by Jeni Lamm | May 18, 2012 | MainStage Wing
Dominic Gillette is THRILLED to have the opportunity to play the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in this production. He has played numerous roles including Seaweed in Hairspray, Jim in Big River, & Creon in Antigone. This show is helping him as an actor by teaching...
by Jeni Lamm | Apr 27, 2012 | MainStage Wing
Jill Lagerberg is the director of Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries, a performing arts outreach ministry of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, that integrates music, drama, and dance to proclaim the gospel of Christ, primarily in prisons and inner city areas. It has...
by Jeni Lamm | Apr 20, 2012 | MainStage Wing
Leann Dickson has had a dream of bringing the Greater Knoxville community together through a musical theatre production. She wanted to unite theatre professionals and up and coming artists; plus, she was looking for a way to bring together alumni from her Bearden High...
by Jeni Lamm | Feb 10, 2012 | Touring Wing
You may not be able to tell by the weather, but it is February and that means The WordPlayers is on the road with its Black History Touring Show. The title of the show is Walk, Don’t Ride but we ride, of course, to places far and near in all kinds of weather. The old...
by Jeni Lamm | Jan 27, 2012 | Touring Wing
The WordPlayers is now touring the annual Black History play. This season it is Walk, Don’t Ride, which is about the Civil Rights Movement. Three major events are highlighted in the play, the most interesting to me being the Nashville Lunch Counter Sit-ins. I...
