HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY

ATLANTA'S CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

Atlanta, Southeastern and World Premieres of Contemporary Plays

Chronology of Plays

(*DENOTES A WORLD PREMIERE)

2009

The 13th of Paris by Mat Smart

And Her Hair Went With Her by Zina Camblin

End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer

A Cool Drink A Water by Thomas W. Jones II

Third by Wendy Wasserstein

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeb and Shirley Mier

2008

MAINSTAGE

THE MISSIONARY POSITION by Keith Reddin

IN DARFUR by Winter Miller

THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl

ALTAR BOYZ by Kevin Del Aguila,
Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

FAMILY SERIES: MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS
by Jennifer Kirkeb and Shirley Mier

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(10th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*HALLELUJAH STREET BLUES by Valetta Anderson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS

Square Blues by Shay Youngblood

Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin

Holly Down in Heaven by Kara Lee Corthron

Cool Drink of Water by Thomas W. Jones, II

2007

MAINSTAGE

BAD DATES by Theresa Rebeck (remount)

ALMOST MAINE by John Cariani

9 PARTS OF DESIRE by Heather Raffo

THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison,
adapted by Lydia R. Diamond

THE WATER COOLERS: AN OFFICE MUSICAL
by Thomas Michael Allen

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris
(annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(9th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*CHARM SCHOOL by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS

Cool Papa’s Party Thomas W. Jones II, original music by William Knowles

Blue Water Fishing by Valetta Anderson

The Tallest Girl in the Class by Hilly Hicks Jr.

Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin

2006

MAINSTAGE

BAD DATES by Theresa Rebeck

PERMANENT COLLECTION by Thomas Gibbons

THREE SISTAHS by Thomas W. Jones II and William Hubbard

THE THING ABOUT MEN by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(8th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

*THE PERFECT PRAYER by Suehyla El Attar

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of six new plays

Drip by Christina Anderson

Blue Water Fishing by Valetta Anderson

Brownie Points by Janece Shaffer

Jesus Hates Me by Wayne Lemon

Night Blooms by Margaret Baldwin

Multi-dimensional Happenings at the Stone Mountain Vortex
by Heidi Cline, Clark Taylor and Leigh Campbell-Taylor

Drive By Jesus by Wayne Lemon

2004-2005

MAINSTAGE

CAFÉ PUTENESCA by Michael Osborn and Terrence J. Nolen

STRING OF PEARLS by Michelle Lowe

THE SYRINGA TREE by Pamela Gien

BLUE by Charles Randolph-Wright and Nona Hendrix

THE BIG BANG by Jed Feuer and Boyd Graham

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris (annual holiday show)

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(7th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the South)

The Perfect Prayer by Suehyla El Attar

For the Girls by Janece Shaffer

Multi-dimensional Happenings at the Stone Mountain Vortex
by Heidi Cline, Clark Taylor and Leigh Campbell-Taylor

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

2003-2004

MAINSTAGE:

THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE by Charles Busch

TIME FLIES by David Ives

THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey

TWO QUEENS, ONE CASTLE
by Jevetta Steele and Thomas W. Jones II

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
6th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)

*HER LITTLE HOUSE by Margaret Baldwin

NOTES FROM THE BOTTLETREE by Addae Moon

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of four new plays

Multi-Dimensional Happenings at the Stone Mountain Vortex
by Heidi Cline

The Perfect Prayer by Suehyla El-Attar

Ax Norman Hazard County by Allison Moore

Sus Manos by Lauren Gunderson

NEW HORIZONS SERIES:

GEEK LOVE adapted from the novel by Katherine Dunn
by Aileen Loy and Mike Katinsky

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

2002-2003

MAINSTAGE:

THE SPITFIRE GRILL
by James Valcq, Lee David Zoltoff, and Fred Alley

I LOVE YOU, YOUR PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts (remount)

WONDER OF THE WORLD by David Lindsay-Abaire

HOMEBODY/KABUL by Tony Kushner

NEW SOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL
(5th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)

