Auditions
UPCOMING AUDITIONS September 26-28
• Cabaret
• The Royale
• You Can’t Take It With You
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
FREE Performances
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
2:00 – 4:30 pm
Knoxville Museum of Art
June and Rob Heller Garden
1050 Worlds Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916
(Rain Location: Bailey Hall)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Hi-Wire Brewery
2020 Barber St., Knoxville, TN 37920
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
3:30 – 5:00 pm
UT – 21st Century Plaza
(Rain location: Student Union Rm: 362BC)
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About this project:
The production of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona was originally part of a summer-long residency with the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN, where UT Knoxville’s Graduate MFA Acting Company also understudied roles in The Comedy of Errors and Romeo and Juliet. This production was created to be performed in intimate community settings, allowing actors and audiences to be close to one another in space. By using simple storytelling techniques, the beauty of Shakespeare’s poetry, wordplay, story, and characters comes to life—becoming as accessible and fun as it was originally meant to be.
Special thank you to the Knoxville Museum of Art and Hi-Wire Brewery for their partnership. Don’t miss this unique and engaging production!
About The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Best friends Valentine and Proteus travel from Verona to Milan to become gentlemen. But the course of growing up never did run smooth. Amid competitors, clowns, parents, and one unforgettable dog, these young friends—and the tenacious women they love—stumble through romance, betrayal, and reconciliation.
At turns silly and profound, Shakespeare’s first comedy asks timeless questions of youth: Who must I become to get what I want in life? Do I stay true to myself or shape myself to the world? Is what I want now what I’ll want tomorrow?
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
