OUR SEASON

OUR 2024-2025 SEASON

THORTON WILDER'S OUR TOWN

September 12 -29, 2024

Our Town is a pulitzer-winning play written by Thornton Wilder in 1938. Often thought of as one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century, Our Town is about the beauty of small town life in turn-of-the-century rural New Hampshire.

Tickets on Sale August 15, 2024.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY

Adapted by Joe Landry

December 5-22, 2024

It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story, The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern and is adapted by Joe Landry. This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. One Christmas Eve, George Bailey is so discouraged, he wonders if the world would be better off without him. 

Tickets on Sale August 15, 2024.

LANIE ROBERTSON'S
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILLE: A BILLIE HOLIDAY MUSICAL

April 17 - May 4, 2025

Set in South Philadelphia in March 1959, this musical showcases one of Billie Holiday’s last performances before her death later that year. Interwoven with stories about her life, this one-woman musical features local artists.

Tickets on Sale August 15, 2024.

BYRON AU YONG AND AARON JAFFERIS'
STUCK ELEVATOR

May 14, 16, 17 & 18, 2025

A co-production with Knoxville Opera, this opera, in English, promises to deliver a unique and impactful theatrical experience. Stuck Elevator is based on the true story of a delivery man trapped in an elevator for 81 hours. Through a blend of music, spoken word, and multimedia, the opera vividly portrays the psychological and emotional toll of confinement, while also touching on themes of immigration, cultural identity, and the pursuit of the American Dream. Tickets are currently available for 24-25 SEASON MEMBERS ONLY here.

 

Tickets on Sale August 15, 2024.

Acknowledgments for our Season:

This project [is being] [was] supported in whole or in part, by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.

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