BY HAYLEY WILSON Shakespeare’s history plays are known for centering powerful men; in a long list of Richards, Johns, and so, so many Henrys, women are hardly central to this genre in the Bard’s repertoire. However, that doesn’t mean…
Wrapping Up: Tennessee Stage Co.’s New Play Festival 2026
BY HAYLEY WILSON January was a huge month for theatre in Knoxville, and one reason for this burst of theatrical activity during this season is Tennessee Stage Company’s annual New Play festival. This year’s New Play festival was held…
Review: New Play Fest Offers Staged Reading of ‘A Sad Vampire’ by Aleah Vassell
BY HAYLEY WILSON In addition to a spotlight production headlining the festival, the Tennessee Stage Company’s New Plays festival also features a series of staged readings of works in the latter stage of development. This year, three new plays…
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 month, with a variety of events from full stage plays to staged readings, table readings, and even free community events. The New Play Festival kicked…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: August 4, 2020
While everyone is understandably anxious to return to some form of social normality, the harsh reality of the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic demands that potential viewers thoughtfully weigh the risks versus rewards involved, not just to oneself, but…
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 in Brief: ‘RAFT’ at Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival
By Alan Sherrod Horror film screenwriters love images of evil clowns and bank robbers in Halloween masks for the perverse contradictory emotions they present. Indeed, there truly is something universally unsettling about children’s toys snatched from their innocent environment…
Tennessee Stage Company Begins 2020 New Play Festival
Performances in Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival begin this weekend and continue into March. The performances fall into three categories: Table Readings, Staged Readings, and World Premieres of Full Productions. Information and Tickets The schedule is: Table Readings Christmas Reunion…