A Christmas Carol | CBT

November 20, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston and Le Anna Jacobson

Artistic Team

Original Direction by – Kathleen F. Conlin ◊
Director – Patrick Lanczki
Musical Director – Terry D. Alford
Scenic Design – Kevin Depinet ‡
Original Costume Designer – Bill Black ‡
Costume Design Coordinator – Liz Aaron
Lighting Designer – John Horner
Original Sound Designer – Mike Ponder
Sound Design Coordinator – Allison Bucher
Original Projection Designer – Joe Payne ‡
Projection Design Coordinator – Sophie Smrcka
Choreographer – Casey Sams
Voice and Text Director – Katie Cunningham
Stage Manager – Caleb Thomas Cook *
Assistant Stage Manager – Angela Park *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge – Jed Diamond*
Marley / Young Marley / Old Joe / Ensemble – David Brian Alley *
Ensemble / U/S Ebenezer Scrooge / Associate Voice & Text Director – Sammy Pontello *
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ensemble / U/S Ghost of Christmas Present – Gabriela Bulka *
Ghost of Christmas Present / Ensemble / U/S Mrs. Fezziwig – Laura Beth Wells *
Mrs. Dilber / Mrs. Fezziwig / Ensemble – Lake Cooney
Barnaby / Ghost of Christmas Future / Ensemble – Gavin Hensley
Fred / Ensemble / U/S Mr. Fezziwig – Joseph Coram
Catherine / Ensemble / U/S Ghost of Christmas Past – Laura Snyder
Mercy Miggot / Ensemble / U/S Catherine – Mia Hayes
Miss Lucy / Ensemble / U/S Belle – Winifred Jones
Boy Scrooge / Ensemble – Calvin Flowers
Fan / Ensemble / U/S Madeline – Brooke Premo
Young Scrooge / Topper / Ensemble / U/S Ghost of Christmas Future – JD Joiner
Belle / Ensemble / U/S Mercy Miggot – Develyn Jayan *
Bob Cratchit / Ensemble– Clay Cooper *
Mrs. Cratchit / Ensemble – Yashashvi Choudhary *
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble – John Taylor Kelly
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble – Cormac Michale Gaskins
Martha Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Liza / Miss Lucy – Jenna Mitchell
Mary Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Martha / Fan – Amanda King
Peter Cratchit / Dick Wilkens / Ensemble / U/S Young Scrooge / Topper – Jackson Neilson
Alice Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Mary / Belinda – Felicity DeLeon
Alice Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Mary / Belinda – Helen Spence
Belinda Cratchit / Want / Forgiveness / Ensemble / U/S Alice – Lara Qing-Bodiya
Belinda Cratchit / Want / Forgiveness / Ensemble / U/S Alice – Isla Cortez Burdette
Smudge / Ensemble / U/S Boy Scrooge – Aurelio Ilagan
Smudge / Ensemble / U/S Boy Scrooge – Lucas Howell
Scadger / Ensemble / U/S Mudd / Marley / Old Joe – Hogan Wayland
Mr. Fezziwig / Ensemble / U/S Bob Cratchit – Chip Morris *
Grimgrind / Philpot / Ensemble / U/S Twyce – Denzel Dejournette *
Twyce / Ensemble / U/S Philpot / Fred – Jacob Leon
Oatway / Ensemble / U/S Peter Cratchit – Wyatt Skillen
Reverend / Ensemble / U/S Oatway / Barnaby / Grimgrind – Ethan Copeland
Madeline / Ensemble / U/S Mrs. Cratchit – Orianna Stephens
Liza / Ensemble / U/S Mrs. Dilber – Bray Krumenacker
Mudd / Ensemble / U/S Scadger – Gideon Rainey

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

How to Defend Yourself | Lab

October 23, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston and Le Anna Jacobson

Artistic Team

Director – Jayne Morgan
Fight Director – Sam-Claire Bieber
Intimacy Director – Casey Sams
Scenic Design – Alondra Castro
Costume Designer – Tori Niemiec
Lighting Designer – Dylan Tillery
Sound Designer – Elisabeth Dupuy
Stage Manager – Ada Hermoso
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Mojdeh – Suniyah (Sunni) Thomas
Diana – Allison Hahn
Nikki – GG Grigsby
Brandi – Molly Brennan
Kara – Alana Mara
Eggo – Jordan Goskowicz
Andy – Trevor Schmitt-Ernst
Susannah – Lara Qing-Bodiya
U/S Brandi/Kara – Emily Luna

