Transformed
Staged Reading written and directed by Kim Thomas, featuring J. Avery Chester.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1:00 PM
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1:00 PM
J. Avery Chester • Stage & Screen
On
Stage.
Actor. Performer. Playwright. Storytelling that gets off the page, takes a breath, and stands in front of an audience.
Upcoming Performances
Married &
Still Lookin’
Written by Robert King Jr. and presented by King Productions, featuring J. Avery Chester in the role of Sugar.
The production also features original music written and performed by J. Avery.
October 2 — 7:30 PM
October 3 — 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
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October 3 — 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM
How Do We Keep
the Music Playing?
A Stage Play presented by JT Productions, featuring J. Avery Chester.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Doors Open — 6:30 PM
Showtime — 7:00–9:00 PM
5200 Northland Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
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Doors Open — 6:30 PM
Showtime — 7:00–9:00 PM
5200 Northland Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Performance
Selected
Credits.
A selection of roles across theatre, musical performance, television, and staged storytelling.
Married & Still Lookin’
Sugar
King Productions / Robert King Jr.
Preach, Pray, Love
Praise Team / Choir Member
Lifetime Movies / Terry McMillan
The Voices of Donny Hathaway
David Franklin
AMC / Robert King Jr.
For the Love of Mahalia
Ralph David Abernathy
AMC / Tolbert & King
The Family Table
Rev. Dennis Fuller
AMC / Tolbert & King
Dearly Departed
Clyde
OnStage Atlanta
No Place Like Home
Cowardly Lion
Faith Works Drama Co.
Be Careful Whom You Kiss
Jesus / Satan / Joseph
Faith Works Drama Co.
The Performer
Finding the
Human
Inside It.
For J. Avery Chester, performance starts with the person underneath the role. Comedy, drama, history, faith, and music may require different tools, but the work begins in the same place: finding what is emotionally true about the character.
The role can be larger than life.
The person inside it still has to feel real.
The person inside it still has to feel real.
That approach has carried him through character work ranging from Ralph David Abernathy and Rev. Dennis Fuller to the Cowardly Lion, Clyde, and multiple roles within a single production.
Beyond Performance
Writing
for the Stage.
Theatre is also part of J. A. Chester's work as a writer. Original stage projects extend the same storytelling instincts found in his books and other creative work into a live medium—where character, dialogue, music, movement, and audience all occupy the same room.
Creative & Production Inquiries →Casting • Performance • Collaboration
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in the Room.
For acting, staged readings, musical theatre, production collaborations, and performance opportunities.
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