ONSTAGE ATLANTA, INC.

What ONSTAGE ATLANTA, INC. does

OnStage Atlanta, Inc. is a semi-professional, non-Equity community theater company headquartered at 3041 North Decatur Road in Scottdale, Georgia. Founded in 1971 and operating continuously since, the organization produces live stage productions for the metro Atlanta public across a full season of programming, currently in its 54th season (2025–26). It runs two performance venues: a 180-seat main stage and a 40-seat Studio Stage opened in 2021, alongside a Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) series, improv programming, and a youth summer theater camp.

The company's artistic model is built on a restructured Artistic Company (formalized in 2007) that combines experienced directors with aspiring and semi-professional performers working under modest stipends, supported by a community volunteer base. Productions are staged in a renovated, donor-supported facility with no disclosed proprietary technology or digital platform underlying operations.

Revenue is generated through a diversified but small-scale mix: single ticket sales priced at $16–$30, season subscriptions at $115–$135, a tiered donor program with gift levels ranging from $1 to $4,999, summer youth camps at $275 per week, and select alternative programming such as improv and sketch content. There is no evidence of institutional sponsors, corporate partnerships, or external funding; the company operates as a privately held, community-supported nonprofit-style theater with no parent organization or disclosed leadership hires beyond its artistic director and production team.

Name

ONSTAGE ATLANTA, INC.

Legal name

OnStage Atlanta Theatre Company

Website

https://onstageatlanta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OnStage Atlanta, Inc. is a semi-professional non-Equity community theater in Scottdale, Georgia, producing live stage productions for metro Atlanta audiences across a 180-seat main stage and 40-seat Studio Stage, with revenue from tickets, subscriptions, donations, and summer camps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE), Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Live theater productions
• Community theater
• Youth theater programs
• Acting summer camps
• Theatrical performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottdale

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Individual tickets, season subscriptions, group sales, and gift tickets sold through online platform (tix.com), phone, and box office. Single tickets range from $16-$30 depending on show type and age category. Season tickets at $115-$135.
2. Donations: Voluntary donations from supporters at multiple levels: Actor (up to $99), Director ($100-$499), Playwright ($500-$999), Producer ($1000-$4999). Donors receive benefits including advance notice, purchase privileges, and special event invitations.
3. Summer Camps & Classes: Educational programs for young actors in grades 1st-8th. Summer camps at $275 per week covering various theatrical themes. Programs include performances for parents and friends.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OnStage Atlanta produces and performs live theatrical productions — including dramas, comedies, musicals, improv, and Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) shows — at its Scottdale, Georgia facility featuring a 180-seat main stage and a 40-seat Studio Stage. The company also runs week-long summer acting camps for children in grades 1-8, sells tickets via an online ticketing partner, phone, and walk-up box office, and accepts tiered donations to support operations.

Product overview

OnStage Atlanta is a semi-professional non-Equity theater company producing live theatrical performances since 1971. The organization operates as a single unified venue (not a platform-plus-modules architecture) offering main stage productions, studio stage intimate performances, and Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) shows. Their portfolio includes seasonal main stage shows (musicals, dramas, comedies), improv performances, summer acting camps for children, and digital content such as 'Ask Deer Abby' YouTube series. The company also offers related services including auditions, volunteer opportunities, and donation programs to support operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Stage Productions

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Stage Door Players: Dunwoody, GA-based community theater producing a season of comedies, dramas, and musicals in an intimate suburban venue. Closely matches OSA's small-venue, community-supported, subscription-driven operating model.
• Synchronicity Theatre: Atlanta-based theater focused on original and devised work, often pairing performances with food/beverage service (dinner-theater adjacent). Comparable in size and community-theater production model to OSA.
• Actor's Express: Intimate Atlanta theater producing contemporary plays and musicals in a small-house format. Shares OSA's semi-professional, small-venue, eclectic programming model and Atlanta audience base.
• Georgia Ensemble Theatre: Roswell, GA-based community theater producing a season of comedies, dramas, and musicals in an intimate suburban venue. Closely comparable in scale, family programming, and Atlanta-metro community positioning.
• Dad's Garage: Atlanta improv-focused community theater. OSA's history literally cites Dad's Garage as a former rental venue, and both organizations compete for the same community-theater audience and improv-curious patrons in metro Atlanta.
• Horizon Theatre Company: Intimate Atlanta theater producing socially conscious contemporary work. Operates as a small-house community theater serving the same Atlanta audience base with a similar mainstage-plus-small-format structure.
• 7 Stages Theatre: Long-running Atlanta alternative theater producing experimental and devised work. OSA's history notes it produced shows at 7 Stages after losing its East Ponce space, indicating a closely intertwined community-theater relationship.
• Aurora Theatre: Lawrenceville, GA-based community/professional theater operating a mainstage and a smaller second space with a season of dramas, comedies, and musicals. Closely comparable in scale, programming mix, and Atlanta-metro community-theater positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Alliance Theatre: Atlanta's largest regional theater, producing mainstage dramas and musicals with professional Equity casts. OSA's history references it as one of the city's two most established theaters, making it the dominant incumbent in the same metro market.

Regional players

• Atlanta Shakespeare Company: Atlanta-based semi-professional theater producing classical work. Comparable semi-professional talent model and small-venue footprint, though with a niche classical focus that differs from OSA's eclectic mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/onstageatlanta
• Facebookfacebook.com/OnstageAtlanta
• Instagraminstagram.com/onstageatlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onstage-atlanta-inc.

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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