Cry It Out | Lab

September 18, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Director – Jessica Holt ♦
Scenic Designer – Kenneth Martin
Costume Designer – Alex Heder
Lighting Designer – Mitch Wilson
Sound Designer – Amoirie Perteet
Voice and Dialect Coach – Michael Najman
Stage Manager – Simone Ladouceur
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Jessie – Gabriela Bulka
Lina – Develyn Jayan
Mitchell – Denzel Dejournette
Adrienne – Yashashvi Choudhary

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

Knoxville | CBT

September 4, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Associate Director and Choreographer – Trina Mills ♦
Orchestrations  Bruce Coughlin
Music Supervisor – Caleb Hoyer
Music Director – Ming Aldrich-Gan
Associate Music Supervisor – Terry D. Alford
Scenic & Costume Designer – Robert Perdziola ‡
Lighting Designer – Kenton Yeager ‡
Sound Designer – Joe Payne ‡
Casting Director – Stephanie Klapper
Dialect Director – Karen A. Sabo
Stage Manager – Patrick Lanczki *
Assistant Stage Manager – Nia Sciarretta *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Author, James Agee – Jason Danieley
Rufus Follet, the child hero of the work – Nick Barrington
Jay Follet, husband – Alan Chandler*
Mary Follet, wife – Hannah Elless*
Ralph Follet, Jay’s brother – Chris Hoch*
Aunt Hannah Lynch, Mary’s aunt – Shinnerrie Jackson*
Andrew Lynch, Mary’s brother / US Jay Follet, husband – Clay Cooper
Woman #1: Sally, Ralph’s wife / Others / US Mary Follet, wife – Lili Thomas*
Woman #2 : Catherine, Mary’s Mother / Others / US Aunt Hannah Lynch, Mary’s aunt – Katy Wolfe*
Woman #3 : Jessie, Jay’s Mother / Others – Laura Beth Wells*
Woman #4 : Victoria, Mary’s young friend / Others – McKinley Merritt
Knoxville Fiddler – Evie Andrus
Man #1 : Man at the Scene / Others / US Author (James Agee) – Sammy Pontello
Man #2 : Joel, Mary’s father / Others – Brian O’Neill*
Man #3 : The Ferryman / Doctor Dekalb / Others – Dwelvan David*
US Rufus Follet (the child hero of the work) – Olivia Birkbeck
US Ralph Follet, Jay’s brother / Man #2 : Joel / Others – Chip Morris
US Andrew Lynch, Mary’s brother / Man #1 : Man at the Scene / Others – Eric Sorrells
US Woman #1: Sally / Others / Woman #4 : Victoria / Others – Aliah Mahalati
US Woman #2 : Catherine / Others / Woman #3 : Jessie / Others – Deanna Surber
US Man #3 : The Ferryman / Doctor Dekalb / Others – Matthew E. Mimbs

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Kinky Boots | CBT

April 17, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston and Le Anna Jacobson

Artistic Team

Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Choreography Replicated by Rusty Mowery
Directed by Rusty Mowery ♦
Music Director Terry D. Alford
Scenic Designer Christopher Pickart ‡
Costume Designer Kaelyn Williams
Lighting Designer Todd Wren ‡
Sound Designer Joe Payne ‡
Projections Designer Michaela Lochen
Dialect Coach Tarah Flanagan
Stage Manager Patrick Lanczki *
Artistic Director, Department Head Kenneth Martin
Managing Director Tom Cervone
Production Manager Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Charlie Price – Wes Williams*
Lola / Simon – Omari Collins
Nicola – Grace Belt
Lauren – McKinley Merritt
Don – Denzel Dejournette
Pat – Mia Hayes
Trish – Laura Beth Wells*
George – David Crawford

Angel 1 – Henry H. Miller
Angel 2 – Wyatt Slone
Angel 3 / Understudy Lola/Simon – Jeremy M. Swift
Angel 4 – Bryce Ridley-Williams
Angel 5 – Mark Joseph Sullivan
Angel 6 – J.D. Joiner

Mr. Price – John Cherry
Simon Sr. / Delivery Man / Factory Worker – Ethan Hollins
Harry / Crispin – Clay Cooper
Richard Bailey / Paddington – Sammy Pontello
Hooch / Understudy Don – Jackson Ahern
Marge / Understudy Trish – Gray Lancaster
Maggie / Understudy Nicola – Winnie Jones
Gemma Louise / Understudy Lauren/Pat – Presley Keith
Mutt – Christian Pence

Ensemble / Understudy Mr. Price / Simon Sr. / Delivery Man/Factory Worker – Bleu Copas
Ensemble / Understudy Harry/Crispin – Joseph Coram
Ensemble – Abigail McCarter
Ensemble / Understudy Charlie Price – Chip Morris
Ensemble – Brooke Premo

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Anon(ymous) | Lab

March 21, 2024

The Lab Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston and Le Anna Jacobson

Artistic Team

Director Katie Lupica
Music Director Terry D. Alford
Scenic & Projections Designer Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer Alex Heder
Lighting Designer Kenton Yeager ‡
Composer and Sound Designer Amoirie Perteet
Intimacy Director Casey Sams
Fight Director Sam-Claire Bieber
Props Designer Monica Gardiner
Dramaturg and Directing Assistant Leah Cleland
Directing Assistant Sam R. McRary
Stage Manager Emily Hutton

‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.

