BY ALAN SHERROD For the first two decades of its existence since its initial…
Theatre
“What are we doing here, that is the question. And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer. Yes, in the immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come … ”
― Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Review: Morisseau’s ‘Blood at the Root’ in Clarence Brown Lab Theatre
BY ALAN SHERROD “Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves…
Review: River & Rail’s ‘In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play’
BY ALAN SHERROD Technical innovation always seems to outpace society’s understanding. If you doubt…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre Embraces a Sympathetic ‘Curious Incident’
BY ALAN SHERROD For an audience, a theatrical production is a snapshot in time,…
The Most Popular Arts Knoxville Stories of 2021
As we keep repeating as if it wasn’t obvious, 2021 has been a year like…
Clarence Brown Theatre Adds Seats To Sold-Out Run Of ‘A Christmas Carol’
Clarence Brown Theatre had played it safe in selling seats for its new production of…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre Returns To Dickens In A New ‘A Christmas Carol’
BY ALAN SHERROD Although Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol was published to great…
Review: Flying Anvil Theatre’s ‘The Thanksgiving Play’
BY ALAN SHERROD If there is anything worse than the blind acceptance of false…
Review: River & Rail’s ‘Pass Over’ – Important Theatre, Compelling Performances
BY ALAN SHERROD There are so many compelling reasons to see Pass Over from…
Review: Flying Anvil Theatre’s ‘The Sunshine Boys’
BY ALAN SHERROD Like the old joke poses: What’s the secret to comedy? Timing.…
