Episode 71, “Replay of interview with Zack Allen, director of Knoxville Children’s Theatre” from 2012

Here is an excerpt from one of the first episodes of The Sounds of Knoxville Theatre Podcast, from Episode 4 way back in 2012. It's an interview with Zack Allen, the director of the then-Children's Theatre of Knoxville. Sadly we lost Zack very recently and Knoxville's theatre world is still reeling. An extremely moving Celebration of Life was held for Zack at Clarence Brown Theatre on November 4th, and stories were shared of his immense influence on the children, parents and the theatre community of Knoxville and beyond. I hope you enjoy hearing some of his own thoughts on his life and the important place he held children's theatre. He will be greatly missed.

"Do you hear the people sing..."

"...do you see the backgrounds move?"

Ok, those aren't quite the lyrics to the classic song from "Les Miserables," but that was just one of the many impressions and thoughts I had after experiencing last night's production at the Historic Tennessee Theatre.

I plan on touching on a few of those impressions that stand out the most on next week's podcast - especially the ones that have to do specifically with music - on next week's podcast, but I'm curious to hear the thoughts of those who saw the show here in Knoxville.

What did you think of the new, enhanced, "virtual" staging? The vocals? Casting? Let's hear your thoughts...