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Weekend Guide: Gladys Knight, PrideFest, Brewfest, Kevin Abernathy, ‘Godot,’ Cheer-Accident

In Music Stories, Performing Arts by Matthew EverettJune 16, 2017leave a COMMENT

Here’s a list of what to do this weekend—classic soul, Beckett, PrideFest, beer, Kevin Abernathy’s CD release show, Chicago post-punk, azaleas in the Smokies, and much more. Visit the Knoxville …

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Flying Anvil announces auditions for ‘thrillingly trashy’ new production

In Performing Arts by Matthew EverettMay 25, 2017leave a COMMENT

Earlier this month, we reported on the happy ending to Flying Anvil Theatre’s five-year quest to find a permanent performance space—the nonprofit Knoxville stage company had just signed a lease …

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River & Rail Theatre Presents Timely New Play About Suicide

In Performing Arts, Stories, The Daily Dumpster Blog by S. Heather DuncanMay 10, 2017leave a COMMENT

After a string of student suicides this semester at Farragut High School—and widespread public discussion in Knoxville and nationwide about a television show centered on teen suicide—Knoxville’s River & Rail Theatre …

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Knoxville’s Stages Are Buzzing With More Independent Theater Companies than Ever Before

In Cover Stories, Performing Arts by Tracy JonesMarch 15, 2017leave a COMMENT

It was a low-key place to hide a messiah. When River & Rail Theatre Company debuted its musical, The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby, last December, it did …

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Oak Ridge Playhouse: Knoxville’s Neighbor Has a Long Tradition of Theater

In Cover Stories, Performing Arts by Tracy JonesMarch 15, 2017leave a COMMENT

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Oak Ridge Playhouse. Since 1957, the community troupe has produced shows out of a landmark building in Jackson Square, the town’s de …

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