Lacuna, an interactive theatre experience

April 16, 2021

Project In Lieu of Thesis by MFA Sound and Digital Media candidate Chandler Oppenheimer.

Lacuna follows one person’s journey from memory loss to realising who they were and the consequences of that realization.

Director, Producer, Story Idea, Editor, VFX, Sound Design, Director of Photography by Chandler Oppenheimer 

Written by Artie Kaye

Starring Christine Sage and David Brian Alley

Additional voices by Michael Najman

Web Application Programmer – Jacob Frye

Lighting Design by Helen Garcia-Alton

Prop Prosthetic by DJ Pike

Lacuna: A limited run virtual interactive theatre experience. Be part of the live experience from April 23rd-25th at https://www.twitch.tv/shadowmarionetteproject

Micah-Shane Brewer’s production of URINETOWN

April 8, 2021

Micah-Shane Brewer (MFA, 2014) whose performances are remembered in SPAMALOT, SWEENEY TODD, OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, a Radio Play, and others is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi. Also an accomplished director, who directed A CHRISTMAS CAROL for the CBT, Micah-Shane’s latest production is URINETOWN at Ole Miss. For those who are interested we are proud to share some of the work of our former students and good friends.

Alumni Owen Smith, “Brother’s Keeper”

March 5, 2021

“Brother’s Keeper,” a short film written, directed and produced by UT Theatre alumni Owen Squire Smith is now available on You Tube.
Congratulations, Owen! Proud of you!

 

Mighty Frightening Audio

October 26, 2020

Greetings specters, spirits, and spooks, and welcome to Mighty Frightening Audio, a collaborative collection of short stories and micro radio plays written, voiced, designed, and produced by Master of Fine Arts in Theatre candidates at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Each audio segment is written and voiced by one of our MFA actors and designed, edited, and produced by one of our MFA sound designers.

Now, turn the lights down, check the locks, and turn up the volume to hear seven spine-tingling tales to leave you affrighted and afeared. 

Or listen to the collection on Youtube

Individual Credits

• Unstable. Written and voiced by Christine Sage. Sound design by Chandler Oppenheimer.
• The Suffering of Jaku. Written and voiced by Davion Brown. Sound design by Tate Thompson.
• Brew-Ha-Ha. Written and voiced by Rachel Darden. Sound design by Chandler Oppenheimer.
• Life. Written and voiced by Peter Mayer. Sound design by Tate Thompson.
• Hot Girl Summer. Written and voiced by Amberlin McCormick. Sound design by Tate Thompson.
• Inside Your Mind. Written and voiced by Michael Najman. Sound design by Tate Thompson.
• Last Hope. Written and voiced by Zachariah Lidstone. Sound design by Chandler Oppenheimer.

We’re so pleased you tuned in. Now double check those door locks, check under the bed, and good luck getting a good night’s sleep…

Mike Monero – ActorCEO Podcast

September 17, 2020

In Spring 2020 Mike Moreno, MFA 2010, taught a remote class with the MFA theater department focused on teaching MFA actors about to graduate about the business.

“Hello! Welcome to The Actor CEO. I’m Mike Moreno. I’ve done over 100 interviews with industry pros for one reason. After growing up in Los Angeles, getting a BFA and MFA in acting, and moving to NYC to “hustle till I made it” I knew there had to be something missing. That something is the knowledge and skills that allow actors and artists to embrace their creative entrepreneur spirit and the reality that you both run and own your own business from the moment you choose to be a professional.  Our goal is to understand how an acting career is like running your own business, and using the insights we learn to create our own success.”

“As a UT MFA Theater alumni I would love to share the success of The Actor CEO Podcast and ActorCEO.com with the department. The podcast and platform is built to bridge the gap between craft and career for actors coming out of school. With guests like Sean Astin and legendary director John Badham, Actor CEO reaches over 12K actors worldwide and has achieved over 110K downloads.” —Mike Moreno

Tramell Tillman – Virtual Rendition of UT’s Alma Mater

May 24, 2020

Students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Pride of the Southland Band are joined by Chancellor Donde Plowman and alumni, including actress and singer Valisia LeKae, actor Tramell Tillman, Dirty Guv’nahs lead singer James Trimble, and WUOT’s Todd Steed in a rendition of UT’s alma mater in tribute to the Class of 2020.

Conrad Ricamora 2020 Graduation Address

May 16, 2020

Hear Conrad Ricamora (MFA in Acting, 2012), of Broadway and television’s How to Get Away With Murder, speak to University of Tennessee College of Arts & Sciences graduates about readiness, controlling what they can, and roles that got away.

https://www.facebook.com/UTKnoxville/videos/565172597470029/