BY ALAN SHERROD Venus in Fur, playwright David Ives’ twist on Leopold Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 erotic novella, opened off-Broadway in 2010 to such success that it moved to Broadway the next year. By 2013, the play had inspired a Roman…
It’s Live! Flying Anvil Theatre Announces New 2021 Season
Having limited itself to the struggle of “virtual” productions since the spring of 2020, the Flying Anvil Theatre has announced its return to a live performance schedule for the remainder of 2021. Making the announcement via a teaser video on…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: May 18, 2021
In the middle of May in any normal year, the arts season would be winding down with the pomp and circumstance of finale concerts and exhibitions attracting those surrendering to bare arms, summer colors, and a hiatus until September. Truly,…
More Merry Arts Miscellany for December
The Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestras (KSYO) are offering a livestream virtual recital on Monday evening, December 7, at 7 PM. The winter recital will feature six ensembles of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Program, plus finalists of the…
Flying Anvil Theatre To Go Virtual With ‘Do You Read Me?’
BY ALAN SHERROD Virtualness is not actually a word, but maybe it should be. Here’s my definition: a state of existence or action in which necessary communications are carried out by digital means through computers and networks, rather than…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: March 10, 2020
“Let’s wait and see” is the statement we’re hearing a lot these days concerning possible cancellations of events due to the fears of accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Clearly, no one takes those sorts of high-pressure decisions lightly…
Review: Flying Anvil Theatre’s ‘I and You’ – An Exploration of Human Connections
BY ALAN SHERROD “I and this mystery. Here we stand.” Yes, it is a mystery why 17-year old Anthony has shown up in the bedroom of his classmate, Caroline, brandishing a dog-eared copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: February 11, 2020
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Tuesday Arts Miscellany: February 4, 2020
February has arrived—and with it, one of the busiest months on Knoxville’s arts calendar. This week, particularly, is absolutely jammed with openings owing to the presence of the First Friday events. While there may be some painful decisions on what…
Review: Flying Anvil Theatre’s ‘Boeing Boeing’ – May The Farce Be With You
By Alan Sherrod Don’t be surprised if you find yourself checking your calendar at Flying Anvil Theatre’s delicious production of Boeing Boeing. Yes, in the real world, the year is 2020 where words like “sexism” and “consensual” fly through…