During commencement week, notable alumni are sharing their favorite memories from their time on Rocky Top. John Cullum, two-time tony award winner and known for his role in the TV show Northern Exposure, speaks about his time at the Clarence Brown Theatre.
During commencement week, notable alumni are sharing their favorite memories from their time on Rocky Top. Dale Dickey, an actress known for her roles in the TV series “My Name is Earl” and the movie “Winter’s Bone,” recalls her time on and off the stage at the Clarence Brown Theatre.
Dead Man’s Cell Phone opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Clarence Brown Theatre. The play tells the story of a woman who impulsively answers a ringing cell phone when its owner is unable to do so. She is then forced to confront her own moral assumptions and her own need for human connection in a
Classes may be over and most students gone, but there’s still plenty to do on the UT Knoxville campus. So if you’re anticipating a holiday at home—a “staycation”—there are some happenings you won’t want to miss.
UT faculty and staff can save even more off the already discounted individual ticket prices by purchasing a Clarence Brown Theatre six-show package for only $70. The Clarence Brown Theatre currently offers half price single tickets to UT faculty and staff. The six-show package discounts those prices even more. This package normally sells for $135
UT faculty and staff are invited to a special performance of the Clarence Brown Theatre and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s collaborative production of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. University employees may purchase discounted tickets for themselves and one guest for $10 each through the box office at 974-5161.
Putting on a musical at a professional theater on a college campus takes many months of hard work and dedication from students, faculty, staff and professional actors. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of the musical “Man of La Mancha,” the theater’s final show of the 2010 season.
Calvin MacLean, department head of theatre at UT Knoxville and artistic director of the Clarence Brown Theatre, recently was elected president of the University/Resident Theatre Association.
Hundreds of UT faculty and staff attended an employee appreciation event at the Clarence Brown Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for a free showing of “Charley’s Aunt.” As one employee stated, “It was a most enjoyable evening. Charley’s Aunt was a wonderful production. The hors d’oeuvres were delicious and it was simply special to be
Knoxville-area UT faculty and staff are invited to attend Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night at Clarence Brown Theatre on Tuesday, March 2, for a special performance of “Charley’s Aunt” at 7:30 p.m. This date is in addition to the previously-publicized Feb. 23 showing. Due to high demand, all tickets have been distributed for that date and the
Sophocles’ tragedy “Oedipus the King” will run Feb. 4-21 in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre. According to director John Sipes, the play is “an example–an ancient example–of a culture’s effort to make sense of the incomprehensibility of man’s existence.”
Just in time for Halloween, the hit musical “Little Shop of Horrors” will play in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre Oct. 29 through Nov. 15. There will be a preview for “Little Shop of Horrors” on Thursday, Oct. 29, followed by Opening Night Friday, Oct. 30. The show runs through Sunday, Nov. 15. Based