Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebrated in “The Mountaintop” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 24th – February 27th
February 23, 2016
Clarksville, TN – During his last night on earth, what thoughts and emotions might have passed through the mind and heart of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? During Black History Month, in honor of the civil rights leader, the Roxy Regional Theatre explores this idea in five public performances of “The Mountaintop”, February 24th – February 27th.
On the evening of April 3rd, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retired to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. In this gripping re-imagination of events occurring in the hours before his assassination, playwright Katori Hall picks up with a fictional depiction of a mysterious stranger who arrives at the motel room with some surprising news, forcing Dr. King to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.
Treat Your Valentine to Martinis and “Blues in the Night” at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Saturday, February 13th
January 29, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Searching for the perfect Valentine’s experience for you and your special someone? Look no further than the Roxy Regional Theatre’s “Martini Night” on Saturday, February 13th, 2016.
This year with the theatre’s popular annual Valentine’s package, the universal language of the blues meets the universal language of love as patrons are treated to an unforgettable evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the scorching Tony-nominated musical revue “Blues in the Night”.
Scorching Musical Revue “Blues in the Night” Heats Up the Roxy Regional Theatre, February 5th-20th
January 28, 2016
Clarksville, TN – This February, the universal language of the blues will wail out full and strong on the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville. The scorching Tony-nominated musical revue “Blues in the Night” opens at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, February 5th, at 8:00pm.
In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can preview, 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.
Spread the Word: ‘V’ MONOLOGUES Return to the Roxy for Fourteenth Year, January 15th – January 30th
December 19, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting and occasionally angry … Eve Ensler’s wildly popular series of monologues about women and performed by women is back for the fourteenth year with the Roxy Regional Theatre’s presentation of “The Vagina Monologues”, January 15th – January 30th.
Returning favorites Emily Rourke (whom audiences will remember as Ivy in Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town) and Jackie Ostick (who was most recently seen as Widow Corney in the Roxy’s 33rd season opener, Lionel Bart’s Oliver!) will take the stage of the Roxy’s theotherspace alongside newcomer Mariah Sade Ralph (straight off a stint in Busch Gardens holiday production, Christmas Town) in readings of these monologues based on interviews Eve Ensler conducted with 200 women about their views on sex, relationships, and violence against women.