Moving through life like a dance—or dance as a metaphor for life—is central to the teaching philosophy that choreographer Louie Marin-Howard brings to his classes. With an impressive background in modern dance theatre, Louie, who served as choreographer for last summer’s WORKING, will be teaching a fusion of modern dance and jazz to a class […]
A gentle children’s book with a supposed hidden message—a black rabbit marries a white rabbit—stirs the passions of a segregationist state senator and a no-nonsense librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama, in the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s upcoming production of Kenneth Jones’ ALABAMA STORY. The show opens Friday, January 21, and runs through Sunday, February 6. Inspired […]
From a sad, droopy Christmas tree to a dancing dog atop a piano, there are timeless images in A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS that make the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s upcoming stage adaptation a faithful reflection of the classic animated TV special on which it’s based. The stage show, a production of the CTC’s Youth Theatre, opens […]
A magical Disney favorite, a Broadway musical adaptation of one of the most beloved books of all time, and an urban twist on a classic fairytale making its world premiere are among the six exciting shows coming to the stage as the Chattanooga Theatre Centre announces the remainder of its 2021-2022 season. Here’s what’s […]
As most of the live entertainment world came to a standstill in the middle of March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, so did the Chattanooga Theatre Centre briefly for the first time in its history of 98 years on the day it was set to open its production of Agatha Christie’s The Hollow on […]
Volunteers contributing to eight shows that made it to the stage in an unconventional 2020-2021 season won honors at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s Centre Stage Awards celebration on Sunday, October 10. Much of the season featured plays with small casts to allow for social distancing on stage. Most of the plays had two casts performing […]
No one does it like Agatha Christie, the unquestionable queen of the murder mystery, and the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s upcoming production of THE HOLLOW will place audiences smack in the middle of one of her most cleverly crafted thrillers. The show opens Friday, October 22, and runs through Sunday, November 7. Christie is the […]
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre has appointed two new members to its board of directors, both of whom bring valuable professional and personal skills to the non-profit organization’s governing board. Newly elected are Shadrina Booker, Chief Development and Marketing Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga (BBBS), and Darleene Cole, Volunteer Manager of the […]
Ready to have some fun? And learn at the same time? Check out our lineup of fall classes and explore the worlds of theatre and dance with us! From acting fundamentals to tap dancing, there’s something for everyone from ages 5 to adult. There’s monologue coaching for the college-bound or aspiring professional, too. Each one-week […]
There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration of young love, new marriage, and your very own apartment five flights up in 1960’s New York City. After a breezy honeymoon, a pair of passionate young newlyweds settles down to some rocky happily-ever-aftering in the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s upcoming production of Neil Simon’s romantic comedy BAREFOOT IN THE […]
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