Under the direction of Executive Director Zack Allen, with Academy Director Dennis Perkins and other contributors, Knoxville Children’s Theatre produces a year-round slate of theater by and for (but not …
UT Opera Tackles Monteverdi’s Once-Obscure ‘Ulysses’ From 1640
Mention the term “17th-century opera” to the occasional operagoer and you’re likely to see the quizzical look of someone imagining quaint ancient music emerging from a dusty score recovered from …
R.B. Morris Revives His One-Act Play About James Agee
Back in 1985 or ’86, somebody offered a suggestion to R.B. Morris: “Why don’t you write a one-man play about James Agee?” Over the next couple of years, Morris did …
The Moral of Arthur Miller’s ‘Crucible’ Remains Depressingly Relevant
The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s regularly revived dramatic take on the Salem witch trials—now running at the University of Tennessee’s Carousel Theatre, in a Clarence Brown Theatre production—has its roots in …
Carpetbag Theatre Gets Three-Year Grant to Celebrate Its Upcoming Golden Anniversary
The Carpetbag Theatre won’t officially celebrate its 50th anniversary until 2019. But for the next three years, thanks to a recently awarded grant from the Roy Cockrum Foundation, the company …