The Towne Lake Arts Center brings professional quality live theatre to Cherokee County residents and surrounding communities. Our dedication to artistic integrity and family values assures you will have an enjoyable experience.

Through open auditions, classes and camps and a full season of productions, we provide many opportunities to participate on stage or attend something new every month of the year.

The Towne Lake Arts Center (TLAC) was founded in 2002 by Executive and Artistic Director G.L. Grooms. Since its inception, it has grown to be a vibrant outlet for theater and arts education for residents of Cherokee County and surrounding communities. TLAC offers productions in Children’s Theater and Evening Theater as well as Drama Classes and Camps, Teen Arts Nights and a variety of other arts-oriented programs. The TLAC is governed by a working board of directors and is a member of the Cherokee Council for the Arts and the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce.

Since our doors opened in February of 2002, we have:

• Produced an astonishing 55 plays!
• Enlisted, encouraged and entertained thousands of families, school children and adults from Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton and Pickens Counties, including the Hollywood block-buster prodigy, Dakota Fanning.
• Established a dedicated and community responsive Board of Directors.
• Incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 Non-profit Organization.
• Completed a theater renovation project to increase our seating capacity and provided more comfort for our audiences by installing new cushioned chairs, better climate control (HVAC), plus quality acoustical tiles and theatrical ceiling lighting.
• Held two successful fund raisers to benefit the theater featuring our artistic director and founder, GL Grooms.
• Donated our space and venue to local talent and hosted many free Open MIC Coffeehouses and Teen Arts Nights.
• We are a community-conscious organization and have raised funds for Hurricane Katrina victims, for several local schools, charities, and for families in need.
• Created a wonderful, growing, and vibrant community theater right here in Cherokee County.

It is an honor to be a part of this wonderful organization and we are constantly amazed at the terrific people who eagerly support the theater. The actors, parents, patrons and volunteers who contributed so much to the success of the Towne Lake Arts Center.

Although revenues for the TLAC are generated through admissions and education fees, we raise additional funds to bring quality productions to our community. We are looking forward to our bright future and hope you will join us in supporting the Towne Lake Arts Center.

TLAC is a 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are fully tax deductible.