Until 2013, we were long-term residents in a rented building in Inman Park, contributing to the energy of the community, but we lost our theatre to a mixed-use development. The following two years became the finest in our history: we overcame the challenges of rebuilding by leveraging relationships across the community and developing a plan of action. We partnered with another local theatre, 7 Stages, for temporary performance space. We ended up raising over a million dollars from a mix of private foundations, corporations, over 1,200+ donors in 28 states and 6 countries. Then we secured our new “forever home,” a former church in the Old Fourth Ward. We worked with experts who donated their time and services to develop a renovation design. We completed the project on time and on budget, opening our doors in December 2015. Our “Forever Home” will allow us stay in our neighborhood as we help bring new energy to the area.

Most of the shows we produce are created entirely in-house by our artistic ensemble, and the work incubated here goes on to other theatres. While just about everyone in the artistic group at Dad’s is an improv comic, the artists also write, direct, design, and perform in our scripted shows and write, perform, direct, and edit pieces for DGTV, our YouTube channel. We support the creation of new and experimental works that travel around the country and transform the careers of their creators. The individuals who make up our artistic rosters consistently work in film, television and theatre on the national level. You may have seen them in such critically acclaimed works as Archer, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Too Many Cooks, and Selma. Our team even travels the film festival circuit, and have won awards at some very fancy film festivals

Through our High School Outreach Program, children’s shows, and improv summer and winter camps, we kick-start a love for theatre and improv at an early age. The outreach program is provided free of charge to high schools in Metro Atlanta each year and culminates in a performance on our Main Stage. We build the skills of confidence, failure resiliency, and teamwork in a positive and uplifting environment. We’re happy to give class clowns throughout the metro area a renewed sense of purpose, and also thrilled to bring shy students out of their shells.

We perform 52 weeks a year and host special event performances throughout our calendar. When you add it all up, we produce over 400 shows a year. Our facility has a large mainstage with flexibility for an intimate 90 seat show or larger 210 seat performance. And we have our own bar and lobby for pre and post-parties as well as an intimate cabaret stage.

Through our dedication to nurturing artists in the beginnings of their careers, Dad's Garage has become a launch pad for creative success. Our performers, designers, and other creative professionals go on to become leaders in their fields, and work with other theaters across the world. By saying "Yes, and..." to emerging creative voices, we give them the support necessary to succeed in the arts.

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About Our Shows

Improv

Here’s how the whole improv thing works: you give us a little inspiration, and we use your suggestions to create! Even if the show format is the same, each performance is singular and unique, thanks to audience input. We perform our signature brand of off-the-cuff improvised fun Wednesday through Saturday nights pretty much every week of the year, at price points (including free) that ensure everyone can enjoy an evening of levity and fun.

Our improv Ensemble represent Dad’s Garage in performances and festivals all over the world. We’re one of the few theatres in America performing the patented TheatreSports format (and the only one in the Southeast) and proud to be performing work that known internationally for being really, really funny.

Scripted

Dad’s Garage is known for its improv comedy, but we do “real” theatre too--scripted plays. We’re the world-premiere venue for tons of hilarious original shows created by our own company members, including Song of the Living Dead, Woman of the Year, Wicket (the Star Wars Parody Musical), INVASION: Christmas Carol, Wrath of Con, and the Suzi Bass award winning play Black Nerd. Come see the newest cutting-edge comedy plays in town before they sail off to Broadway … or are never heard from again.

Sketch

To Peach Their Own is a totally new sketch show created by the artists you'll see onstage -- the cast was chosen based not only on performance ability, but writing as well, and pieces were shaped by audiences. Workshopped in the Thursday CO-LAB slot for the last few months, the final product is full of unique perspectives, original music, and comedy with a distinctly Dad’s Garage feel. To Peach Their Own features ensemble and former conservatory members and will run through Spring 2024.

2023 debuted our improv-to-sketch writing process with Reversible Lane, which ran throughout the Spring to rave reviews.