William Kent

BWW Review: THE HUNDRED DRESSES Addresses Bullying, Friendship, Forgiveness

Adapted by William Kent Williams from Eleanor Estes' 1945 Newbery Honor-winning novel of the same title, The Hundred Dresses is the second play of Metro Theater Company's 46th season. Suitable for young theatre patrons, families, and for educators as well, this is the story of Wanda Petronski (Sophie Murk), a young Polish immigrant, who is the new kid in an American town.

A.C.T. to Present West Coast Debut of William Kentridge's Chamber Opera REFUSE THE HOUR

Following sold-out performances around the world, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present the West Coast premiere of Refuse the Hour, the critically acclaimed multimedia chamber opera conceived by and starring renowned South African artist William Kentridge.

Full Programme Announced for CORONET INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

Artistic Director of Print Room at the Coronet Anda Winters has curated a month-long festival representing the theatre's diverse, multi-artform programme and made up almost entirely of UK premieres. Coronet International Festival runs over 35 days and spans theatre, art, circus, dance, poetry and installations from around the globe. Featuring artists from 12 countries, the festival presents a fusion of international art works, crossing borders and genres and defying expectations.

Ensemble Pi Dedicates Its Next Concert To 18th-century Woman Composer Marianna Martines

For its 2017 fall season, the socially conscious new-music collective, Ensemble Pi, turns its focus on the life and compositional oeuvre of one of the most accomplished, prolific and intriguing composers of the late eighteenth-century Vienna, Marianna Martines (1744-1812).

Triumphant Flautist Returns To The Competition Arena

A former semi-finalist and category winner of the National Youth Music Competition, Myles Roberts, returns this week triumphantly to the 2017-competition as the guest artist at the finalists' gala concert. The event is today 14 October at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium in Parow, Cape Town.

Triumphant Flautist Returns To The Competition Arena

A former semi-finalist and category winner of the National Youth Music Competition, Myles Roberts, returns this week triumphantly to the 2017-competition as the guest artist at the finalists' gala concert. The event is on Saturday 14 October at the Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium in Parow, Cape Town.

Bess Wohl's SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Tour to Stop at A.C.T. This Fall

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) continues its 2017-18 season with Bess Wohl's fresh, perceptive comedy Small Mouth Sounds (October 11­-December 10, 2017).

Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for 9/21/17

Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!

John Douglas Thompson, Carl Lumbly to Launch A.C.T.'s 2017-18 Season in HAMLET

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) kicks off its 2017-18 season with Williams Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece, Hamlet (September 20-October 15, 2017).