Acclaimed Atlanta Actor Reprises Award-Winning Performance

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Carolyn Cook, an acclaimed Atlanta actor, is reprising her Suzi Award-winning performance in the play "I Carry Your Heart With Me" for a brief run at Horizon Theatre. The play, a taut and suspenseful mystery, follows Esther, a stenographer in a top-secret Vietnam-era debriefing room, whose life is changed after encountering an airman whose story she captures.

Why it matters

The play explores the emotional impact of the Vietnam War through the lens of a stenographer tasked with documenting the stories of soldiers returning from the front lines. Carolyn Cook's acclaimed performance has drawn attention to this thought-provoking work, and the Horizon Theatre run will allow Atlanta audiences to experience the play before it moves to Savannah.

The details

In "I Carry Your Heart With Me," Esther, a stenographer in a top-secret Vietnam-era debriefing room, has a picture-perfect world until she encounters an airman whose story quite literally changes her life. As she captures the stories of soldiers freshly back from the front lines, Esther finds herself in the middle of a troubling investigation, with plenty of twists and turns along the way.

• The play will run at Horizon Theatre in Atlanta from January 30 to February 15, 2026.
• After the Horizon Theatre run, the production will move to Savannah Rep in February 2026.

What’s next

After the Horizon Theatre run, the production of "I Carry Your Heart With Me" will move to Savannah Rep in February 2026.