Cast

Anon Hogan Wayland
Nemasani Riya Golden
Naja Katelyn Mundt
Mr. Mackus | Strygal Trevor Schmitt-Ernst
Senator Laius | Mr. Zyclo Garrett Wright
Mrs. Laius | Zyclo’s Bird McKenzie Jordan
Calista Laura A. Snyder
Nasreen | Belen Aliah Mahalati
Ali | Ignacio Tyler T. Glover
Ritu | Serza Sarah Wahrmund
Pascal Jordan Goskowicz

UNDERSTUDIES

Anon Tyler T. Glover
Calista / Naja / Nasareen / Belen Graye Marshall
Mr. Mackus / Strygal Gary D. Miller
Nemasani / Senator Laius / Mr. Zyclo Lake Cooney
Mrs. Laius / Zyclo’s Bird / Ritu / Serza Rebecca Drake
Ali / Ignacio Marcos Gonzalez

The Giver | CBT

February 14, 2024

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston and Le Anna Jacobson

Artistic Team

Directed by Marti Gobel ♦
Scenic Designer Michaela Lochen
Costume Designer Lauren T. Roark ‡
Lighting Designer Mitch Wilson
Sound Designer Allison Bucher
Projection Designer Kenneth Martin ‡
Dramaturg Gina M. Di Salvo
Stage Manager Martinique M. Barthel*
Managing Director Tom Cervone
Production Manager Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Father – Drew Drake*
Mother – Rachel Darden*
Lily – Allison Bunch
Jonas – Jasmine R. Handy
Asher – Jacob Leon
Fiona – Jenna Mitchell
Larissa – Carol Mayo Jenkins*
Chief Elder – Tarah Flanagan*
The Giver (Old Man) – David Cecsarini*
Rosemary / Ensemble / Understudy Larissa – Yashashvi Choudhary*
Ensemble / Understudy Mother – Grace Belt*
Ensemble / Understudy Chief Elder – Gabriela Bulka*
Ensemble – Clay Cooper*
Ensemble / Understudy Jonas – Cearan Jax Costello
Ensemble / Understudy Father – Denzel Dejournette*
Ensemble – Develyn Jayan*
Understudy Asher – J.D. Joiner
Ensemble /Understudy The Giver (Old Man) – Sammy Pontello*
Ensemble – Ella Trisler

