Now in its thirty-fourth year, The Alliance Childrens’ Theatre Christmas House, now known as The 2008 Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Christmas House to benefit the Alliance Children’s Theatre, is well on its way to becoming the most successful Designer Show House ever.

The 2008 Season marks the 40th Anniversary of the AllianceTheatre, one of Atlanta’s most venerable cultural institutions.  Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine and Canonbury Homes, Inc. have designated this stately 12,700 sq. ft. Buckhead mansion as the 2008 Christmas House. 

The House, designed by Harrison Design Associates and situated on almost 2 acres of very visible and desirable real estate, will feature individually decorated rooms by the area’s “A” list designers to showcase high-style interiors while capturing the essence of the Season.  There will be a preview Party Gala and Silent Auction on Friday evening, November 14th and the house will be open to the public for tours beginning Saturday, November 15, closing on Sunday, December 7th. For more information, please call the Christmas House Hotline, (404) 733-4620.

The Alliance Children’s Theatre

Now in its 40th season, Atlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre, recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, is the leading professional resident theatre of the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people on two stages for youth and adult audiences. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Managing Director Thomas Pechar, the Alliance Theatre employs more than 200 professional artists, technicians and staff to ensure the highest artistic standards are maintained. Known for its national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance launched three Tony Award-winning hits to Broadway: Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. The Alliance Theatre also offers extensive education and outreach programs such as the Institute for Educators and the Collision Project for high school students. The Alliance continuously brings Atlanta the finest talent and finest art—proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. 404.733.4650 or www.alliancetheatre.org.

Education and Community Outreach

About The Alliance Children’s Theatre
• Recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award
• One of the nation’s oldest and most respected theatre and art education programs
• Annual outreach throughout Georgia is more than 55,000 students in 420 schools
• 49 Georgia counties were impacted by 2006-2007 season Arts Education performances

The Alliance Children’s Theatre’s three primary outreach initiatives are the institute of Educators, The Collision Project and The Acting Program.

The Institute of Educators
• Places Alliance professionals into local classrooms
• Serves students of which more than 50% at at-risk children
• Works annually with 4,000 students in more than 150 classrooms
• Provides more than 275,000 student contact hours in 1,370 classroom sessions

The Collision Project
• Entering the project’s 7th year
• Allows students to spend 3 weeks “colliding” with a classic script
• Results in a play that tours high schools across Georgia
• Involves 20 metro Atlanta teens each year

The Acting Program
• Celebrating the Program’s 28th year
• Offers continuing education in stage, film and television acting for all ages
• Provides opportunity to train with professional theatre and film educators as faculty
• In the 2006-07 Season:

More than 1,000 Youth Students served in 20 different Youth courses
Approximately 1,000 Adult students reached in 25 different Adult courses
Five Summer Camps for children resulted in more than 200 campers served

Click here for more information about the 2008 Christmas House or call the Christmas House Hotline, (404) 733-4620.