October Offerings at the Roxy Regional Theatre: “The Mercy Seat, “Fall Company Cabaret, “How I Became A Pirate”
October 1, 2018
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The first half of October brings a whirlwind of entertainment options at the Roxy Regional Theatre on the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville Tennessee.
With a trio of live theatre offerings ranging from a provocative 9/11-themed drama to a cabaret to a family-friendly swashbuckling musical adventure, the Roxy Regional Theatre has a little something for everyone this month.
APSU theater, dance students secure record number of internships
September 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – For the past three months, 18 students from the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance have been busy gaining valuable work experience through a variety of internships and summer study opportunities across the country.
This year’s students span rising sophomores to seniors and represent all four concentrations offered through the department.
Legends Bank presents “Hairspray” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, September 7th-29th
September 4, 2018
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The 1950s are out, and change is in the air at the Roxy Regional Theatre! Clarksville’s oldest professional theatre enters Season 36 of live entertainment on the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville with a Tony Award-winning family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.
Legends Bank presents “Hairspray” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning this Friday, September 7th, at 8:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm Friday evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” to close out Season 35 at the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 27th – August 18th
July 17, 2018
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre is heading west “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain” to close out Season 35 of live professional theatre on the corner of Franklin and First.
Legends Bank presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s masterpiece “Oklahoma!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning Friday, July 27th, at 8:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
APSU Theatre and Dance Department ends season with Ibsen’s “Ghosts”
April 7, 2015
Clarksville, TN – When Henrik Ibsen’s now classic play, “Ghosts,” premiered in London in 1891, some 10 years after the Norwegian playwright first published it, the reviews were harsh. The influential theater critic Clement Scott, writing for The Daily Telegraph, called it “an open drain: a loathsome sore unbandaged; a dirty act done publicly.”
For Scott and others in Victorian London, a play dealing with incest and venereal diseases seemed beyond profane, but today, the intense family drama is credited with helping usher in a new era in the world of theater.
Austin Peay Department of Theatre and Dance to put on new show “Broadway on the Cumberland” November 20th-23rd
November 11, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Next fall, the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in musical theatre. That means some of the glamour and energy of the big New York shows will begin trickling into the University’s Trahern Theater.
Later this month, the department will offer a sneak peak of that program with its new show, “Broadway on the Cumberland.”
Austin Peay State University art patrons and artists celebrate at Acuff Circle of Excellence event at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room
November 10, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Patrons of the arts at Austin Peay State University joined creators of art at a festive celebration at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room in downtown Clarksville last week.
The annual Soiree on Franklin, in its fifth year and sponsored by the Acuff Circle of Excellence board of directors, featured representations of all of APSU’s arts disciplines: music, dance and theatre, creative writing and the visual arts. This year’s theme, “Coming Home to the Arts,” was chosen to tie into the University’s Homecoming Week.