Theater of the Dream

What Theater of the Dream does

Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream) is an Atlanta-based nonprofit professional theater company founded in 1996 that produces French-language and Francophone theatrical performances on the American stage. The company's core offering is a small annual slate of mainstage productions performed in French with English supertitles, primarily at the 7 Stages venue in Atlanta's Little Five Points neighborhood, supplemented by salon events at Alliance Française d'Atlanta and partner locations. Productions span adaptations of classical French works, original company-created pieces such as Code Noir (about General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas) and Vive La Fontaine (based on Jean de La Fontaine's fables), and French translations of contemporary plays such as the 2025 production Émilie and the upcoming 2026 world premiere Queen Bess about Bessie Coleman. The company maintains a parallel educational program consisting of student matinees for Atlanta-area schools, a virtual field trip package priced up to $200 per school with free access for Title I schools, and the Été des Rêves bilingual summer camp for youth.

Revenue is generated through four streams: ticket sales for public performances and student matinees (handled via Tix.com and the 7 Stages box office), charitable donations processed through the Zeffy platform, transaction-based educational program fees, and one-time workshop fees such as the $40 Physical Comedy Workshop. Non-equity artist compensation disclosed in casting notices ranges from $300–$400 per week, consistent with small-budget nonprofit theater. The customer base is split between general-public theatergoers across the Atlanta metro and Southeast region and educational institutions seeking French-language cultural and language-learning experiences; two named institutional customers are The Lovett School and Atlanta International School. Distribution is regional and direct, relying on the company's website, email newsletter, social media, Tix.com, the 7 Stages box office, school outreach for matinees and virtual field trips, and Eventbrite for workshops.

The organization is led by Artistic Director Anna Richardson, who assumed the role in June 2024 following a year-long national search and the retirement of founder Carolyn Cook, alongside Managing Director Jennifer Kimball and Administrative Director Eliana Marianes. Théâtre du Rêve operates as an independent nonprofit under board governance with no disclosed parent company, external equity, or venture funding, and has earned regional peer recognition through Suzi Recommended awards in 2018 and 2025. The technology stack is essentially commercial off-the-shelf (web CMS, email, standard ticketing and donation platforms) with no proprietary AI, data, or platform infrastructure disclosed.

Name

Theater of the Dream

Legal name

Théâtre du Rêve

Website

https://theatredureve.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Théâtre du Rêve is an Atlanta-based nonprofit professional theater company that produces French-language and Francophone mainstage productions with English supertitles for Atlanta and Southeast audiences, alongside bilingual educational programming including student matinees, virtual field trips, and a youth summer camp.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Performing Arts (French-language Theater)

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Virtual Concerts & Music Festivals (Livestreamed Performances) (MPAGAOAD)

Keywords

• Live theater performances
• French language theater
• Francophone cultural programming
• Educational theater workshops
• Nonprofit performing arts

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from public performances and student matinee tickets sold through Tix.com and at the 7 Stages venue box office.
2. Donations: Charitable donations accepted through Zeffy platform and fundraising campaigns for productions.
3. Educational Programs: Virtual field trip packages sold to schools at $200 maximum per school, with reduced rates for smaller groups and free to Title I schools.
4. Workshops: Fee-based workshops such as the Physical Comedy Workshop at $40 per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Théâtre du Rêve produces and performs professional French-language theater productions at the 7 Stages venue in Atlanta, accompanied by English supertitles. The company complements its mainstage season with bilingual summer theater camps, daytime student matinees with study guides and virtual field trip options, community salon events at Alliance Française and private homes, and workshops on French and Francophone culture.

