Performing Arts: Put on a Show

Catch world-class entertainment without big-city hassles, from touring Broadway productions and headliners to Athens’ own symphony orchestra and theatre companies.

Athens Area Arts Council
Athens Area Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization. Check out their website for current projects, exhibits, and arts calendar.
Athens Creative Theatre
Athens' vibrant local arts scene is evident through the talent on display at Athens Creative Theatre productions.
Athens Youth Symphony
The Athens Youth Symphony and related ensembles offer young musicians in the Northeast Georgia area a high level of musical education and performance opportunities.
Canopy Studio
Canopy Studio community arts center offers exhibits, performances, and classes in flying dance trapeze, movement education and performance arts. Guest artists have included members of the famed Cirque du Soleil troupe.
Cine
Opened in April 2007, this art house theatre screens a variety of intriguing films from a broad spectrum of countries and cultures. Housed in a restored building utilizing new urbanism principles, it is Athens' new, lively, and stimulating gathering space.
Classic Center Theatre
This 2,053- seat grand showplace hosts touring Broadway productions, headliner entertainers, and is home to the Athens Symphony and Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival.
Film::Athens
This artistic community of local filmmakers is actively involved in independent projects and keeps an active calendar of film screenings and related events.
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
During the academic year, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music provides several performances weekly from students, faculty, and guest artists. Most performances take place in the recital halls of the Performing Arts Center, known for its fine acoustics.
Morton Theatre
One of the first vaudeville theatres in the U.S. built, owned, and operated by an African-American, the Morton opened in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fully restored Morton presents a wide range of dramatic and musical performances, and is home to live tapings of the Athens 441 radio show.
Rose of Athens Theatre
Rose of Athens Theatre, is a non-profit theatre company, producing vibrant professional works of theatre by cultivating a diversity of voices through the exploration of various artistic disciplines.
Seney-Stovall Chapel
The Seney-Stovall Chapel was built in 1882 as the chapel for the Lucy Cobb Institute, a boarding school for girls that opened in 1859, and for community cultural events.
Town and Gown Players
Over 50 years of quality community theatre, with 12 shows a year of Mainstage and Second Stage productions.
UGA Department of Dance
Several dance companies within the UGA Department of Dance perform in a wide variety of genres.
UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies
You'll find everything from Shakespeare and Chekov to the most cutting-edge modern productions on the calendar.
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
The world's best come to Athens! The UGA Performing Arts Center has built one of the country's strongest subscriber bases, but last-minute tickets are frequently available.