Waiting anxiously in the wings for its entrance cue, the 2025-26 season of theatre and…
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: ‘Harvey’ at TKD — Chasing the White Rabbit
Maybe some of you have that one friend that no one else seems to understand. No matter how many introductions you make to a variety of different people, your other friends just don’t seem to “get” this person. That’s the case with poor Elwood P. Dowd and his dear friend that no one seems to see. Director Jill Stapleton Bergeron introduces us to this unlucky friend in TKD’s production of Mary Chase’s 1953 play Harvey that keeps both actors and audiences on their toes and at their wit’s end.
Review: Theatre Roulette at TKD’s ‘Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind’
BY HAYLEY WILSON If you thought the process of memorizing lines for an entire…
River & Rail Finds “Forever Home” along Magnolia Avenue
BY HAYLEY WILSON For over 10 years, River & Rail Theatre has been a…
Review: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ at the Tennessee Theatre
BY ALAN SHERROD There should probably be a special category for entertainments like Moulin…
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’
When first announced by the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre, a production of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites at the Bijou Theatre seemed like a bold and compelling choice. As it turned out, that choice took big advantage of the company’s current wealth of women’s voices. And, it was a marvelous vehicle for minimal, but inventive staging.
Review: Secrets and Suspense in TKD’s ‘How A Boy Falls’
BY HAYLEY WILSON Audiences interested in a psychological thriller get their fill of on-stage…
Review: River & Rail Theatre Company – ‘Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill
BY ALAN SHERROD It’s 1959 and the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is performing…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Roars With Laughter
BY ALAN SHERROD In the Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of The Play That Goes…
Review: CBT’s ‘Failure: A Love Story’ — Whimsical and Wise
BY ALAN SHERROD Equal parts existentialism and comically whimsical narrative, Philip Dawkins’ Failure: A…
