'Emma' and dinner at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

Belle Esprit and the Atlanta Shakespeare Company are staging the world premiere of *Emma*, a new, modernized adaptation of Jane Austen's witty 1815 novel by Atlanta playwright Claire F. Martin. This is Martin’s third installment in her ongoing "Road to Austen" cycle following *Sense and Sensibility* (2024) and last year's *Pride and Prejudice*, which ArtsATL praised as "a charming and even moving adaptation" and BroadwayWorld called "pure magic." Belle Esprit, the feminist theater collective Martin founded in 2023, focuses on adaptations of women writers and centers women and nonbinary perspectives. ArtsATL's Benjamin Carr opened his review by calling this *Emma* "a delightful, must-see take" on Austen's romantic comedy. Martin plays the title role opposite Luke Robbins as Mr. Knightley, and the production borrows a Phoebe Waller-Bridge / *Fleabag* register, with Emma sharing fourth-wall asides as her matchmaking schemes unravel. Carr singles out Kevin Roost's performance as both Mr. Elton and Frank Churchill - often within the same scene - and the chemistry between Martin and Robbins. Note: I have purchased the remaining 14 tickets available on the Main Floor. Game Plan 6:00 – Gather in the Lobby Bar. I will have our tickets. 6:15 – Doors open for seating and dinner. They’ll want to seat us together. Once inside, dinner is available. 7:30 – Performance begins Pricing Tickets - $41 per person (includes a group discount). * I have already purchased all 14 remaining Main Floor tickets for this performance, to get a group discount. You can pay me via Zelle, Venmo, or…