The classic Ken Kesey tale of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest follows the antics of rebellious Randle Patrick McMurphy, who fakes insanity in order to serve a criminal sentence in a mental hospital rather than in prison. McMurphy’s charisma empowers the ward patients, but the stakes grow dangerous when McMurphy crosses tyrannical Nurse Ratched. […]
The Oak Street Playhouse is one that isn’t given as much attention as it deserves. It’s an intimate and unassuming space that is part of First-Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown Chattanooga on Houston and Oak street. Built in 1978 as an extension of the church services, the theatre grew from a puppet ministry and […]
This weekend the Ringgold Playhouse closes their production of Rabbit Hole, a moving drama following the daily struggles of a couple dealing with the loss of their young child. The cast is led by TRP veterans Laurie Shaw and Timothy Shields, both of whom deliver powerful performances with emotional depth that are poignant and touching […]
Back Alley Productions has continually distinguished themselves as a company that is willing to step outside of the bounds of traditional theatre to produce exciting and high energy productions. Their current production, A Few Good Men, is no exception. The play tells the story of two Marines being charged with murder. What seems like an open […]
Arthur Miller would be proud of Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga’s production of his multi prize winning drama All My Sons. The emotional depth of his play is one which requires a certain level of experience and expertise to achieve even an adequate level of quality in the production. ETC not only meets […]
On March 10 Back Alley Productions opened Irish Courage at the Mars Theatre in Lafayette, GA. Director Thomas White adapted Irish Courage from John Millington Synge’ play Playboy of the Western World. The story is of the day a stranger entered a small irish pub in a panic, with the barmaids aghast in amazement as he explains […]
Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga and the Hunter Museum of American Art partnered to present Casting the Canvas, original plays that were inspired by pieces of the Hunter’s art collection written by local authors and preformed by actors of ETC . “The first year we hosted the event we held it in the lobby. For […]
As the tagline for Osborne and Eppier’s play states, Southern Fried Funeral is a big-hearted comedy about family… Southern-style. And this most certainly is true. The show is filled with hilarious moments and zany situations which bring uproarious laughter from the audience as they witness the story of the Frye family unfold at the Ringgold Playhouse. Dorothy […]
Tuna is the third smallest town in the great state of Texas, at least according to Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard’s irreverent play Greater Tuna. It is so small in fact, that the entire town is played onstage by only two people. The show was directed by Michelle Ford and stared Dennis Parker […]
The Ringgold Playhouse closes its season with Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof which won him the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955 and has gone on to become an American classic. It is the story of the Pollitt family, a wealthy family whose patriarch, simply referred to as Big Daddy, is faced with […]
