April showers

may bring May flowers but it seems it has also brought a great deal

of theater to the area this month.

All of the

local theater companies, including Fairburn's Southside Theater Guild,

Fayette Community Theatre Inc., House Red, and Newnan Community Theatre

are active this month with plays, auditions and workshops.

Southside

Theater Guild is putting the finishing touches on "Shenandoah,"

a musical drama revolving around a family's struggle to stay neutral

during the Civil War. Inevitably, the family is swept up into the conflict,

and the family's battle becomes a metaphor for the war itself.

The show

will be presented April 19-21 and 26-28 as well as May 3-5 and 10-12.

Call 770-969-0956.

Southside

Theater Guild also will conduct auditions for "You're A Good Man,

Charlie Brown" April 30 and May 1. Call 770-969-0956 for more details.

Fayette Community

Theatre is currently presenting "Dearly Departed" at Sams

Auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. The play

is a comedy and focuses on a Southern family dealing with the death

of the father. FCT also will conduct auditions for "Annie"

April 23 and 24 with call backs scheduled for April 25.

Girls 8 -

12 can audition for the role of Annie. They must be able to sing, dance

and act and they must be available for all rehearsals, public appearances

and interviews and have no scheduling conflicts. The production also

requires 12 girls 8 - 13 and 22 adult men and women 14 and older. Children

8 - 13 will audition April 23 at 5:45 p.m., while adults will audition

at 8:15 p.m. Callbacks are the following two days.

Newnan Community

Theatre Company's Xtras will perform "My Name is Alice" an

Off-Broadway revue about being and becoming a woman. The play was written

production. The show will be presented April 20 and 22. For tickets,

call 770-683-NCTC.

House Red

Theatre Company will continue to perform "Crimes Of The Heart"

Mondays throughout April. The show deals with three sisters and their

struggles over a series of "bad days." Tickets are $30 per

person and include dinner and the show. Call 770-460-7778.

Offshoot

Productions will offer classes throughout the month as well. Acting

basics is designed for youngsters 7 to 11. It meets Tuesdays, April

3 - 24, from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., and costs $28. No previous experience

is required. Participants will become comfortable on stage as they learn

how to create characters, analyze a scene, and work with partners.

The actor's

instruments: voice and movement for the stage is for ages 8 to 14. Scheduled

for Sunday, April 29 from 2 - 5 p.m., the session provides exercises

and scene work to help youngsters make the most of their natural abilities.

Cost is $25. For information and registration forms, call the Offshoot

office at 770-631-2362 or e-mail [email protected].

Creatures

of Habit, a local sketch comedy troop consisting of several high school

students and several local actors, will perform at McIntosh's Black

Box Theatre Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. Admission is $5. Proceeds from

the "Saturday Night Live"-styled show will benefit the ECCA's

community theater project.

As you can

see, theater of every style is available on the south side this month.

Go out and support theater your community.