforgettable productions to the AE stage, including  cullud wattah ,  Blues for an Alabama Sky , and  A Strange Loop . She received the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play for her direction...

Kelundra Smith is an award-winning arts and culture journalist, critic and playwright. Kelundra's work has appeared in countless publications including The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, American Theatre Magazine and ArtsATL. Kelundra's play "The Wash" received its NNPN Rolling World Premiere in 2024, and won five Suzi Bass Awards including "The Gene-Gabriel Moore Playwrighting...

This week we are proud to sit down with award-winning playwright, screenwriter and producer Steve Yockey. Steve has written countless plays that have appeared on Atlanta stages including Pluto , Mercury , Bleeding Hearts and Venus . Steve Yockey was also the Executive Producer on the TV show Flight Attendant , for which he received an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series"....

Michelle Pokopac is a theatre and film actor, producer, dramaturg, and activist with a BFA from Columbus State University. In 2018, she co-founded East by Southeast to support Asian artists and promote authentic representation in Atlanta. She has also been actively involved in social justice efforts, collaborating with artist-activist groups since 2020. Michelle has appeared in countless Atlanta t...

Eric J. Little is an award-winning, Atlanta based actor, director and professor at Clark University Atlanta. Eric has appeared on countless Atlanta stages including Theatrical Outfit, Horizon Theatre, Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre, Alliance Theatre and Actor's Express. Eric has won three Suzi Bass Awards, including "Best Leading Actor". Music for this episode is 'Wonderful' by Scott Buckley - r...

Mary Lynn Owen is an award-winning playwright and actor whose solo play KNEAD premiered at The Alliance Theatre and later at Aurora Theatre, earning the 2019 Gene Gabriel Moore Playwriting Award and the Alliance's Reiser Grant for New Work, with additional plays developed by major regional theaters and recognition, including the 2025 Tennessee Williams Scholarship and a Blue Ink Award finalist spo...