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Auditions for Blackbird’s 2013/14 season
May 19 2013
We’re fortunate to work with some of the best theater talent in Middle Tennessee! You can learn about auditions for our fourth season on our Auditions page.
Blackbird announces shows for 2013/14 season
April 19 2013
For its 2013-14 Season, Blackbird Theater will feature two of the twentieth century’s more esteemed writers with one regional and one world premiere: George Bernard Shaw’s masterwork Man and Superman and a stage adaptation of John Updike’s acclaimed novel Roger’s Version.
Blackbird’s Oleanna poster unveiled
April 19 2013
Here’s a first look at the poster for Blackbird Theater’s production of OLEANNA by David Mamet. Art by award-winning designer Joe Jacobellis.
Nashville Scene: Execution matches ambition in Blackbird’s triumphant AMADEUS
March 17 2013
Nashville Scene’s Martin Brady: “Nashville’s ever-maturing theater landscape is studded these days with capable artists hitting their ambitious stride with challenging scripts. None more so than Blackbird Theater, which last weekend opened an epic production of ‘Amadeus’.” Read the full review.
Tennessean: Blackbird Theater hits high notes with its production of ‘Amadeus’
March 12 2013
The Tennessean’s Amy Stumpfl says, “Marked by exceptional performances and a fabulous design, Blackbird’s staging delivers dramatic delight that is simultaneously intimate and immense.” Read the review.
ArtsNash.com review: Russell’s Bravura Work Anchors Elegant ‘Amadeus’
March 09 2013
Reviewer Evans Donnell of ArtsNash.com writes, “In Blackbird Theater’s presentation Brian Webb Russell…. gives us a profoundly moving portrait of the “patron saint of mediocrities” which anchors their elegant and highly entertaining production. Full review
AMADEUS featured on NPT Arts Break
March 07 2013
Nashville Public Television’s Linda Wei interviews director Wes Driver and actor Brian Webb Russell about Blackbird Theater’s AMADEUS!
First look at AMADEUS poster
January 25 2013
Tim Parker provides this amazing poster for our March production of AMADEUS. Check this out!
Mozart in Music City
January 22 2013
Blackbird joins Nashville Opera, the Nashville Symphony, Lipscomb University Department of Music, and FiftyForward Music for Seniors to present MOZART IN MUSIC CITY this March and April.
Blackbird Theater draws top honors at Midwinter’s First Night Awards
January 10 2013
First Night founder and executive producer Jeffrey Ellis presented Blackbird with the award for Outstanding Theatre Company of 2012. Blackbird also received the nod for Outstanding Play of 2012 for its production of RED.
Meet the cast of the Nashville premiere of Red
August 29 2012
Red opens in Shamblin Theatre at Lipscomb University on October 4. Meet cast members Ronnie Meek and Justin Boccitto.
Casts announced for Blackbird’s third season
June 12 2012
Casting is complete for Blackbird’s 2012/2013 season, including Red by John Logan and Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.
Auditions posted for Red and Amadeus
May 01 2012
Blackbird Theater will hold auditions for both Red and Amadeus on May 21 & 22. See our audition page for details.
Blackbird announces third season
April 05 2012
Blackbird Theater proudly presents two penetrating, award-winning shows for its 2012-2013 season: Red by John Logan and Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.
Nashville Scene reviews Pacific Overtures
February 09 2012
Martin Brady: Sondheim’s revelatory Pacific Overtures shines in an atypically small venue (read the review)
Pacific Overtures Opens to Rave Reviews!
February 05 2012
The reviews are in! From both professional and personal sources the word is glowing! Check out what people are saying about Pacific Overtures
Reviews for Pacific Overtures pouring in
February 03 2012
Reviews are in from BroadwayWorld.com and ArtNowNashville.com, and Jim Ridley from the Nashville Scene puts in his two cents!
Pacific Overtures Opens - Key Terms Defined
February 02 2012
As Pacific Overtures takes its first bow tonight, we present you with a few fun facts and definitions!
Nashville Arts magazine features Blackbird Theater founders
February 01 2012
Playwright Jim Reyland writes about Blackbird Theater and Pacific Overtures in Nashville’s premiere arts publication.
Jim Ridley: Pacific Overtures Opens Thursday at Blackbird Theater
February 01 2012
Nashville arts/culture maven and longtime Nashville Scene writer Jim Ridley tells the ‘ville why you shouldnt’ miss Pacific Overtures.
The Tennessean previews Pacific Overtures
January 30 2012
Journalist Fiona Soltes previews Pacific Overtures in Sunday’s Tennessean!
Pacific Overtures Rehearsal Update: Unusual Props
January 28 2012
A look into some of the more unusual props used in Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures on NPT Arts Break
January 28 2012
Nashville Public Television’s Linda Wei goes behind the scenes of Pacific Overtures on this week’s Arts Break.
Actor Travis Brazil talks Pacific Overtures
January 22 2012
Actor Travis Brazil (“Reciter”) explains why being British helps in “Pacific Overtures”
Rehearsal Progress: Snaps from the Props Table
January 15 2012
As rehearsal’s progress we’ll be blogging pictures from the ever-expanding props table. Here is the first installment!
Pacific Overtures posters
January 15 2012
Check out the evocative new posters for Blackbird’s production of Pacific Overtures.
Greg Greene Talks “Pacific Overtures”
January 11 2012
Managing Director Greg Greene talks about “Pacific Overtures” and why it’s not your typical musical.
Cast announced for Pacific Overtures
November 02 2011
Blackbird is pleased to announce the cast of Stephen Sondheim’s musical epic Pacific Overtures.
Public reading of Blackbird’s original musical Myth
November 02 2011
Blackbird Theater presents the first public reading of Myth, an original musical by Blackbird cofounders Wes Driver and Greg Greene and composer Michael Slayton, on Saturday, November 12, at Shamblin Theater. Myth tells the sweeping story of how and why the gods were cast from Mt. Olympus. It’s an epic tale of corrupt kings, surprising romances, unlikely heroes, and, of course, the incomparable gods in all of their majestic, decadent glory.
Blackbird Honored in Scene’s “Best of Nashville”
October 06 2011
We’re thrilled and honored by the acclaim given in this week’s Nashville Scene “Best of Nashville” issue to Blackbird Theater as well as some of our friends and collaborators.