Aurora's Learning Library presents
Aurora Theatre Signature Series Field Trips
Aurora Theatre Season 29 Signature Series
Our Season 29 features Broadway-caliber musicals, thought-provoking plays, and timeless holiday magic— with twists of unexpected brilliance and heart-warming humanity. While this will be one of the best seasons in Aurora history, we want to ensure that everything we do is built to support the next generation of theatergoers. So all over our Signature Shows will have Weekday Matinee Field Trip opportunities throughout the run.
Performances will take place on select Wednesday mornings at 10AM
NOW BOOKING FIELD TRIPS
Book now: 678.226.6230 or fieldtrips@auroratheatre.com
THE COLOR PURPLE
Book by Marsha Norman
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, Stephen Bray
Directed by Candy McLellan | Music Direction by Ann-Carol Pence | Choreographed by Pytron Parker
August 15 – September 15, 2024
This Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel will kick off Aurora’s Season 29 — A Feast for the Soul. Follow the unforgettable journey of Celie as she discovers her own strength and resilience in the face of extreme adversity. The joyous musical features an enthralling score that blends gospel, jazz, and blues. Originally developed in Atlanta at the Alliance Theatre in 2004, and most recently a 2023 smash-hit movie, Aurora welcomes home this epic story that is a testament to the healing power of love
CHRISTMAS CANTEEN 2024
An Aurora Original
Directed by Katie Erin Chambers | Music Direction by Ann-Carol Pence | Choreographed by Kari Twyman
November 29 – December 22, 2024
Atlanta’s favorite tradition, Christmas Canteen returns for a 29 th year to illuminate the holidays. Canteen is a stocking stuffed with a dazzling array of musical numbers, riotous bursts of comedy, a star-studded cast and the perfect sprinkle of nostalgia that delights every generation. This year, we add a new interactive twist that will “light up” your holiday season and have audiences “raving.”
KING OF PANGEA- A NEW MUSICAL
Book, Music & Lyrics by Martin Storrow
Directed by Michael Baron
Music Direction by Ann-Carol Pence
In Collaboration with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
January 23 – February 16, 2025
As part of Aurora’s New Musical Initiative, this heartfelt folk-rock musical is inspired by the real- life story of its creator, Martin Storrow. When a sudden loss shatters the world of college student Christopher Crow, he travels back to his imaginary childhood island of Pangea, in hopes of finding answers that will put the broken pieces back together. Like the whimsy and suspense of The Wizard of Oz, Chris’ family transforms into the fantastical characters on his island. A breakout hit with audiences at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre New Musical Festival.
Ken Ludwig’s
THE GODS OF COMEDY
By Ken Ludwig
March 20 -April 13, 2025
Playwright Ken Ludwig has penned many of the biggest comedic hits in Aurora Theatre history: Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo and The Fox on the Fairway. In this latest farce, Ralph, a young classics professor at a prestigious university finds a long-lost manuscript by Euripides, only for Daphne, his protégé to accidentally misplace it. With fame, fortune, reputation and the
future of the University on the line Daphne calls out to the Greek Gods for help. To her surprise, the Gods actually appear and that’s when things get really crazy.
WAITRESS
Book by Jessie Nelson
Music &Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Based on the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly
Directed by Amanda Wansa Morgan
Music Direction by Ann-Carol Pence
May 22 – June 22, 2025
Waitress is a homespun tale that features music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winner Sara Bareilles (Brave & Love Song). Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker, dreams of a way out of her small town and a rocky marriage when a pie-baking contest in a nearby county offers the winner a big cash prize. Entertainment Weekly calls Waitress “a little slice of heaven.” As a multi-platinum recording artist, Bareilles serves up a delicious score that brought a whole new audience to Broadway with her empowering story about the family we choose, told with extreme heart and irreverent humor.