Clarence Brown Announces 2019-20 Season Lineup
Clarence Brown Theatre has unveiled its nine-play lineup for the 2019–2020 season, beginning with Million Dollar Quartet on the theater’s mainstage starting August 28.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Cast to Perform Holiday Songs at Museum
The McClung Museum will host an afternoon of holiday-themed activities, highlighted by caroling with cast members from “A Christmas Carol.”
A Christmas Carol Returns for 12th Consecutive Year
The longest-running production in the history of UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre returns on November 28 as A Christmas Carol premieres on the theater’s mainstage.
Alias Grace: Behind the Scenes of the Clarence Brown Production
UT Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre share a few behind-the-scenes facts about the production of Alias Grace.
Candide at Clarence Brown: Five Applause-Worthy Things You Need to Know
When Candide is presented on UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre stage August 29–September 16, it will be an unprecedented celebration of local theater.
KNS: Clarence Brown Theatre plays ‘A Christmas Carol’
For the 11th consecutive year, the Clarence Brown Theatre is showing the Charles Dickens classic holiday tradition, “A Christmas Carol.”
KNS: A Little Magic Makes an Ebenezer Scrooge Come to Life
UT theatre professor Jed Diamond plays the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s version of “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens. The Knoxville News Sentinel featured a time-lapse video of Diamond as he transforms himself into character before a performance.
News Sentinel: ‘Blue Window’ Plays at UT Lab Theatre
The Knoxville News Sentinel highlighted the UT theatre season’s third play, “Blue Window.”
Documentary about CBT’s The Busy Body to Air on PBS November 5
A documentary that chronicles the Clarence Brown Theatre’s spring production of The Busy Body will air on East Tennessee PBS at 4 p.m. Sunday, November 5. Viewers will see key scenes and learn more about the making of Susanna Centlivre’s rollicking 1709 comedy.
KNS: Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ Tells Universal Story of Love and Loss
The Knoxville News Sentinel highlighted the Clarence Brown Theatre‘s recent production of Three Sisters, a play by Russian author Anton Chekhov that explores the themes of reality, dreams, love and loss. Michael Fry, a London-based director, guest-directed the play, which he said was likely the playwright’s best. “I think having worked in it for four weeks
KNS: Clarence Brown Theatre Showcases Outstanding Production of ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that The Clarence Brown Theatre’s 42nd season-opening production “Peter and the Starcatcher” was fantastic. The production featured dancing man-mermaids and flouncing pirates wrapped around the beloved tale of Peter Pan. Plus, there was a pirate-themed fight song set to “Rocky Top.” The story is a prequel to the “Peter Pan”
Documentary Chronicles Making of CBT’s The Busy Body
If you missed the CBT’s spring 2017 production of Susanna Centlivre’s rollicking 1709 comedy The Busy Body, you can now see key scenes and learn more about the making of the play in an open-source documentary, produced by UT Office of Communications and Marketing and available on the Department of Theatre’s website.