By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

After taking a breather from a busy summer season, the local theater scene is heating back up for the fall.

There are a number of productions of classic plays on the way, as well as classes, auditions and some ground-breaking theater for the area.

Fayette-Coweta Community Theatre Inc. will present a musical version of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville Sept. 8-10 and 15-17. The show will be presented at 7 p.m. Fridays, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays. For information, call 770-251-7611 or visit www.geocities.com/stagelove35/family.html.

Newnan Community Theatre will present “An Evening of One Acts” Sept. 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. They will also conduct auditions for Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. There are many parts available, especially for the talented young actor or actress. For information, call 770-683-NCTC or visit www.newnantheatre.com.

Southside Theatre Guild will present “Twelve Angry Men” Sept. 21-23, 28-30 and Oct. 5-7. The play concerns the jury of a murder trial. A 19-year-old man is accused of stabbing his father and the jury must decide the boy’s fate. The show will be presented at 8 p.m. and admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children. For information, call 770-969-0956 or visit www.stgplays.com.

STG also will present “See How they Run,” a farce about two friends mistaken for lovers, in November. Call for audition information.

Offshoot Productions is offering classes at the Community School (Old Fayette County High School) this fall. The classes include “kids creating characters” for children in grades one and two, “voice and movement for young actors” for children in grades three-five, “acting in ensemble” for grades six-12, and “taking stage” for actors 16 and older. Classes are $40 and the two classes for younger actors are offered Wednesday afternoons Sept. 20 to Oct. 25, while the other two classes are offered Monday evenings Sept. 25 to Oct. 30. For information, call 770-460-3990, ext. 135 or 770-631-2362.

The company also will offer murder mysteries with audience participation, a perfect form of entertainment for fund-raisers, conventions, restaurants, etc. For information, call Susan Steadman at 770-631-2362 or e-mail to offshootpr@aol.com.

Fayette Community Theatre Inc. hit a snag with its production of “Annie,” scheduled for the fall. “Annie” is being performed for a week at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta and the rights cannot be sold to another production company during or around that time. FCT will present another play this fall and auditions will be soon.

There will also be fall productions at all of the local high schools, as they try to make the state drama finals, and a new comedy troop of high school students is forming as we speak. Fayette County will be full of theater activities this fall and, hopefully, the seats will be full as well.

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