Returning for it’s third season, we are proud to present a collection of outstanding 10-minute short plays, selected from some of the nation’s top playwrights.

The Authentic 10 Showcase is an incredible evening of short, but impactful stories that cover a wide range of relevant topics, like love and loss, dementia and the elderly, racial and cultural stereotypes, bullying, LGBTQ issues, and other real-life issues. Each night, the audience will cast ballots for the “Audience Choice Award” and help us acknowledge the best of the best for the writers.

3 performances – April 10, 11, and 12/8:00pm, at The Warehouse (Frat Pack Productions) in Scottdale (Decatur).

The 2025 lineup features:

– ROCKAWAY PARK 2012 by Victoria Z. Daly.  Directed by Sanna Erica. Featuring Lainie Smith and Kenisha Morgan.

– DOUGHNUT DISTURB by Robert Weibezal. Directed by Madison Montgomery. Featuring Aaron P. Sherry and Jonathan Goldthwaite.

– C12-H22-O11-AN ACQUIRED TASTE by Dan Morra. Directed by Robby Myles. Featuring Neuma Joy, Kristen Lyttle, and Morgan Middlebrook.

– OUT WITH THE OLD by John D. Babcock, III. Directed by Samantha Raeburn. Featuring Bruce Gibson and Odelia San Diego.

– BROAD DAYLIGHT by Alex Goldberg. Directed by Daniel & Kate Guyton. Featuring Jean Alexander and John Buisman.

– EYES HALF OPEN by Emily Soppe. Directed by Erin Hollander. Featuring Autumn McNutt, Zach Montou, and Amber Martin. 

– A HAPPY CHILD by Melinda Gros. Directed by Lilly Nelson. Featuring Carson Hebblethwaite and Catherine Erhardt.

– MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT by Straton Rushing. Directed by D Norris. Featuring Robert Wayne and Lawson Reis.

– MEETING FINGERMAN by Mark Evan Chimsky. Directed by Sasha Keefer. Featuring Doug Kaye and Maurice Winsell.

– GERONIMO! by F J Hartland.  Directed by Scott Keefer. Featuring Lamont Roux and Mike Edouard

A SPECIAL EVENT – Part of our AUTHENTIC ATL SERIES featuring local playwrights.

Authenticity Theater is proud to be a co-presenter of the original play INDEPENDENT – JOHN CASSAVETES AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING.  This inspiring play is about actor/filmmaker John Cassavetes and his lasting influence on the film world. Using Cassavetes’ own words, the audience takes a journey from the tough streets of New York City to the conformity of Hollywood to the realization that freedom lies in carving one’s own path.

Featuring Taurean Cavins-Flores as John Cassavetes and Madeline Brashier as Gena Rowlands.

6 performances – April 25, 26 and May 2, 3/7:30pm,  plus April 27 and May 4/4:00pm. at Limelight Theater in Atlanta.

Written and Directed by John D. Babcock, III

This intimate, immersive new adaptation of Chekhov’s classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker – author of Body Awareness, Circle Mirror Transformation, and The Flick – brings colloquial language to this internationally beloved story of human relationships and yearning. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way the play sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya introduces twenty-first century audiences to Chekhov’s enduring wit, insight, and emotional depth.

8 performances – June 12, 13 and 14/8:00pm, June 15/2:00pm, June 18, 19, 20, and 21/8:00pm at 7 Stages Backstage Theatre in Atlanta’s Little 5 Points.

Directed by Jeremy Lee Cudd.  Auditions are now open for all roles.