World Premiere opens Friday, August 5, 2022

A play about hope, shining a light on the darkest corners of grief – Winner of the 2022 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award.

A Complicated Hope was developed by Theatrical Outfit & Working Title Playwrights here in Atlanta and won the Mildred and Albert Panowski Playwriting Award by the Forest Roberts Theatre at Northern Michigan University in 2021 and the Charles M. Getchell New Play Award through The Southeastern Theatre Conference in 2022. This will be the play’s first professional production.

*Masks required for all audience members.

Performance Schedule
Thursday August 4 (8pm) Preview performance
Friday August 5 (8pm) Opening Night
Saturday August 6 (8pm) Neighborhood Night
Sunday August 7 (2pm)
Friday August 12 (8pm)
Sunday August 14 (7pm)
Monday August 15 (8pm) Industry Night
Saturday August 20 (8pm)
Sunday August 21 (2pm)
Tuesday August 23 (8pm) Industry Night
Thursday August 25 (8pm)
Sunday August 28 (2pm)

Cast:
Arnie: Burke Brown

Rose Marie: Camille Monae

Marie: Nicole Rose

Artistic Team:
Playwright: John Mabey
Director: Ellen McQueen
Stage Manager: Audrae Peterson
Assistant Stage Manager: Ashley Freeman
Scenic Designer: Gabrielle S. Stephenson
Lighting Designer: Harley Gould
Sound Designer: Josh Cambell
Costume Designer: Erin Magner
Props Designer: Dionna D. Davis