InterAct Children’s Theatre for the Deaf is proud to present Doc, Doc…Goose by Patrick Rainville Dorn.

Public shows are scheduled for Tuesday, November 4th at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church at 10am and 1pm; Thursday, November 6th at the Knoxville Museum of Art at 6:30pm; and Saturday, November 8th at Ijams Nature Center at 1pm.

Performances are presented in spoken English and American Sign Language simultaneously.

Tickets are $5 – children 3 years old and under are admitted free. Tickets are purchased at the door. For additional information, please contact them at http://www.discoveret.org/interact/index.html or 865-609-1646.
InterAct Children’s Theatre for the Deaf is a not-for-profit children’s theatre company that performs all shows simultaneously in spoken English and American Sign Language. They perform a Spring show and a Fall show annually. They strive to further expose deaf and hard of hearing children to theatre and literature by bringing children’s stories to life on stage; expose hearing children to the existence of American Sign Language (ASL) through its use in the arts; and bridge the hearing and deaf communities.

InterAct is the only theatre in this region that provides fully accessible children’s theatre to East Tennessee’s deaf community. Furthermore, they provide the opportunity for actors who are deaf and hard of hearing to become involved in the Knoxville theatre scene, knowing that language, communication, and access will not become issues. Hearing audiences enjoy their shows as well and are exposed to not only what may be a new language to them, but also to an entirely new and uniquely visual theatre experience through the use of American Sign Language on stage.

Who: Clarence Brown Theatre
What:  The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Where: Carousel Theatre
When:  October 30-November 16, 2008  7:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.
Prices:  $5-$33
Tickets:  Box Office 865-974-5161, http://www.clarencebrowntheatre.com/ 
The Marriage of Bette and Boo tickets on sale now!
 
KNOXVILLE ­The Clarence Brown Theatre¹s production of Christopher Durang’s comedy, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, will run October 30-November 16, 2008 in the Carousel Theatre.

The Marriage of Bette and Boo is a dark comedy about a son trying to come to terms with his unhinged relationship to his mother.  Matt, the son, is trying to make sense of the world in which he was raised.  As Matt relives the splintered memories from his past, he seeks reconciliation with the family that both loves and haunts him.

After nearly a decade and a half as artistic director of Venture Theatre in Billings, Montana (a company which he founded), Director Mace Archer is a freelance director/actor currently working around the country. Mace was the assistant director on last season’s The Life of Galileo. He spent four years as an assistant professor of theatre at Montana State University - Billings before leaving that position to run Venture Theatre. As artistic director, he also founded the Venture Youth Conservatory, a theatre-training program for children grades 3-12. Favorite directorial projects include Steven Dietz’s Last of the Boys, Urinetown, Batboy, Oedipus the King, and Our Country’s Good. 

University of Tennessee students performing in this production include:
Jonny Andrews (Father Donnally/Doctor); Seth Crowe (Matt); Kevin Finch (Eeyore); Lauren Pennline (Joan Brennan); Martha Reddick (Emily Brennan,); Chuck Sayne (Kanga); Ashley Shelton (Soot Hudlocke); Lincoln Cain Tramel (Pooh); Tara Wells (Roo); and Rachel Winfrey (Bette Brennan).

Also performing are community actors including:  Jacques Durand (Paul Brennan); Steve Fitchpatrick (Karl Hudlocke); Dale Mackey (Margaret Brennan); and Fisher Neal (Boo Hudlocke).

Marina Raytchinova, guest scenic designer for the production, is happy to return to Clarence Brown Theatre, where she previously designed Dance in Time and Cabaret. Since 1986, Marina has designed over 120 shows for companies in Bulgaria and abroad. Her design work has been featured at the Prague International Quadrennial of Scenography, the World Stage Design Exhibit ­ Toronto 2005, and the USITT 2007 Annual Conference in Phoenix.

Marina is Associate Professor of Scenography at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. She regularly teaches set and costume design as a visiting professor at UT and has been a guest ­ lecturer in theatre design schools in the United States, Belgium, Turkey, United Kingdom, Serbia, Finland and Taiwan.

Elizabeth Aaron will be designing the costumes for this production.  CBT staff members John Horner and Mike Ponder will design the lights and sound, respectively.  Deya Friedman will serve as stage manager.

Lexus of Knoxville is the main sponsor for this production.

The Marriage of Bette and Boo runs from October 30 to November 16, 2008.
Both 7:30 p.m. evening performances and 2:00 p.m. matinees are available.
Ticket prices range from $5 to $33. For ticket information, please call the CBT box office at 865-974-5161, Tickets Unlimited at 865-656-4444 or the website at http://www.clarencebrowntheatre.com/.

AUDITIONS!!
The Who’s Tommy

WHERE??  Clarence Brown Lab Theatre

WHEN??  Saturday, November 1, 2008
    1:00 PM until  ??

Appointments ARE needed.

Prepare 32-64 measures of a contemporary rock song or a song from a rock musical

Callbacks:  Sunday, November 2, 2008 (Evening).  Will include a dance audition and singing from Tommy.      

Tommy will be performed in the Clarence Brown Theatre April 16 – May 3, 2009.
For further information, and to schedule a time slot, call Betty Tipton at 974-6725
or come to 219 McClung Tower.

www.clarencebrowntheatre.org

The University of Tennessee Theatre Department’s production of The Secret Rapture opens tonight (Thursday, October 16, 2008) in the Clarence Brown Lab Theatre. 

This show provides the first close look at four second-year MFA performance students: Jessica Ripton, Cycerli Ash, Jonothan Visser, Matthew Bassett, and Amy E. Mathews.  Community pro Katie Norwood Alley completes the cast.

Cal MacLean, Theatre Department Head and CBT Artistic Director, directs the performance; faculty member Terry Weber is the dialect coach (it’s British, you know…).  The remainder of the production team is diverse: first-year MFA design students Mary Pingree and Jenn Trippe provide scenic and lighting design; pro (and another die-hard Cub fan) Joe Court designed the sound; undergraduates Amy Xiques and Derek Waffel were costume designer and stage manager.

Come see fresh theatre!  The Secret Rapture has 7:30 p.m. evening performances on October 16,17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26, and 2:00 matinee performances on Oct. 19 and 26.  Seating is limited, so advance ticket buying is advised.  Tickets are $10, except for UT students with a full-time ID; those are an incredible $3.00.

Aspiring actors must seize any opportunities to advance their craft.  Thanks to YouTube, the fruits of these labors may re-appear years later!

Let’s take a look at “George” in this film from the National Dairy Council (1963?), along with the appreciative comments from the hosts of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.  Look familiar?

The rest is history.

Here’s the YouTube link.  The farm film doesn’t start until about 6:40 into the clip, so if you’re just wanting to see the Artistic Director as a Boy, skip to there.

October 14, 1908 –

The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to win Game Five and clinch the 1908 World Series Title, thus becoming the first back-to-back World Champions.

Wait’l next year…

Who: Clarence Brown Theatre Studio Series
What:  The Secret Rapture
Where: Lab Theatre
When:  October 16-26, 2008  7:30 p.m.
Prices:  Adults $10, Students $10, UT Students $3
Tickets:  Box Office 865-974-5161, www.clarencebrowntheatre.com  

(l to r) Jonothan Visser (Tom French), Amy Mathews (Rhonda Milne) and Cycerli Ash (Marion French)
in the CBT Studio Series production of The Secret Rapture.