BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville theatre-goers have long recognized the benefits of the University of Tennessee Theatre Department’s MFA Acting Program, a program that forms the backbone of the resident Clarence Brown Theatre’s professional productions. However, local attention has been…
UT Theatre MFA Program Moves Up To 11th In National Ranking
By Alan Sherrod It should come as no surprise that theatre graduate schools in and around New York City benefit tremendously from their proximity to the epicenter of professional theatre in the United States. As it turns out, though,…
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 good and ill, often happily defying logic. Our holiday traditions are perfect examples of both the very peculiar and the very satisfying, embracing happy memories…
‘A Shayna Maidel’ at CBT Lab Theatre 3/26-4/12
Barbara Lebow’s drama of a post-war family relationship following the Holocaust, A Shayna Maidel, runs in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre from March 26 until April 12. The run is sold-out, but a first-come first-served waiting list will be established 45…