Join Essential Theatre on Sunday April 28 for a Celebration of Georgia Playwrights!

Meet the 2024 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award Winner, Emily McClain, and celebrate Essential’s – and Georgia’s – rich theatre tradition and the community in which our playwrights grow and thrive.

At our Celebration of Georgia Playwrights Event, you’ll get to:

Mix and mingle with folks who, like you, are proud of the literary and dramatic heritage of the place we call home. 

Meet the 2024 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award winner, Emily McClain, and hear about her show, which we’ll be premiering at the 2024 Essential Theatre Play Festival this summer.

Purchase your Festival Pass if you haven’t already, and be first in line to get tickets to the 2024 Essential Theatre Play Festival!

Celebrating 25 years of the Essential Theatre Festival, during which we’ve produced or presented 45 new works by 36 different Georgia playwrights, with readings of over 50 more.

*Please note: this event is free to attend. Food and beverage orders are the responsibility of the party placing the order. As always, remember to tip your hard-working servers generously and well!