“A Few Good Men” details the courtroom drama of two Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tense legal tribulations that follow. A callow young Navy lawyer serves as the focus of the story. He is more interested in softball cases and expects a plea bargain. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
Set in August of 1947, All My Sons is centered around the Keller family, patriarch Joe, his wife Kate and their son, Chris. The boisterous Joe Keller deals with the fallout from his business having profited from the war by shipping faulty engine parts, which caused the death of 21 pilots. Still reeling from the disappearance of their son, Larry, Kate Keller is in a constant battle to stay sane and refuses to give up hope for his safe return. Complications for the Kellers also arise from their former neighbors, George and Ann Deever, the children of Joe Keller’s business partner, who is taking the punishment of the faulty shipments. Ann is the girlfriend of the missing Keller son, but is now the object of the older Chris Keller’s affection. George, damaged by the war, uses his visit to assert a certain truth about the war and the faulty shipments.
FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS Circle Theatre (general seating) – World Premiere
Grand Prize Winner April 21 – May 7, 2017
Not even written yet new: A completely new work for our 2017 Festival of New Plays – our ninth biennial festival where the work of local playwrights is showcased. The 2014-15 winner, the romantic comedy Dorothy Parker Would Not Approve by Stacy Chapman, was the most popular in the history of the competition.
Winner! 2001 Tony® Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
Winner! Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
“Cuckoo is captivating.” – N.Y. Post.
“Scarifying and powerful.” – N.Y. Times.
A charming rogue who contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution rather in a prison instantly regrets his decision. He clashes with the head nurse, a fierce martinet. Quickly, he takes over the yard and accomplishes what the medical profession has been unable to do for twelve years.
The Backstage Bash, a night of entertainment, food, drink, and laughter at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, is set for Saturday, May 20, from 7:30-11 p.m. throughout the CTC’s 40,000 square feet of rehearsal halls, costume shop, green room, and other places rarely seen by audience members.
The event is designed to raise money for the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, now celebrating its 93rd season.
Our vampires definitely don’t sparkle!!! Come enjoy this ultra-romantic and rare operatic treat composed by Heinrich Marschner, who was a contemporary of Wagner and Weber. Scenic City Opera will be presenting an intimate version of this wonderful opera at Barking Legs Theatre, May 26-28 and June 2-4, 2017. Our version is heavily influenced by recent shows like True Blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and maybe even a tiny bit of Vampire Diaries. Tickets available now!
Circle Theatre (general seating) – Musical Event
June 2 – July 1, 2017 a CTC original based on the Shakespeare classic.
A Midsummer Night’s Disco is Shakespeare meets Donna Summer. A reimagined tale of our own creation of misplaced love under disco lights on boogie nights.
Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, and in Simon Levy’s adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald Estate.