Key points:
• Delores Burgess aims to foster artistry and community connection.
• Brio Theater features a 2,600-square-foot black box theater for performances.
• The community is invited to the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony on Jan. 25.
Delores Burgess seeks to foster a sanctuary for creatives with the opening of Brio Theater, a new venue that will offer space for actors, dancers, and other performing artists in the heart of Tucker.
“The Brio exists to cultivate creativity, confidence, and connection,” Burgess said. “This is a space where artistry lives, voices are amplified, and the community comes together to grow.”
Ministry of creativity
The Tennessee native has been an entrepreneur for more than 30 years. Burgess and her husband, Gary, are pastors at Tri Action Life Center in Stone Mountain. There, the couple strives to offer tools and programming for members that will help them “put action to their faith so they live their best life no matter the obstacles.”
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At Brio, Burgess, who is a professional singer, actor, and playwright, wants the ministry of creativity to inspire all who visit.
“This is where creativity lives – bold colors, intentional design, and spaces built for artists, dancers, actors, musicians, and storytellers to feel inspired the moment they walk in,” she said.
The space
Brio Theater features a blackbox theater/multi-use space and a studio. The 2,600-square-foot black box theater provides artists a customizable stage, house-wide speaker system, 14-foot ceilings, and a waiting area and lobby for event attendees. The studio includes a 10-foot ceiling, Bose speakers, and 688 square feet of space, all mirrored with wood-sprung floors.
Once open, the Burgesses hope to host theater productions, musical performances, original poetry shows, acting and voice training, dance and fitness class, and other professional development for creatives at the theater. Ahead of the opening, local dancers have already tested the theater’s Studio A space for practices, Burgess said.
“As The Brio opens its doors, it invites the Tucker community and greater metro Atlanta area to be part of something bigger – a vibrant, purpose-driven space where creativity takes center stage and transformation follows,” Burgess said.
Ribbon cutting and grand opening: The community is invited to the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony, which is slated for 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the theater, 4445 Hugh Howell Road, Tucker. To tour the space before then, contact the theater by visiting its website.