Product overview

Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream) is Atlanta's French-language theater company offering a portfolio of live theatrical productions performed in French with English supertitles, educational programs including bilingual summer camps and student matinees, and community salon events. Core productions include mainstage plays (both adaptations of classic French works like Molière and original company-created pieces), while educational offerings include the Été des Rêves bilingual summer camp and daytime student matinees with study materials. Notable productions include 'Code Noir' about General Alexandre Dumas, 'Vive La Fontaine!' based on fables, 'Émilie' about Emilie du Châtelet, and the upcoming 'Queen Bess' about Bessie Coleman.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mainstage Productions French-language theater productions performed with English supertitles at 7 Stages in Little Five Points, Atlanta, including adaptations of classic French works and original company-created plays. Targeted at adult theatergoers and families in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
• Salons and Special Events Intimate gatherings in private homes and at venues like Alliance Française d'Atlanta for previewing and exploring upcoming shows, featuring discussions, performances, and community engagement around French and Francophone culture. Targeted at Francophile adults and community members.
• Été des Rêves Summer Camp Bilingual theater camp for children and teens (rising 2nd-10th graders) teaching theater skills and French language, culminating in a full production. Themes have included fables, The Three Musketeers, and Dumas adaptations. Targeted at families with school-age children.
• Student Matinees and Virtual Field Trips Daytime performances for school groups with study guides, offering French language immersion and educational content aligned with French curriculum, including a virtual field trip film option. Priced at up to $200 maximum per school, with reduced rates for smaller groups and free access for Title I schools. Targeted at K-12 French language students and educators.
• Émilie: La Marquise du Châtelet défend sa vie ce soir French-language production of Lauren Gunderson's play about 18th-century scientific genius Emilie du Châtelet, translated by Yanaëlle Cornez and performed with English supertitles. Performed March 12-23, 2025 at 7 Stages.
• Code Noir: Les Aventures du Premier Comte de Monte Cristo Original company-created play based on the life of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (father of novelist Alexandre Dumas), exploring Black history, the French Revolution, and colonialism. Originally produced in 2019 and later adapted to a film in 2022.
• Vive La Fontaine! Company-created production based on Jean de La Fontaine's Fables, featuring circus, song, puppetry, and multiple theatrical styles in both French and English. Has been revived multiple times (2004, 2009, 2020, 2023).
• Queen Bess World premiere production by Amina S. McIntyre celebrating Bessie Coleman, pioneering 1920s aviator, with scenes translated into French. Scheduled for March 11-29, 2026 at 7 Stages.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Georgia HumanitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeorgia Humanities partnered with Théâtre du Rêve for the Queen Bess project in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, through funding from the Georgia General Assembly. This partnership supports the production of Queen Bess: A Bessie Coleman Story.
• Delta Flight MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelta Flight Museum hosted the Queen Bess reading and discussion event, providing a unique venue for the company's theatrical and educational programming around Bessie Coleman.
• Alliance Française d'AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance Française provides venue space for salons and events and collaborates on programming. TdR hosts salons and mini-camps at their Midtown location.
• 7 StagescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor7 Stages is the primary venue for Théâtre du Rêve productions in Little Five Points, providing the Back Stage Theatre for performances and student matinees.
• Bessie Coleman Aviation All-StarsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization founded by Gigi Coleman. The benefit performance on March 15 supports Ms. Coleman's nonprofit that exposes disadvantaged youth to aviation career opportunities.
• Atlanta Science FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTdR participates in the Atlanta Science Festival with programming like the roundtable 'In Flight: A Roundtable with Women in Aviation' and Emilie du Châtelet events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• 7 Stages: Primary venue partner and host of TdR's mainstage productions at the Back Stage Theatre in Little Five Points. Not a content peer — 7 Stages itself is a venue and producing entity — but the partnership is operationally central to TdR's ability to stage productions.

Direct peers

• Synchronicity Theatre: Atlanta-based professional theater producing original works and adaptations. Direct regional peer with similar organizational scale, audience-development challenges, and dependence on the Atlanta nonprofit arts ecosystem.
• Actor's Express: Atlanta-based professional theater company producing contemporary works. Direct peer in the regional professional theater space, competing for similar audiences, venue partnerships, and donor funding in the Atlanta market.
• Alliance Theatre: Atlanta's largest regional theater and a Tony Award-winning company. Direct peer in the Atlanta professional theater market, with overlapping producing talent pool, donor base, and audience. While not French-language specific, it competes for the same professional theater audience and educational partnerships.
• Horizon Theatre Company: Long-standing Atlanta professional theater in Little Five Points, the same neighborhood as TdR's 7 Stages venue. Direct geographic and competitive peer for theatergoers and educational outreach in the immediate catchment area.
• Georgia Shakespeare: Atlanta-based professional classical theater company with an education-outreach program (e.g., Shakespeare in schools). Closely comparable model to TdR's: professional mainstage productions paired with school matinees and educational programming, competing for similar donor and audience segments.
• Center for Puppetry Arts: Atlanta-based arts organization that combines performances with educational programming and museum operations. Direct peer given TdR's use of puppetry in Vive La Fontaine!, and comparable audience-development and education-outreach model.
• Alliance Française d'Atlanta: Direct partner and cultural peer focused on French language and Francophone culture in Atlanta. While primarily a language/cultural school rather than a theater company, it serves the same Francophile community, hosts TdR's salons, and represents the closest institutional sibling in the local French-cultural ecosystem.
• French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF): New York-based French cultural institution offering French-language theater, film, and educational programming. Direct conceptual peer at a much larger scale — FIAF demonstrates the national model TdR could aspire to, and FIAF's theater programming provides an obvious model for partnership or content licensing.
• Aurora Theatre: Professional regional theater in Lawrenceville (Atlanta metro), producing a multi-show season. Direct competitor for Atlanta-area theatergoers, school group bookings, and donor attention. Similar scale and operating model to TdR.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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