Debra Dylan: Fringe Benefits
The Fringe Festival at the Black Box Theatre
Thursday, November 16
7:00 p.m. Chanticleer and the Fox will be presented by Interact Theatre for the Deaf. This one hour play, adapted by Joseph Robinette from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, revolves around Chanticleer, an arrogant rooster, who is easily fooled by a cunning fox. The play promises to be pure entertainment for children young and old and will be performed in spoken English and American Sign Language.
Friday, November 17
7:00 p.m. The Ledge by Tom Long and Strange Angels by Scott Douglas will be performed by the WordPlayers, a faith based theatre troupe dedicated to the mission of using theatre to explore Judeo-Christian values for education, enlightenment and entertainment. The Ledge will lead to laughter while confronting the audience with the tough questions of how Christians should respond to people in crisis. Strange Angels is a play about the search for truth, bold faith, and how we respond to those who are different.
10:30 p.m. Clever Queries, Elusive Truths by Circle Modern Dance. This popular local dance troupe promises their program will be an innovative evening of text and movement exploring great questions of our time, such as, “What is the meaning of life?” “What is really going on in the world?” “Do I look fat?”
Saturday, November 18
5:00 p.m. Tales of the Shimmering Sky by the Actors Co-op offers another magical hour for children and families. The play answers questions of earth and sky through imaginative folk legends from around the world. This production promises to amaze and wow all the children in your family and in turn will educate everyone on the wonders of folk tales.
9:30 p.m. Join Sara Schwabe & her Yankee Jass Band as they host a LIVE recording party. Sara Schwabe & her Yankee Jass Band have become one of Knoxville’s most sought-after entertainment groups for clubs, private events, weddings and festivals. They host a popular cabaret on Wednesday nights at Sapphire and regularly perform on Saturday evenings at Oodles’ wine bar on Market Square. This ensemble makes any event memorable with their blend of jazz standards and more eclectic numbers, as witnessed by an adoring crowd at last Friday’s Alive After Five at the Knoxville Museum of Art.
Seating at all shows is general admission and concessions are provided and allowed in the theatre. For more information please call contact:
Lesley Irminger or Amy Hubbard
Black Box Theatre
5213 Homberg Drive
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 909-9300