For four shows, Piedmont Park will be transformed into wacky Tromaville, N.J, where a corrupt mayor and her goon take on the wrong nerd.
Most of the tickets are free. In fact, thousands are up for grabs for this this campy, hilarious show. To reserve your tickets, go to www.horizontheatre.com.
“Our mission is to connect people, inspire hope and promote positive change through the stories of our times – and this gives us the chance to do that on a larger scale and with great joy,” said Lisa Adler, Horizon’s co-artistic/producing director in a press release. “There has been a huge influx of new residents intown, and this is the perfect show to introduce them to the amazing work they will find at Horizon and our other professional Atlanta theatres and the talented theatre artists who are thriving here.”
AJC reviewer Bert Osborne wrote the following about the show which presented at the Horizon earlier this year : To how high a standard can you really hold something like "The Toxic Avenger"? It is what it is – a campy, lower-brow musical parody based on a cheesy, low-budget cult movie of questionable merit. The less you expect from the show in terms of basic originality or theatrical sophistication, the more likely you'll be to give in to and go with the pure nonsense of it all…However boisterously staged and performed it is, high art "The Toxic Avenger" ain't. Get over it already, and then just enjoy.
Those attending a performance are encougaged to bring a blanket or low chair (30 inches back height maximum) for seating. Food and non-alcoholic beverages may be brought in for picnics (no glass is allowed). Food trucks will provide dinner options for purchase and wine, beer, water and soft drinks will be available for sale onsite. The stage will be located in the Promenade green space at the north end of the Park, located near the Park/Botanical Gardens Sage parking garage and The Prado entrance to the Park.
The performances are made possible because of a major grant from the Charles Loridans Foundation, a supporting grant from the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation and a partnership with the Piedmont Park Conservancy. Last summer, the Horizon remounted its hit production “Avenue Q” for performances at Piedmont Park.
MORE: Read AJC review of the Toxic Avenger!
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