BY HAYLEY WILSON In addition to a spotlight production headlining the festival, the Tennessee…
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“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: Tennessee Stage Company Presents New Play ‘Landscape, With Color’
BY HAYLEY WILSON Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Fest is in full swing this…
Review: River and Rail Theatre Company – ‘Little Women’
BY ALAN SHERROD Adapting classic literature for the stage filtered through a contemporary lens…
Review: TKD’s ‘A Sherlock Carol’ – A Delightful Holiday Mystery
BY HAYLEY WILSON Who would have thought that two of our most beloved franchises…
Review: A Clarence Brown Theatre Tradition Refreshed — Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’
BY ALAN SHERROD It is fair to say that our Christmas season today would…
First Take Co.’s Upcoming ‘In The Castle of Eternal Sunset’
BY HAYLEY WILSON New Playwright, Unexpected Venue, and an Emphasis on Play First Take…
Review: ‘The Book of Mormon’ at the Tennessee Theatre – Still Outrageous Fun
‘The Book of Mormon’ is now well-ensconced in a third U.S. tour—this one non-AEA— that took to the road in 2022. That tour is currently making a stop for eight performances at the Tennessee Theatre through November 16.
Review: Knoxville Children’s Theatre, ‘The Crucible’
Editor’s Note: While Arts Knoxville has a long-standing policy of not critiquing non-professional performers under…
Review: ‘The Harvest’ at Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre — Seeking Stability During Times of Change
Faith can be a safe haven for many of us, providing answers to life’s tough questions and a community to lean on. But just as often as it offers such answers, it can provoke just as many questions. This questioning is at the heart of Samuel D. Hunter’s 2016 play ‘The Harvest’, where a young man wrestles with the death of his father, his broken family, his faith, and his sexuality. ‘The Harvest’ runs through Nov. 9 at the Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre.
Review: Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s ‘The Birds’ — Horror Waiting in the Wings
In the spirit of spooky season, Theatre Knoxville Downtown offers a little fright of their own with their latest production, ‘The Birds’. While those of us might be most familiar with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film, playwright Conor McPherson’s ‘The Birds’ (2009) is yet another adaptation of British author Daphne du Maurier’s popular 1952 short story of the same name.
