How I Learned to Drive
October 13, 8pm, through October 15
7 Stages Backstage Theatre
AuthentiCity Theatre presents Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive.”
Passing Strange
October 14, 7:30pm, through October 22
Theatrical Outfit
A soulful and electrifying Broadway musical, “Passing Strange” takes us on an odyssey in search of identity, acceptance, and the “Real.” A young man discovers his musical calling and sets off for Europe, leaving behind his mother and comfortable suburban life. In his rebellion filled with sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, he yearns for something in life that he thinks can only be found in art. Bursting with energizing punk, blues, gospel, and jazz music, this Tony Award-winning musical radiates with humor and hear.
PFLAG Support Group
October 15, 2:30pm
Spiritual Living Center
The PFLAG support group for parents and families of LGBTQ children meets in person today.
Trans and Friends
October 16, 7pm for youth, 8pm for adults
Charis Books and More
Trans and Friends is a youth-focused group for trans people, people questioning their own gender and aspiring allies, providing a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources and activism around social issues.
Nyad
October 18, 7pm
Midtown Art Cinema
Out On Film and Netflix present an advance screening of the new film “Nyad,” about swimmer Diana Nyad, who sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean. Annette Bening and Jodie Foster star. Send RSVP to info@outonfilm.org.
The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire Before Stonewall
October 20, 7:30pm
Charis Books and More
Charis welcomes Cookie Woolner in conversation with Beverly Guy-Sheftall for a discussion of “The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire Before Stonewall.” Black queer women have shaped American culture since long before the era of gay liberation. Cookie Woolner here uncovers the intimate lives of performers, writers, and educators such as Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Gladys Bentley, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and Lucy Diggs Slowe, along with the many everyday women she encountered in the archives. This event is co-sponsored by the Gay Johnson McDougall Center for Global Diversity and Inclusion. Also available virtually by registering at https://www.crowdcast.io/c/famous-lady-lovers.
“Prequel” Book Tour
October 20, 7pm
Fox Theatre
The “Prequel” book tour stops in the ATL. #1 New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis. Two-time Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee and New York Times bestselling author Stacey Abrams will join the conversation.
Josh Rhett Noble
October 21, 8pm
Out Front Theatre Company
Award-winning performer and Atlanta native Josh Rhett Noble returns home for this one night only cabaret featuring tunes from Broadway and Beyond. You may have seen Josh previously on stages across Atlanta as well as in multiple TV shows and films. After 15 years in NYC, he is thrilled to bring this show home. An Atlanta native, Noble is known for various guest star roles in television (including stints in “Law & Order: SVU,” “I’d Kill for You,” the Jay-Z produced “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and for providing voice and motion capture for the Rockstar produced video game “Red Dead Redemption 2.” He most recently was seen in the Selena Gomez produced film “This is the Year,” the premiere episode of “Monarch” opposite Susan Sarandon and Trace Adkins and season two of ABC’s “The Wonder Years.”
SHALLOWEEN
October 21, 9:30pm
My Sister’s Room
WUSSY presents the 8th annual SHALLOWEEN with special guest, NYC legend & fashion icon — Amanda Lepore! Bring out your scariest fashions — you may be undead, but your hair needs to fierce!! This year’s costume contest will be the fashion event of the century — be prepared to walk the runway.
Hocus Pocus
October 25, 6pm
Plaza Theatre
WussyVision is back for its annual spooky season screening of “Hocus Pocus” at the Plaza Theatre. Enjoy a costume contest. The event is hosted by Hera Kane, Katrina Prowess & Molly Rimswell. Arrive early, grab a cocktail, grab a snack, and take some photos before the look contest starts at 7pm.
The Prom
October 26, 8pm, through November 11
Out Front Theatre Company
In “The Prom,” four fading Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town Indiana prom—and the press is involved—they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. Now, Broadway’s brassiest are coming to join the fight and they are ready to kick-ball-change the world. The musical had its world premiere here in Atlanta before moving to Broadway.
Freak
October 27, 10pm
Heretic
Heretic Atlanta presents Freak tonight.
LGBTQ Book Club
October 28, 10am
Virtual
The LGBTQ+ Book Club, sponsored by Charis Books and More, is a group for LGBTQ+ folks and allies to read queer-themed books and books by queer authors. The goal is to have diverse thought-provoking discussions about queer identity, history and topical issues. All are welcome to join. This month’s book is “Hunger: A Memoir” by Roxane Gay. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYode-gpj0vHdeWfB0rTHplMNLaMhWuOJAs.
Frankenstein
October 28, 8pm
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
A big screen showing of the 1931 film of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein” starring Boris Karloff is given a lush and vibrant score composed by Michael Shapiro and performed by a quintet of singers and The Atlanta Opera orchestra for an entertaining evening at the theater. Come in costume and enjoy the fun as Frankenstein’s monster comes alive in a whole new way next Halloween.