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    Tonight is the opening of MTSU’s production of TN Williams’ play Summer and Smoke and I am very pleased with the production.  The cast have worked their tails off and the lights, set, costumes are gorgeous!  If you are in the Middle Tennessee area please stop by Tucker Theatre Feb. 18-21 at 7:30pm…

All right, so with the new year comes a new look for the website.  I know it is February already…but better late than never.  I felt that with the incoming year of 2009 that the Tao of John needed some sprucing up. A lot has been going on…Summer and Smoke is moving right along and…

I will not presume to know the scope and breadth of everyone’s relationship with Dale nor will I prescribe an emotion to their hearts; however, since this also serves as my vessel of grief…I will say that I lost a mentor, teacher, and friend. I am deeply saddened. Time is limitless but our lives are…

Well, it’s official.  I will be directing MTSU’s February production of Tennessee Williams’ play, Summer and Smoke.  I am very excited to be working on this project and I am looking forward to auditions on November 16th.  This play will have some very intriguing challenges but I am sure that I will grow as an…

So I have a gig!  I am Saul Kimmer in People’s Branch Theatre’s production of True West.   Show Info: TRUE WEST True West is one of Sam Shepard’s funniest plays, as well as one of his most brutal. Austin is a stable, successful Hollywood screenwriter, Lee his menacing vagabond brother, and True West is…

  “Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, And some have greatness thrust upon ’em.” – TWELFTH NIGHT; Act II, Scene 5 NAKED STAGES and the VALHALLA SHAKESPEARE PROJECT will bring their own modern twist to one of the Bard’s greatest comedies this May with an all-star cast of Nashville…

This year, I have the honor and pleasure of participating in MDA’s Murfreesboro 2008 to help “Jerry’s Kids®”. To reach my goal I need your help! I’d like to include you on my list of contributors who are helping me reach my goal. Your donation would help MDA continue the important fight against muscular dystrophy.…

I am really tired from this past weekend…but it’s a good tired. IDS went to the 32nd Humana Festival at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville and we had a blast! We took in a lot of shows and talked to a lot of great people. I really have to thank Kyle Shepherd for all her hard…

Dear Naked Stages Patron,   We’re pleased to announce that I AM MY OWN WIFE will premiere at Belmont’s Troutt Theatre on June 5-15 (with a June 4 preview performance). Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door (all discounts still apply) and may be purchased through TicketsNashville as always. We hope you will…

Unforeseeable circumstances have forced us to postpone our upcoming performances of I AM MY OWN WIFE until later this spring. We apologize to our Naked Stages patrons and to the community for any inconvenience this incurs. I AM MY OWN WIFE has stirred an enormous amount of interest in Nashville, and we look forward to…