A Christmas Carol | CBT

November 20, 2025

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Original Conception 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 and Projection Designer – Joe Payne ‡
Choreographer – Casey Sams ◊
Voice and Text Director – Sammy Pontello
Stage Manager – Dane Urban *
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 *
U/S Ebenezer Scrooge – Sammy Pontello *
Ghost of Christmas Past / U/S Ghost of Christmas Present – Elise Thayn *
Ghost of Christmas Present / U/S Mrs. Fezziwig – Anquanizia Hall *
Mrs. Dilber / Mrs. Fezziwig / Ensemble – Laura Beth Wells*
Barnaby / Ghost of Christmas Future / Ensemble – Calvin Flowers
Fred / Ensemble / U/S Mr. Fezziwig – Thomas Nash Tetterton *|
Catherine / Ensemble / U/S Ghost of Christmas Past – Kat Lee *
Mercy Miggot / Ensemble / U/S Catherine – Brooke Premo
Miss Lucy / Ensemble / U/S Belle – Mia Inez Hayes
Boy Scrooge / Ensemble / U/S Ghost of Christmas Future – Finnegan Learn-Houston
Fan / Ensemble / U/S Madeline – Maddison Goerg
Young Scrooge / Topper / Ensemble / U/S Bob Cratchit – Bryce Hagen *
Belle / Ensemble / U/S Mercy Miggot – Gabrielle Fernandes *
Bob Cratchit / Ensemble – Izaiah Ramirez *
Mrs. Cratchit / Ensemble – Gabriela Bulka *
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble – Gus Bergman
Tiny Tim / Remembrance / Ignorance / Ensemble – Cormac Michale Gaskins
Martha Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Liza / Miss Lucy – Amanda King
Mary Cratchit / Ensemble / U/S Martha / Fan – Katie Fleming
Peter Cratchit / Dick Wilkens / Ensemble / U/S Young Scrooge / Topper – Jacob Leon
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 – Emma Rose Gaskins
Belinda Cratchit / Want / Forgiveness / Ensemble / U/S Alice – Lara Qing-Bodiya
Smudge / Ensemble / U/S Boy Scrooge – Lucas Howell
Smudge / Ensemble / U/S Boy Scrooge – Aurelio Ilagan
Scadger / Ensemble / U/S Mudd / Marley / Old Joe – Parker Rawlins
Reverend / Oatway / Ensemble / U/S Peter Cratchit / Barnaby / Grimgrind – Hogan Wayland
Mr. Fezziwig – Denzel Dejournette *
Grimgrind / Philpot / Ensemble / U/S Twyce – Keith Allen Davis, Jr. *
Twyce / Ensemble / U/S Philpot / Fred – Jackson Neilson
Madeline / Ensemble / U/S Mrs. Cratchit – Lake Cooney
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.

The Harvest | Lab

October 22, 2025

Clarence Brown Theatre | Photos by Ella Marston

Artistic Team

Director – David Ratliff
Scenic Designer – Leilane Bertunes
Costume Designer – Vicky Kahnle
Lighting Designer – Kayla Moore
Sound Designer – Chance Beck
Properties Director – Benjamin Miller
Stage Manager – Ada Hermoso

Cast

Josh – Theodore Chase Raynor
Tom – Tyler Monroe
Michaela – Madeline Joyner
Ada – Orianna Stephens
Denise – Izzy Monti-Chapple
Marcus – Donte Tolson
Chuck – Jimmy Sherod

Sense and Sensibility | CBT

September 17, 2025

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

Artistic Team

Director – Casey Sams ♦
Scenic Designer – Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer – Tori Niemiec
Lighting Designer – Dylan Tillery
Sound Designer – Elisabeth Dupuy
Voice/Text Director – Anne Schilling
Dramaturg – Emily Pope
Stage Manager – Rachel Winenger

Cast

Elinor Dashwood – McKinley Merritt
Marianne Dashwood – Develyn Jayan
Margaret Dashwood / Gossip – Ace Buckner
Mrs. Dashwood / Mrs. Ferrars – Mia Inez Hayes
John Dashwood / Gossip – Robert Parker Jenkins
Edward Ferrars / Gossip – Clay Cooper
Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood / Gossip – Lilliana Bond
Colonel Brandon / Gossip – Sammy Pontello
John Willoughby / Gossip – Denzel Dejournette
Sir John Middleton / Gossip – David Brian Alley*
Mrs. Jennings / Gossip – Gabriela Bulka
Lucy Steele / Lady Middleton / Gossip – Yashahsvi Choudhary
Anne Steele / Gossip- Grace VerStrate
Robert Ferrars / Doctor / Gossip – Jacob Leon
Betsy / Gossip / US Margaret Dashwood / Anne Steele – Megan O’Neal
Thomas / Gossip – James Burnett
US Elinor Dashwood – Anquanizia Hall*
US Marianne Dashwood / Betsy / Gossip – Kat Lee
US Mrs. Dashwood / Mrs. Ferrars / Lucy Steele / Lady Middleton / Gossip – Gabrielle Fernandes
US Edward Ferrars / Gossip – Bryce Hagen
US Colonel Brandon / Robert Ferrars / Doctor / Gossip – Izaiah Ramirez
US John Willoughby / John Dashwood / Gossip – Keith Allen Davis
US Sir John Middleton / Thomas / Gossip – Thomas Nash Tetterton
US Mrs. Jennings / Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood / Gossip – Elise Thayn

