Women’s voices loud and clear on local stages this fall

Is the #MeToo Movement re-shaping pop culture? Whether intentional or just a coincidence, Atlanta’s theater season opens with a strong feminist streak. In show after show, women at different stages of life undergo powerful revelations. Here’s a look at some best bets for fall.

'A Doll's House, Part 2.' At the end of Ibsen's "A Doll's House," Nora leaves her husband — a real shocker when the play appeared in 1879. In Lucas Hnath's 2017 sequel, Nora (played by Tess Malis Kincaid in Atlanta's first production of the show) returns 15 years later with a final request for the husband she abandoned. Sept. 1-30. Actor's Express. 404-607-7469, actors-express.com

'9 to 5: The Musical.' Lo so many years ago, that prototypical feminist Jane Fonda got the idea that America's office-worker culture, then largely women, was a gold mine of comedy and social commentary. Dolly Parton wrote a hit song for the 1980 film, and the rest, as they say, is history. Directed by Shelly McCook — and featuring Alyssa Flowers, Wendy Melkonian and Jill Hames in the roles played by Parton, Fonda and Lily Tomlin, respectively — the 2009 Broadway-musical version is headed to Roswell. Sept. 13-30.Georgia Ensemble Theatre. 770-641-1260, get.org