It is a fact that opera need not be produced at the highest and loftiest levels of expense in order to be artistically interesting and successful. This claim has certainly been validated by opera companies like Knoxville Opera and others that operate in the environment of medium-size cities or regional entities.
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: Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘Alabama Story’
There is considerable humor, quaintness, and charm in Kenneth Jones’ play, ‘Alabama Story’, and in its current production, directed by Kate Buckley, at the Clarence Brown Theatre, in the play’s southeastern U.S. premiere.
Preview: ‘Alabama Story’ at CBT – A Play About Books, Censorship, and the American Condition
It would probably have been easy to thumb past the obituary of Emily Wheelock Reed…
Review: ‘Mary’s Wedding’ – A Dream of Romance and War
A dream forms the structure of Stephen Massicotte’s play, Mary’s Wedding, which opened last weekend…
The Hammer Ensemble Launches With ‘The Pall: In the Shadows of Human Trafficking’
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to…
Review: ‘Catastrophe’ at the Hive-Three Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
As night fell and temperatures dropped, snow had begun to fall. Drifting down slowly at…
Preview: Samuel Beckett’s ‘Catastrophe’, ‘Footfalls’, and ‘Come and Go’ at The Hive
Knoxville theatre director Dennis E. Perkins in association with Zack Allen and Caroline King, are presenting three of Beckett’s short plays for Knoxville audiences this month with two weekends of performances at the Hive. On the bill are Beckett’s ‘Catastrophe’ from 1982, ‘Footfalls’ (1976), and ‘Come and Go’ (1965).
Review: ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Oozes Charm and a Very Timely Message
Amahl and the Night Visitors, a production of Marble City Opera and Cathedral Arts, has…
Preview: Marble City Opera Returns With Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
The story of how Gian-Carlo Menotti’s opera ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ came into being begins not on a theatrical stage, but on a television stage in the early days of TV broadcasting.
Review: Warm Traditions Continue in CBT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
Traditions are indeed powerful and compelling things in human civilization—and seem to exist for both…