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The Play That Goes Wrong | CBT

April 16, 2025

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

Artistic Team

Director – Hunter Foster ♦
Scenic Designer – Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer – Alex Heder
Lighting Designer – Todd Wren ‡
Sound Designer – Allison Bucher
Fight Director/Choreographer – Jeb Burris ♦
Voice and Text Director – Katie Cunningham
Production Stage Manager – Patrick Lanczki *
Stage Manager – Sadie DeSantis *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Tina – Laura Beth Wells *
Max / Cecil Haversham / Author – Steve Sherman *
Robert / Thomas Colleymoore – Denzel Dejournette *
Sandra / Florence Colleymoore – Gabriela Bulka *
Dennis / Perkins – David Brian Alley *
Chris / Inspector Carter – Sammy Pontello *
Joanna / C. Haversham – Yashashvi Choudhary *
Annie – Molly Brennan
CDS Stage Crew / US Tina – Izzy Monti-Chapple
CDS Stage Crew / US Max – Cole Clemmons
CDS Stage Crew / US Robert – Joseph Coram
CDS Stage Crew / US Sandra – Brooke Premo
CDS Stage Crew / US Dennis – Jackson Neilson
CDS Stage Crew / US Chris – Jacob Leon
CDS Stage Crew / US Joanna – Mia Inez Hayes
CDS Stage Crew / US Annie – Aliah Mahalati

♦ 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.

Failure: A Love Story | Lab

March 12, 2025

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

Artistic Team

Director – Casey Sams
Music Director – Terry D. Alford
Scenic Designer – Leilane Bertunes
Costume Designer – Matthew Carl
Lighting Designer – Miguel Santiago
Sound Designer – Chance Beck
Puppet Design and Construction – Michaela Lochen
Voice and Text Director – Carol Mayo Jenkins
Stage Manager – Belle Holmes
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Nelly Fail – Mia Eller
Jenny June Fail – Juliana Maestri
Gertrude Fail (Gerty) – McKenzie Jordan
Mortimer Mortimer – Samuel R. McRary
John N. Fail – J.D. Joiner
Chorus – Samuel Choi
Chorus – Nevaeh Daniel
Chorus – Hogan Wayland

Inherit the Wind | CBT

February 12, 2025

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

Artistic Team

Director – Hunter Foster ♦
Scenic Designer – Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer – Alex Heder
Lighting Designer – Todd Wren ‡
Sound Designer – Allison Bucher
Fight Director/Choreographer – Jeb Burris ♦
Voice and Text Director – Katie Cunningham
Production Stage Manager – Patrick Lanczki *
Stage Manager – Sadie DeSantis *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

Cast

Henry Drummond – Jed Diamond *
Matthew Harrison Brady – Terry Weber *
E. K. Hornbeck – Jeb Burris *
Bert Cates – Clay Cooper
Rachel Brown – Develyn Jayan

Elijah / Juror (U/S Judge) – Jackson Ahern
Photographer / Juror (U/S Dunlap, Puppeteer) – James Burnett
Phil / Juror (U/S Howard) – Cole Clemmons
Judge – Kevin D. Collins
Goodfellow / Juror (U/S Drummond) – Greg Congleton
Mayor (U/S Brady) – David Crawford
Hawker / Ensemble (U/S Puppeteer) – Lillian Wells Crawford
Tom Davenport – Denzel Dejournette
Hot Dog Man / Juror (U/S Davenport) – Tyler T. Glover
Cooper/ Jurror (U/S Sillers, Bollinger, Hot Dog Man) – Jordan Goskowicz
Puppeteer / Reporter / Scientist – GG Grigsby
Ensemble (U/S Mrs. Blair/McClain) – Mia Inez Hayes
Juror/Ensemble – Connor Hosford
Meeker – Doug James
Howard – Ava Jensen
Mrs. McClain / Ensemble – Madeline Joyner
Melinda – Mary Elliott Kelly
Mrs. Sarah Brady – Jeni Lamm
Radio Man (Harry Y. Esterbrook) / Ensemble (U/S Rachel) – Aliah Mahalati
Bollinger / Juror (U/S Hornbeck and Brown) – Chip Morris
Mrs. Loomis / Reporter / Ensemble (U/S Radio Man) – Sherleen Mwaura
Organgrinder / Puppeteer / Reporter / Scientist – Jackson Neilson
Juror (U/S Cooper, Phil, Goodfellow) – Christian Pence
Mrs. Blair / Ensemble – Brooke Premo
Mrs. Krebs/ Ensemble (U/S Mrs. Brady) – Margy Ragsdale
Bannister / Ensemble (U/S Mayor) – Gideon Rainey
TIMMY / Ensemble (U/S Melinda) – Mia Riccardi
Reverend Jeremiah Brown – Brian Robinson *
Puppeteer / Reporter / Scientist – Sophia Scott
Dunlap / Ensemble (& Meeker) – Everett Sego
Reuters Man / Juror (U/S Elijah) – Wyatt Skillen
Ensemble (U/S Mrs. Krebs) – Kerstin Kilgo Sisco
Sillers/ Ensemble (U/S Reuters Man) – Donte Tolson
(U/S Cates) – Hogan Wayland

♦ 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 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.