MAY 31-JUNE 2, 2024
The Alliance Theatre is pleased to present the three projects in development for the Round 9 cohort of the Reiser Atlanta Artists lab in free, final presentations as part of the 2024 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab Festival. RSVPs are requested.
HOLD ON TO YOUR NAMES
Friday, May 31 at 6:00 PM
Selig Family Black Box Theatre at Alliance Theatre
Reiser Lab Artists: *Ipek Eginli, Sara Ghazi Asadollahi, Juana Farfán
This multidisciplinary art project—featuring artists from Turkey, Iran, and Colombia—empowers immigrant women to embrace their names and share their stories of living in a foreign country, ultimately promoting greater understanding and appreciation of their unique challenges and cultural identities.
ROME & JUICE
Saturday, June 1 at 6:00 PM
Rehearsal Hall A at Alliance Theatre
Reiser Lab Artists: *Justen Ross aka Domino Juicy Balenciaga, N'yomi Stewart aka Omi Juicy Balenciaga, Jade Maia Lambert
Romeo & Juliet gets an electrifying hip hop twist set in the heart of Atlanta's ballroom scene! The Iconic Houses of Montague and Capulet have been at odds for over a decade and their endless quarrel has now put the scene in jeopardy of being non-existent. It takes a pair of star crossed lovers to hark back on their history and demand justice for their love and the Atlanta ballroom scene as a whole. This is Rome & Juice.
SWEET CLAY LANDS
Sunday, June 2 at 3:00 PM
Selig Family Black Box Theatre at Alliance Theatre
Reiser Lab Artists: *Anterior Leverett, Damian Lockhart, Jasmine Waters
After her father’s death, Josie returns home to Brunswick, GA where she learns her father Senior has left her the family farm Sweet Clay Land. Reluctantly, Josie returns home as she and her brother, Jamie, fight a predatory system to maintain their family’s former glory.
*Indicates Lead Artist
