I am so excited to be working at the Roxy Regional Theatre here in Clarksville, TN. Especially in “Civil War.” I have had a huge fascination with Civil War history since I was in middle school. I even wrote a play in fifth grade about a drummer boy in the war. It wasn’t very good [...]
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Clarksville is Rich in the History of the Civil War
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Freedom!! Freedom!!! Freedom is the cry of Frederick Douglass, a black man born of a white man and black slave. Civil War, the Musical is a dramatic depiction of life for civilians, slaves and soldiers during the Civil War. It was time of great loss for the quest of Freedom. Personally, I am honored to [...]
Hello folks! My name is Michael Quinechett and I’m thrilled to be here at the Roxy Regional Theatre during the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and doing a musical commemorating this historical event! What an opportunity for all of us to be entertained and educated at the same time. I’m originally from and still reside [...]
Saturday night was spent saying goodbye to the wonderful cast of Beautiful in the Extreme and by Sunday afternoon I’d acquainted myself with my new housemates for the run of Civil War. There is a definite switch going from Hamlet and ‘Beautiful’, two very in depth plays, to a musical. It’s a change that is [...]
Here we are again. It’s so good to back at the Roxy. It was nice to leave the cold winters of New York City and come to the beautiful spring weather of Clarksville. I forgot how much I love it here all the pollen messes with my allergies. It’ s also great to see faces [...]
As Ryan and I were taking a fellow actor to the airport and picking up two new actors from the airport, we reflected on the comings and goings of actors to and from the Roxy. On the same day we said goodbye to several actors that were in Hamlet and Bea(u)tiful In The Extreme, we [...]
Dr. Ted Jones has appeared in over thirty Roxy productions, including CATS (Old Deuteronomy), POE UNEARTHED, for which he played his Scottish harp, Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT (Amiens) and, most recently the harper in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. This spring, Dr. Jones returns to the Roxy stage for HAMLET and BEA(U)TIFUL IN [...]
So here it is, folks. The days are dwindling away until I am gone, back to New York to recalibrate and prepare for the next job. As far as this city goes, I have to reiterate that living in Clarksville has felt like a return home. My psychological center has had a chance to shift [...]
Kendall Anne Thompson, a graduate of The Boston Conservatory, made her Roxy debut as the Green Girl in SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL and has since appeared in DRACULA, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (Aouda), and A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Belle/Mary). Kendall is staying on as a member of the Roxy company this season. At the [...]
Mark Cabus is making his Roxy directorial debut this spring with BEA(U)TIFUL IN THE EXTREME. He is currently the Assistant to Artistic Director Tom Key at Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta and currently in charge of casting and educational outreach for their 2011-2012 season. Thirteen years ago, when I first moved back to Nashville, my longtime [...]