*WISHFUL THINKING Janece Shaffer

RUNAWAY HOME by Javon Johnson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of eight new plays

Notes from the Bottletree by Addae Moon

Deeds by S.M. Shepard-Massat

The Elvis Connection by Larry Larson & Eddie Levi Lee

Sweet Dream Grandpa by Marcus Gardley

Heartbreak by Rob Nixon

Her Little House by Margaret Baldwin

Leaving Limbo by Valetta Anderson

Pecan Tan by Tanya Barfield

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

First Glance Festival Workshop Performances of:

Urban Fairy Tale by Philip DePoy,

Her Little House by Margaret Baldwin

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS,
co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

2001-2002

MAINSTAGE:

FLAMING GUNS OF THE PURPLE SAGE by Jane Martin

I LOVE YOU, YOUR PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts (remount)

MADAME MELVILLE by Richard Nelson

BOY GETS GIRL by Rebecca Gilman

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL
(4th Annual Festival of New Plays by, for, and about the South)

*EASY by Phillip DePoy

*NEGRO DANCE LESSON by Regina Porter

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of eight new plays

Violet Heart by Michael Kinghorn

Kick Me by Hilly Hicks, Jr.

The Mermaid Play by Janece Shaffer

A Survivor’s Guide to the Apocalypse
by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee

Leave Me in Limbo by Valetta Anderson

Her Little House by Margaret Baldwin

Odyssey by Dan Dietz Alligators by Sylvia Reed

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

IN THE FIELDS OF ACELDAMA by Naomi Wallace

FISH STORY and BETWEEN THE EYES by Naomi Wallace
(presented with Rogue Planet)

CHASING ANJALI by Princeton South Asian Theatrics

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

THE 24-HOUR PLAYS, co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

2000-2001

MAINSTAGE:

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Joe DePietro and Jimmy Roberts

THE BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (ABRIDGED)
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
by Richard Greenberg

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL
(3rd Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)

*THE GENES OF BEAUTY QUEENS by Janece Shaffer

HAMBONE by Javon Johnson

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of nine new plays:

Easy by Phillip DePoy

Negro Dance Lesson (formerly Clowns at Night)
by Regina Porter

Bahama by Kendra Myers

Sunday Morning 2 Men Cooking by Margaret Baldwin

Goddesses in Distress by Elizabeth Dewberry

The Fair Hope Memorial by Louise Shwartz

The Purple Bird and the Coler Tree by Les Wade

The Practical Order of Things by Kim Brundidge

Faith Healing by Heather Hill

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

THE BIG BORED by Matt Johnson

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

THE 24-HOUR PLAYS,
co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

1999-2000

MAINSTAGE:

THE BATTING CAGE by Joan Ackermann

THE LONESOME WEST by Martin McDonagh

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL
(2nd Annual Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)

FOUR JOANS AND A FIRE-EATER by Elizabeth Dewberry

*A HOLE IN THE DARK by Hilly Hicks, Jr.

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of eight new plays:

The Genes of Beauty Queens by Janece Shaffer

Easy by Phillip DePoy

Clowns at Night by Regina Porter

Violet Heart by Michael Kinghorn

Honey Hush by Shirlene Holmes

Ballad Hunter by Jenny Laird

Stevie's Coming Out Party by Kevin Luttery

I Dream Wild Horses by Melanie Hammet

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

JODIE'S BODY written and performed by Aviva Jane Carlin

THE SKRIKER by Caryl Churchill

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
by Luigi Priandello with Synchronicity Performance Group

THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris

THE 24-HOUR PLAYS,
co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

1998-99

MAINSTAGE:

THE ART OF DINING by Tina Howe (15th anniversary remount)

MERE MORTALS by David Ives

QUILLS by Doug Wright

NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEW CENTURY PLAY FESTIVAL
(A Festival of New Plays by, for and about the New South)

