Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory facts for kids
Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory (GET) is a professional theater group located at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center in Roswell, Georgia.
GET was started in 1992 by Robert J. Farley, who was the Artistic Director, and Anita Allen-Farley, who was the Managing Director. This theater group puts on professional plays and also teaches theater classes. They offer classes for young people and adults, covering all parts of theater, like acting and stagecraft. GET even hosted the very first show of The Invisible Man, a play written by Larry Larson and Eddie Levi Lee, which GET asked them to create.
Who Started GET?
Robert J. Farley was a co-founder and Artistic Director of the well-known Alaska Repertory Theatre back in the 1970s. Later, in the late 1980s, he was the Artistic Director for the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. While there, he directed the first Atlanta performance of Driving Miss Daisy in 1988.
Amazing Shows at GET
The Georgia Ensemble Theatre has put on many exciting shows over the years. Two of their most famous productions were musicals about popular singers.
- Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story: This musical was about the singer Buddy Holly. It was the biggest and most detailed musical GET had ever produced.
- Always... Patsy Cline: This show, about the singer Patsy Cline, became the most popular play ever performed at GET.
GET has also performed many other plays, including:
- You Can't Take It With You
- The Fantasticks
- Pump Boys and Dinettes
- The Gin Game
- Lost in Yonkers
- On Golden Pond
- The Lion in Winter
- Side by Side by Sondheim
- The Miracle Worker
- I Hate Hamlet
- A Grand Night for Singing
- Twentieth Century
- Steel Magnolias
- Forever Plaid
- The Odd Couple
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Inherit the Wind
GET also had a special touring play called And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank. This play traveled to many places and was performed for several years, helping people remember important history. They also put on plays especially for young audiences, like Treasure Island and Charlotte's Web.
