Projects/Productions

There are three kinds of rehearsal and performance experiences at UT: Rehearsal Projects, University Productions, and Clarence Brown Theatre Productions. This permits a range of training and performance opportunities.

Rehearsal Projects

Rehearsal Projects are simply staged performances of excellent plays. Directed by professionals, the focus of projects is upon the actor’s process. Plays are carefully chosen to serve the growth needs of the actors, and production design elements are minimized.  Actors are able to work more purely upon character, relationship, and story; to take greater risks in their work and growth; to overcome fears and follow impulses; to apply changes from their studio training.  Offered to audiences of the general public in small spaces, the result is often work that is both intimate and powerful.

CBT LORT Professional, University Company, and Studio Series Productions

Each year between August and May, the Department of Theatre mounts eight major, fully-produced shows. Four are Clarence Brown Theatre LORT professional productions, performed by Company members, Equity Guest Artists, and graduate actors, and are directed and designed by professional artists. Two are University Company Productions, which are directed by professionals, designed by graduate students and performed by graduates and under-graduates, along with some Clarence Brown Company members. The remaining two productions are part of the Studio Series productions, featuring actors and designers from the University of Tennessee's professional training programs.