UNCLE BENDS: A NEGRO NARRATIVE by Bob Devin Jones

*THE ALGAE EATERS by Steve Murray

NEW SOUTH YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS CONTEST AND SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL

NEW SOUTH PLAY LABS:
Workshops/Readings of seven new plays:

Four Joans and A Fire-Eater by Elizabeth Dewberry

Boy Meets Girl by Rebecca Gilman

Hate Machine by Robert Alexander

Hairpeace by Janice Liddell

When Willows Weep in Foxholes by Adrienne Corbin

The Diaries of Adam and Eve by M. Riley Howington

Bahama by Kendra Myers

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
written and performed by Eve Ensler

MARISOL by Jose Rivera,
co-produced with Synchronicity Performance Group

THE 24-HOUR PLAYS
co-produced with Synchronicity and Plain Sight

1997-98

MAINSTAGE:

THE JOY OF GOING SOMEWHERE DEFINITE by Quincy Long

SKYLIGHT by David Hare

*CUPID'S BONES by Steve Murray

COWGIRLS by Betsy Howie and Mary Murfitt

NEW HORIZONS OFF-NIGHT SERIES

DARKRIDE by Len Jenkin

FIRST STAR BLUES by Allen Rein

LOW LEVEL PANIC by Claire McIntyre

1996-97

THE FOOD CHAIN by Nicky Silver

RACING DEMON by David Hare

THE SCREENED-IN PORCH by Marian X

ABDUCTING HILLARY by Dario Fo

1995-96

A CHEEVER EVENING by A.R. Gurney

ELLEN FOSTER by Aaron Posner
adapted from the novel by Kaye Gibbons

VOIR DIRE by Joe Sutton

*THIS PASSION THING by Steve Murray

1994-95

THE WILD GUYS by Andrew Wreggitt and Rebecca Shaw

ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS by George F. Walker

TALKING BONES by Shay Youngblood

ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives

1993-94

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION by John Guare

*MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE HE DIED
...AND HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS - Book
by Elizabeth Dewberry Vaughn,
Adapted by Tom Key

LET'S PLAY TWO by Anthony Clarvoe

A...MY NAME IS STILL ALICE, Conceived
by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd

1992-93

PRELUDE TO A KISS by Craig Lucas

MARVIN'S ROOM by Scott McPherson

THE FILM SOCIETY by Jon Robin Baitz

THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME by Lynda Barry

1991-92

THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein

FULL MOON by Reynolds Price

OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Timberlake Wertenbaker

B-MOVIE, THE PLAY by Tom Wood

1990-91

EASTERN STANDARD by Richard Greenberg

WHAT EVERY COWPOKE KNOWS by Patty Lynch

THE SECRET RAPTURE by David Hare

ANGRY HOUSEWIVES - Book by A.M. Collins, Music by Chad Henry

1989-90

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE by Terrence McNally

BEAUTIFUL CITY by George F. Walker

HEATHEN VALLEY by Romulus Linney

1988-89

LIFE AND LIMB by Keith Reddin

*SHAKIN' THE MESS OUTTA MISERY by Shay Youngblood

SERIOUS MONEY by Caryl Churchill

*RAIN, SOME FISH, NO ELEPHANTS by Y York

1987-88

THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO by Christopher Durang

DEADFALL by Grace McKeaney

AUNT DAN AND LEMON by Wallace Shawn

BECAUSE PRETTY GIRLS AREN'T THAT SMART by Patty Lynch

1986-87

WE WON'T PAY! WE WON'T PAY! by Dario Fo

SEASON'S GREETINGS by Alan Ayckbourn

FEN by Caryl Churchill

TOMORROWLAND by Jeffrey M. Jones

1985-86

THE ART OF DINING by Tina Howe

STANDING ON MY KNEES by John Olive

HOMESTEADERS by Nina Shengold

1984-85

HOTHOUSE by Megan Terry

WAITING FOR THE PARADE by John Murrell

GARDENIA by John Guare

1983-84

BONJOUR, LA, BONJOUR by Michel Tremblay

TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill