Theatre Knoxville Downtown closes it’s 2012-2013 with “‘Till Beth do us Part” by Jones, Hope and Wooten. The romantic comedy opens May 31 at 8 p.m. with and opening reception beginning at 7 p.m. and runs through June 16. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday Matinees at 3 p.m.
Theatre Knoxville Downtown has had great success with presenting shows from the Jones, Hope and Wooten franchise with past performances of “Christmas Belles’, “Dashing Through the Snow” and “Hallelujah Girls”.
In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career, divorce and love, local veteran Theatre Knoxville actors return to the stage. Mark Palmer is the suspicious husband with a career driven wife played by real life spouse, Windie Wilson. Tony Mendez and Freddi Birdwell play the divorced best friends. Cheri Compton plays the title role of Beth whose motives may be suspect. The cast is rounded out by Garry Mullins in a surprise role. Directed by Theatre Knoxville Board member, Courtney Woolard, this comedy is as fast paced as any French farce.
Tickets may be purchased at www.theatreknoxville.com or http://knoxalliance.com/knoxtix.html Reservations are recommended. Tickets are $10 Thursday and Sunday and $15 Friday and Saturday.
Originally known as “Knoxville Community Theatre,” Theatre Knoxville was chartered in March 1976 as part of a downtown development program. It was felt that a community theatre actively housed in a center city location would act as a catalytic agent for the then-Mayor’s urban renewal plan. The theatre performed in a variety of venues for decades before finding a permanent home, offering a wide range of adult and children’s plays and workshops. TKD entered its current space at 319 N. Gay Street in 2005.
TKD was founded and has continued to operate as a community volunteer theatre, open to all residents to participate in every aspect of theatrical production: administration, technical and performance. Over the years it has been a training ground for volunteer technicians, designers and actors who have gone on to professional careers as a result of their volunteer experience.