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

A Christmas Carol | CBT

November 22, 2023

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Original Direction by Kathleen F. Conlin ♦
Directed by Patrick Lanczki
Musical Director Terry D. Alford
Scenic Designer Kevin Depinet
Original Costume Designer Bill Black ‡
Costume Design Coordinator Liz Aaron
Lighting Designer John Horner
Original Sound Designer Mike Ponder
Choreographer Casey Sams
Voice and Text Director Katie Cunningham
Projection / Sound Designer Joe Payne ‡
Production Stage Manager Erin Joy Swank*
Assistant Stage Manager Marcie Friedman *
Assistant Stage Manager Jess Klus
Artistic Director and Department Head Kenneth Martin
Managing Director Tom Cervone
Production Manager Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge Jed Diamond*
Marley / Young Marley / Old Joe / Ensemble David Brian Alley *
Christmas Past / Ensemble Develyn Jayan*
Christmas Present / Ensemble Shinnerrie Jackson*
Mrs. Dilber / Mrs. Fezziwig / Ensemble Laura Beth Wells*
Barnaby / Christmas Future / Ensemble Denzel Dejournette*
Fred / Fezziwig Guest / Ensemble (Understudy Marley) Joseph Coram
Catherine / Quartet / Fezziwig Guest (Understudy Mercy Miggot) Sarah Wahrmund
Mercy Miggot / Ensemble (Understudy Present and Mrs. Cratchit) Gabriela Bulka*
Miss Lucy / Ensemble (Understudy Mrs.Fezziwig) Yashashvi Choudhary*
Boy Scrooge / Ensemble Patrick Harrison
Boy Scrooge / Ensemble Daniel Snoderly
Fan / Ensemble Mia Hayes
Young Scrooge / Topper / Ensemble (Understudy Christmas Future) Jackson Neilson
Belle / Ensemble (Understudy Catherine) Grace Belt*
Bob Cratchit (Understudy Scrooge) Sammy Pontello*
Mrs. Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Mrs. Dilber) Lake Cooney
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble John Taylor Kelly
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble Penny Peterson
Martha Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Belle and Lucy) Laura A. Snyder
Mary Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Martha, Fan, and Alice) Irelyn Easterling
Mary Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Martha, Fan, and Alice) Winter Easterling
Peter Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Young Scrooge and Topper) J.D. Joiner
Alice Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Mary, Alice, and Belinda) Felicity De Leon
Alice Cratchit / Ensemble (Understudy Mary, Alice, and Belinda) Helen Spence
Belinda Cratchit / Want / Forgiveness / Ensemble (Understudy Alice) Isla Cortez Burdette
Belinda Cratchit / Want / Forgiveness / Ensemble (Understudy Alice) Lara Qing-Bodiya
Smudge / Ensemble Golden Littlejohn
Smudge / Ensemble (Understudy Liza) Natalya MacDonald-Risner
Scadger / Ensemble (Understudy Mudd, Barnaby, and Mr. Fezziwig) Hogan Wayland
Fezziwig / Mudd / Ensemble (Understudy Fred and Cratchit) Clay Cooper*
Grimgrind / Philpot / Ensemble (Understudy Twyce) Guthrie Butler
Twyce / Ensemble (Understudy Philpot, Grimgrind, and Oatway) Jacob Leon
Oatway / Ensemble (Understudy Peter Cratchit) Greg Jordan
Reverend / Ensemble (Understudy Scadger and Old Joe) Elliot Alexander Walker
Madeline / Ensemble (Understudy Christmas Past) Presley Keith
Liza / Ensemble (Understudy Madeline) Alana Mara

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Moors | Lab

October 18, 2023

The Lab Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Directed by Casey Sams
Musical Director Terry D. Alford
Scenic and Projection Designer Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer Alex Heder
Lighting Designer Mitch Wilson
Sound Designer/Composer Amoirie Perteet
Dramaturg Emily Pope
Fight / Movement Director Charles R. Miller
Stage Manager Mayson Knipp
Artistic Director, Department Head Kenneth Martin
Managing Director Tom Cervone
Production Manager Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Agatha – Catherine Blevins
Huldey – Molly Brennan
Emilie – Ella Trisler
Marjory / Mallory – Jasmine R. Handy
The Mastiff – Jackson Ahern
The Moor-hen – Abigail McCarter

Understudies

Agatha – Brooke Premo
Huldey – Whitney Priest
Emilie – McKenzie Jordan
Marjory / Mallory – Mia Eller
The Mastiff – Wyatt Skillen
The Moor-hen – Jenna Mitchell

Murder on the Orient Express | CBT

September 6, 2023

Clarence Brown Theatre | photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Directed by John Sipes ♦
Musical Director Terry D. Alford
Scenic & Projection Designer DJ Pike
Costume Designer M.J. Hromek
Lighting Designer (based on original design by Joshua Mullady) Kenton Yeager ‡
Sound Designer/Composer Joe Payne ‡
Production Stage Manager Patrick Lanczki *
Artistic Director and Department Head Kenneth Martin
Managing Director Tom Cervone
Production Manager Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Hercule Poirot Armando Durán *
Monsieur Bouc John Pribyl *
Mary Debenham Rachael Allion
Hector MacQueen Michael Najman
Michel the Conductor / Head Waiter Guthrie Butler
Princess Natalya Dragomiroff Carol Mayo Jenkins *
Greta Ohlsson Rachel Darden
Countess Elena Andrenyi Christine Sage *
Mrs. Helen Hubbard Katie Cunningham *
Colonel Arbuthnot David Brian Alley *
Samuel Ratchett Jed Diamond *
Steward / Waiter #1 Tyler T. Glover
Steward / Waiter #2 / Soldier J.D. Joiner

Understudies

Hercule Poirot Terry Weber *
Monsieur Bouc Sammy Pontello
Mary Debenham Develyn Jayan
Hector MacQueen Denzel Dejournette
Michel the Conductor / Head Waiter Clay Cooper
Countess Elena Andrenyi Gabriela Bulka
Greta Ohlsson Yashashvi Choudhary
Princess Natalya Dragomiroff Grace Belt
Mrs. Helen Hubbard Laura Beth Wells *
Colonel Arbuthnot / Samuel Ratchett Andante Petit-Homme

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.