Lauren Gunderson’s 2018 play The Revolutionists at Theatre Knoxville Downtown blends the historical with the hysterical in a production that will make you laugh, then cry, then get really angry. It is an emotional rollercoaster as swiftly changing as late 18th century France itself and reminds us of the turmoil that comes with substantial change.
Review: TKD’s ‘Packing Up Polly’ — This One’s for the Girls
Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents Georgia-based playwright Leslie Kimbell’s 2021 play ‘Packing Up Polly’, a playful and bittersweet story of long-lasting friendships and grace through vulnerability.
Review: Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s ‘The Foreigner’
Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s production of ‘The Foreigner’, directed by Courtney Woolard, entertains audiences with a familiar situation in a familiar locale—a homely fishing lodge in rural Georgia that is reminiscent of our own beloved Appalachia. It is a production well suited to its local audience that offers unexpected, relevant commentary 30 years after its Off-Broadway debut.
Review: Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s ‘Art’ Frames the Value of Friendship
What is the value of friendship, and by what means can we measure it? Director Tom Eubanks’ production of Art at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, which opened last Friday, brings this question to the forefront and complicates it in humorous and touching ways.
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KMA, Flying Anvil Theatre, et al. Aug 17 – 22
Knoxville Museum of Art Organized by the Mint Museum of Charlotte, North Carolina, and opening at the Knoxville Museum of Art on Friday, August 20, Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum focuses on the art of collage, the assembly of…
Twas the Week Before Christmas: Last Call for Seasonal Theatre and Music
The Winter Solstice comes this Saturday evening, so while we are relatively ice and snow free, check out some of Knoxville’s secular seasonal entertainments in their final performances. As of this writing, tickets are still available for all of these,…
Review: A Remarkable ‘All in the Timing’ at Theatre Knoxville Downtown
By Alan Sherrod Comedy—they are fond of saying—is all in the timing. Yes—in addition to trapeze artistry and knowing when to cut an avocado—comedy demands timing. Such is the premise behind David Ives’ collection of six short comic plays,…
Review: ‘The Man From Earth’ at Theatre Knoxville Downtown
By Alan Sherrod If you like your theatrical dramas with a bit of intriguing debate, you’ll want to check out Theatre Knoxville Downtown’s latest, The Man From Earth by Jerome Bixby, which opened last weekend and runs through June…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: A New Footprint for Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival Adds To A Busy Weekend
For the last 17 years, Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival International Street Fair has grown and evolved from an event aimed mostly at opera-goers, into a multi-genre, multi-stage festival of performances, artisans, and food that attracts a diverse cross-section of Knoxvillians.…
Review: Theatre Knoxville Downtown Opens In New Digs With ‘One Slight Hitch’
By Alan Sherrod It wasn’t “just another op’nin’ of another show” for Theatre Knoxville Downtown and their production of Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch on Friday evening. While gallery hoppers were making their way around downtown Knoxville and the…