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
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
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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Shanktown: World Premiere at Theatreworks
World Premiere Opens Professional Theatre’s 54th Season There’s a patriarch whose power is waning fast, a questionable friend, an estranged son, and a clinging daughter. Like an…
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The 24 Hour Plays: Memphis
6 writers.6 directors.24 actors.6 new ten-minute plays created in 24 hours. The 24 Hour Plays: Memphis will bring together the local creative community to produce…
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Mary Jade Learned Wins Prize for Play Arm in Arm
Mary Jade “MJ” Learned, a rising senior at First Assembly Christian School, won Playhouse on the Square’s 4th annual Play Slam! 10-Minute Young Playwright’s Festival…
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TN Shakespeare Awarded Dual Grants by N.E.A./Arts Midwest
Tennessee Shakespeare Company has been announced as one of only four professional regional theatre companies to receive both the Shakespeare in American Communities-Schools grant and Shakespeare in American…
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Orpheum Announces On Stage at the Halloran Centre Season
The Orpheum Theatre Group announced the lineup for the 2022-2023 On Stage at the Halloran Centre series. The season will include an eight-part music & theatre series,…
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Orpheum Annual High School Musical Theatre Awards Winners Announced
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, the Orpheum Theatre Group announced the award recipients of the 13th Annual High School Musical Theatre Awards. Students and supporters from 38…
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Playhouse on the Square Announces 2022-2023 Season
The Mid-South’s Professional Theatre Company Deals a Full House for the 2022-2023 Season of Productions and Programs Circuit Playhouse, Inc., the organization that includes The…
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