Thank you, five minutes

Born Yesterday

2006-09-05T10:21:00.000-07:00

Last week I got to check out Born Yesterday at the CBT. I'm not the craziest about that type of straight play --is it a comedy? a dramady? a moral lesson with laughs? -- but I did enjoy myself very much. Heather Prete is amazing as Billie Dawn, and the rest of the cast is solid, but it is Jayne Morgan who will knock your socks off. Oh, and I was right, it is all very pretty.Did you see the

Cross-blogging

2006-09-05T09:58:00.000-07:00

My apologies for keeping this website so unrefreshingly boring. I'm using the excuse that I had a show open, a change of jobs, a friggin' awesome birthday (complete with three people too drunk to do anything but pass out), and a Labor Day devoted to watching snakes eat people. But now I'm back! And redirecting you to knoxville520.com where you can read the article I wrote about Cal MacLean,

The Memory of Water

2006-08-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

I'm so behind...Did you see The Memory of Water at the Oak Ridge Playhouse? If so, rank it!REVIEW The Memory of Water (Oak Ridge Playhouse)

Last Train to Morristown

2006-08-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday evening I made what might be my last trip to see a Morristown Theatre Guild production. Urinetown: The Musical was all I hoped it would be: community theatre at its best. Community theatre at its worst, however, insured that this show was likely to be the Guild's last big hurrah. At curtain call, a very emotional cast gave Micah-Shane a deserved here's-to-you speech, and the

The State of Knoxville Theatre

2006-08-17T22:06:00.000-07:00

As many of you likely saw, The Baron Von Wasteland posted this comment in thank you, five's recent KATC poll:NO Awards--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The thought of the KATC awards staggering back to life is ridiculous.The greatest impediment to theatre anywhere in the US is a distinct lack of respect for the purpose of theatre. The act of a

Let's do the drag thing agaaiaan..

2006-08-14T10:16:00.000-07:00

A note from Ms. Schwabe:In Knoxville: August 27th, 1-5pm, at The FairbanksIn Harriman: August 31st, 6-10pm, at Roane State Community CollegeFor more info, call 865-882-4589.

Blog it, and they will bitch.

2006-08-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how burned up people can get about a blog that twenty people view per day.I thought it would take a bit longer than this, but the thank you, five backlash has begun. I've been criticized for not being hard-hitting enough in my reviews, even though I've made it clear when I haven't actually seen a show. And I've been chided for daring to mention the possibility of bringing back some

Urine Morristown

2006-08-10T14:33:00.000-07:00

Morristown Theatre Guild's Urinetown opened this past Friday at Walters State CC, and continues through this weekend and the next. Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 8, and Sunday afternoons at 2. Rate it if you saw it!REVIEW Urinetown: The Musical (Morristown Theatre Guild)Undermining the general glee at the opening of a cool

Review what you've seen!

2006-08-02T14:09:00.000-07:00

In the future, I will post these when the shows actually open, instead of belatedly all-at-once. With any luck, these easy-breezy review polls will be only a precursor to a hip, all-inclusive, awards-enabling review system.I offer polls for the three shows I've mentioned at all in-depth so far, plus one for Taming of the Shrew, which I unfortunately did not get to see.