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.
Back Alley Productions invites you to audition for “Deathtrap,” a thriller comedy compelte with murder, betrayal and plottwists (with jokes). Audtions are Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is directed by Zack Jordan.
CAST:
We are looking for 3 men, 2 women.
PLOT:
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney’s plan, which he devises with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.
Back Alley Productions invites you to audition for “Deathtrap,” a thriller comedy compelte with murder, betrayal and plottwists (with jokes). Audtions are Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is directed by Zack Jordan.
CAST:
We are looking for 3 men, 2 women.
PLOT:
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney’s plan, which he devises with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.
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.