Marietta Theatre Company is closing out its 2026 season with All Shook Up, a jukebox musical built around Elvis Presley's catalog, running Thursday, August 13 through Saturday, August 22. Set in a small town in 1955, the show follows a guitar-playing young man who rides in and makes his mark on everyone and everything he encounters, loosely inspired by the plot of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The production is rated PG-13 and blends music, choreography, and humor with themes of acceptance, connection, and finding the courage to follow your heart.
According to a Facebook announcement from the City of Marietta, Ga., Government, the production features a lineup of Presley hits including Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, Don't Be Cruel, and Jailhouse Rock. Audiences can purchase tickets directly through mariettatheatre.com for the run at Theatre in the Square, MTC's performance home at 11 Whitlock Avenue NW on the historic Marietta Square. The company moved into the venue in 2024 to consolidate community arts resources, according to Shoutout Atlanta, placing it steps from Marietta Pizza Company in the heart of downtown.
A Milestone Season Ahead of MTC's 10th Anniversary
This production marks Marietta Theatre Company's largest cast to date as the organization builds toward its 10-year anniversary season in 2027, per the City of Marietta. Director Luke Kasner returns to helm the show after his 2025 direction of Disaster! earned 13 Broadway World nominations and became the highest-selling production in MTC's history, the city notes. Kasner, an Atlanta-based director and actor, previously performed onstage in MTC's production of Hands on a Hardbody.
All Shook Up closes a three-musical lineup for MTC's 2026 season, which opened in January with Little Shop of Horrors before moving to Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical in late May and June. The company had previously run four-show seasons, according to marietta.com, making this year's three-production slate a shift in scheduling even as the cast size grows.
Broadway Roots and Local Ticket Pricing
All Shook Up, written by Joe DiPietro, originally premiered on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on March 24, 2005, running for 213 regular performances and starring Cheyenne Jackson, according to the New York Theatre Guide. The original Broadway staging was directed by Christopher Ashley. Nearly two decades later, MTC's local revival brings the jukebox musical to a suburban Atlanta stage with its own cast and creative team.
Individual tickets for MTC's 2026 season at Theatre in the Square started at $27.44, while full season packages began at $65 and included fee-free performance date exchanges, per marietta.com. That pricing model reflects how the organization keeps live theater accessible outside central Atlanta, a mission tied to its nonprofit structure.
A Nonprofit Built on Community and Grant Support
Marietta Theatre Company operates legally as MTC Players, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity co-founded in 2017 by President Katrina Stroup to provide theatrical opportunities across Greater Atlanta, Shoutout Atlanta reports. The company relies on community volunteers alongside professional cast and crew to mount its productions. Its operations are supported by ticket sales alongside public and private grants from the City of Marietta, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, according to marietta.com.
Operating as a community-centered professional company, MTC employs over 100 regional artists and entertains up to 8,000 audience members annually across its production runs, Shoutout Atlanta notes. That reach draws cast members and audiences from across Cobb County and Metro Atlanta, reinforcing the Marietta Square's role as a concentrated suburban arts hub. The square also houses the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre and the Georgia Symphony Orchestra within blocks of Theatre in the Square, according to the Marietta Arts Council.
MTC's 2026 finale follows a string of seasonal productions Hoodline has tracked at Theatre in the Square, including January's season-opening horror musical and last fall's comedic run. With All Shook Up closing the books on 2026, the company now turns its attention toward planning its milestone 10th anniversary season in 2027.
