About Oak Ridge Playhouse
Just minutes northwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, Oak Ridge Playhouse is one of the most thriving community theatres in East Tennessee and one of the oldest in the Southeastern United States. In continuous operation since 1943, the Playhouse offers a diverse season of musicals, comedies, dramas, and childen's plays serving audiences from Anderson, Knox, Roane, Blount, Sevier, Morgan, Scott, and Cumberland counties.
A primarily volunteer organization, the Playhouse has a full-time paid staff of three but participation in the Playhouse, both onstage and off, is open to the community.
Located in Historic Jackson Square, the Playhouse owns it's facility, which includes a 344-seat auditorium, dressing rooms and rehearsal space, a costume rental shop, and office space.
Oak Ridge Playhouse is a member of the American Association of Community Theatres, the Arts Council of Oak Ridge, the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, the Tennessee Theatre Association, and Tennesseans for the Arts.
Staff
Reggie Law, Managing Artistic Director / Scenic Designer
David Zannucci, Technical Director
DeWayne Kirchner, Costume Shop Manager / Costume Designer
Board of Directors
Mary Ann Hardy, President
Cynthia Higginbotham, Vice President
Steve Belding, Secretary
Gene Spejewski, Treasurer
Missy Blackwell, Junior Playhouse Chair
Jerry Cunningham, Past President
Terry Copeland
Diana Davis
Kimberlie Heagerty
Bonnie Hebert
Les Hook
Kathy Tallent
Location
THEATRE:
227 Broadway in
Historic Jackson Square
865.482.9999
BUSINESS OFFICE:
27. E. Tennessee Ave
865.482.9999
865.482.0945 (FAX)
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 5705
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-5705
COSTUME SHOP:
27. E. Tennessee Ave
(on east side of building)
865.482.4877
