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Tag: Circuit Playhouse

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Playhouse: SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE CONSERVATORY 2023

Arts Board March 9, 2023 Circuit PlayhousePlayhouse on the SquareSummer Youth Theatre Conservatory

Registration is now open for Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory 2023 at www.playhouseonthesquare.org/summer-youth-conservatory/ or by emailing education@playhouseonthesquare.org. Circuit Playhouse, Inc. will offer three summer sessions for…

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Arts Community

ROE: Circuit Playhouse Presents Regional Premiere Addressing Women’s Rights

Arts Board January 31, 2023 Circuit PlayhousePlayhouse on the SquareRoe vs WadeSupreme Court

Playhouse on the Square, in partnership with Gene and Carol Katz, Karen McCarthy, and Super Sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, present Lisa Loomer’s new play dedicated…

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Arts Community

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. Dedicates Weekend Performances to the Life of Tyre Nichols

Arts Board January 28, 2023 Circuit PlayhousePlayhouse on the SquareTyre Nichols

As a community of artists, educators, support staff, family, and friends, Circuit Playhouse, Inc. is committed to our organization’s vision to engage with our community…

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Expansion: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 5

Christopher Blank January 12, 2023 Circuit PlayhouseJackie NicholsLarry RaspberryPerforming ArtsPlayhouse on the SquareRocky Horror Picture Show

1978: Sweet Transvestites In London, circa 1973, adventurous theatregoers were flocking to a small movie-house-turned-live theatre outside the West End where a cult phenomenon had…

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SB 30 Episode 79: On Directing, with Playhouse’s Marcus Cox

Sound Board December 8, 2022 Circuit PlayhouseCourtney OliverDirectingMarcus CoxPlayhouse on the Square

“For me, the experience was daunting, certainly in the beginning. To be the leader of a production, and have all these folk who I know…

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Innovating: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 4

Christopher Blank November 10, 2022 Ben WoodsonCircuit PlayhouseDolph SmithFrank MorrisJackie NicholsOverton SquarePerforming ArtsPlayhouse on the SquareRon Pekar

1975: New Look, New Logo The Playhouse on the Square logo may have an Art Nouveau vibe, but it was in fact designed in 1975…

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Arts Featured Story

PASS OVER at Circuit, in the wake of violence, could not be more timely

Elaine Blanchard September 22, 2022 Antoinette NwanduCircuit PlayhouseJared JohnsonPass Over

The first play to open on Broadway after the Covid pandemic shut everything down is now the first play to open in Memphis that directly…

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Featured Story History

Reuse and Adapt: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 3

Christopher Blank September 21, 2022 Circuit PlayhouseJackie NicholsMarion Keisker MacInnisMichael JeterMidtownPerforming ArtsPlayhouse on the Square

1969 – 1971: The Lumbering Saga of Grace Slick, Chairman of the Board Visitors to Playhouse’s executive offices have occasionally commented on an ugly, yet…

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Borrowed Spaces: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 2

Christopher Blank August 24, 2022 Circuit PlayhouseIsaac HayesJackie NicholsPerforming ArtsPlayhouse on the Square

If you missed part 1 of the history of Playhouse on the Square, you can read it here. Spring 1969: First Brushes with Celebrity  As…

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The Circuit Players: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 1

Christopher Blank July 20, 2022 Circuit PlayhouseJackie NicholsPerforming ArtsPlayhouse on the SquareWalter Slaughter

1963: First Steps As students at Overton High School, Walter Slaughter and Jackie Nichols frequently worked on school productions together. But in the summer of…

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