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The Academy Theatre is the longest running professional theatre in Georgia. Founded in 1956 by Frank Wittow, the Academy pioneered a number of developments in Atlanta’s professional theatre community including the first professional theatre in the South to be integrated, and the first Southeastern Shakespeare Festival.

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The Academy Theatre is supported by generous gifts from foundations, corporations, and individuals.  

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The Academy Theatre is supported by generous gifts from foundations, corporations, and individuals. This program is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. Also funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The City of Hapeville and the Academy Theatre have entered into a public/private partnership to serve the citizens of Hapeville. The City of Hapeville is the official sponsor of the Academy Theatre’s programming in Hapeville.