Workshop / Acting for Motion Capture & Video Games
Wednesday, October 23
9 am – 12 pm
Graduate Acting Studio, HPER B020
Interested in video games, acting for video games, motion capture, voice over, and more?
Don’t miss this workshop with Noshir Dalal!
All UTK Students Invited
Please RSVP to: kcunni12@utk.edu
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About Noshir Dalal
While his career may have begun in theatre, film, and television, Noshir is best known for his performance capture and voiceover work in video games and cartoons, and he has enjoyed playing both inspiring heroes and hateful villains in equal measure.
His most notable performance capture roles include: Charles Smith in Red Dead Redemption 2, Kotallo in Horizon Forbidden West, Bode Akuna in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Mysterio in Spider-Man 2.
In voiceover, some of his favorite roles are: Vice Admiral Rampart in Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Sekiro in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Yone in League of Legends, Rain in Mortal Kombat 1, and FU in No More Heroes 3.
More recently, Noshir has rediscovered his love for tabletop gaming – joining the wonderful folks at Critical Role for both Candela Obscura, Chapter 3: The Circle of Tide and Bone, where he played Professor Rajan Savarimuthu, and Season 3 of Critical Role for Downfall, as The Emissary.
Slam Narrative: How Slam Poetry and Theatre Collide!
Monday, February 26
6:30-8:00 pm | Clarence Brown Theatre (main stage) | Admission is Free
Sponsored by the UT Division of Access and Engagement and the Department of Theatre.
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The American Soldier
MARCH 8
A solo show starring Douglas Taurel
7:30pm | Clarence Brown Theatre | Free General Admission
The American Soldier has been nominated for the Amnesty International Award. A play that Douglas Taurel wrote to honor Veterans and their families. It is based on actual letters from veterans and their families that span from the Revolution through the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Douglas Taurel will stay after the performance for a Q & A.
Othello: A Reading and Symposium
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
12:00 – 2:00 PM | Student Union Room 169
Join us for a reading of scenes and discussion exploring William Shakespeare’s OTHELLO with two of our nation’s finest Shakespearean actors John Douglas Thompson and Jacob Ming-Trent.
Gulliver’s Travels, A Freely Adapted Comedy
Written by Zack Fine
A work-in-progress sharing
Friday, November 3, 2:00pm HPER room B020
Gulliver’s Travels is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, satirizing both human nature and the “travelers’ tales” literary subgenre. Swift claimed that he wrote Gulliver’s Travels “to vex the world rather than divert it.” The book was an immediate success and has been hailed as a seminal work in the canon of English literature. This is exactly why Zack Fine, a middle-aged regional theatre actor who has lately been out of work and struggling to pay his bills, attempts to adapt Gulliver’s Travels. He’s pretty sure that this will be his ticket to the success that has eluded him for most of his career.
The reading will feature the first-year MFA Acting graduates in their first public performance.
Career Conversations
Entertainment: Production & Performance
Wednesday | Ocober 18 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Carousel Theatre
Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY starting at 1:00 pm
Are you passionate about the magic of theatre, filmmaking, television, and creative storytelling?
Are you an aspiring performer with a burning passion for the stage? Looking to break into the glamorous world of Entertainment Careers?
Join industry pros as they share their success stories, valuable experiences, and insider tips for making it big in the entertainment sphere. Whether you dream of becoming a captivating actor, or a multi-talented all-around performer, this event is for you!
Register Below! (Not required to attend).
Career Conversation: Entertainment – Production & Performance
October 18, 2023 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Theater of the Oppressed Training Workshop
October 4-6, 9am to 2pm Grad Acting Studio HPER-B020
Using strategic theatre games and exercises, this three-day workshop teaches participants practical ways of addressing the socio-political problems of the world.
Open to All: Students, Faculty, Staff
To Register: tiny.utk.edu/training-workshop
Registration Ends October 1
Details: Shinnerrie Jackson | sjacks22@utk.edu
GEO BRITT Founder and Member of the Coordination Board of the Escola de Teatro Popular-ETP. He worked at the Centro de Teatro do Oprimido-CTO for 32 years, 20 of them with Augusto Boal. He has given lectures, workshops and presentations in dozens of countries. He has a Master’s degree in Arts from UFF, a PhD in Theater from USP and is the father of twins. Instagram and ETP address: @britto.geo @escoladeteatropopular
Clarence Brown Film Festival
Friday, August 18, 2023
Come and celebrate our theatre’s namesake and renowned film director, Clarence Brown, as we kick-off the 50th anniversary of the Clarence Brown Film Festival dedicated to highlighting some of his most acclaimed films. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, Clarence Brown used the engineering skills he gained at UT to make significant contributions to the film industry. His illustrious film career spanned the silent era into the Golden Age of Hollywood. He never forgot Knoxville and its due to his generosity that the Clarence Brown Theatre not only exists but continues to thrive today.
Department (Re)Orientation Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 1:00pm
Who: All Theatre Department Faculty, Staff, and Students
Where: Lab Theatre
Come find out about all the exciting new things that are happening in and around the Department of Theatre for the coming academic year! Audition information, updates on department spaces, and more! Meet friends, new and old, and lets celebrate the beginning of the new school year together!
Frozen Treats available following the meeting! Mmmmmm!!
