Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of marketing and communications roles at entities within the advertising, legal, marketing, religious and financial services sectors. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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“We’d really like Memphis to be known as a classical arts incubator — one of the capitals of classical theater, not just for Shakespeare but for the great American writers, too.”
This week, “Inception” will bend your mind, a comedy fest goes to the dogs and tequila is everywhere.
Fox13, BLDG Memphis, Bluff City Advisory Group, Burch, Porter & Johnson and the River Inn of Harbor Town announce new hires and promotions.
Quark Theatre begins its season in its new home at TheatreWorks with a musical whodunit that includes a four-hands piano duet.
Harry Lennix said Hattiloo’s success has shown what a Black-led regional theater can mean for a city’s cultural life.
In this week’s To-Do List, John Legend is live at the Garden, a “Matrix” actor stars in a Hattiloo play and you can get a sneak peek at Stomping Grounds.
Also, moves were announced for the American Red Cross, South Point Grocery, First Horizon, Financial Federal and Lewis Thomason.
Also, new leaders are named at Diversified Trust, Guaranty Bank, Paragon Bank and Allen & Hoshall.
Also, the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, AutoZone, Southern College of Optometry and Obsidian Public Relations announce promotions.
The show also highlights the movement’s Black activists and Memphians Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell, who fought to keep questions of racial justice from being sidelined by white suffragists eager to appease Southern lawmakers.
The Orpheum is expanding its run of shows this season with a Tony Award winner, a global phenomenon and the musical version of a beloved film.
From enrollment and music promotion to historic preservation, the new hires reflect three organizations looking to grow their impact across Memphis.
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Commercial Bank and Trust and Allen & Hoshall also announce moves.
Also, the Museums of Science and History, Dixon Gallery & Gardens and Pickering Firm make announcements.
In this week’s To-Do List, a band of medical pros play on a rooftop, a 1975 coming-of-age classic is on the big screen and songwriters compete to have the “Last Song Standing.”
Disney’s “first prince” and a beloved American president are the focus of the two shows opening this weekend.
An engineering and architecture leader is honored by his alma mater in this week’s Movers & Shakers.
The ceremony — hosted by Bowen Yang, formerly of “Saturday Night Live” — followed a 10-day intensive that included coaching sessions, training and rehearsals led by Broadway professionals. Participants come from 58 programs across the U.S.
The mainstage season opens Oct. 24 with “Rigoletto” at the Cannon Center in collaboration with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
In this week’s To-Do List, the Empress of Soul is on the King of Rock’s stage, and “Jaws” is swimming in just in time for your beach trip.
Baptist Memorial, Methodist Le Bonheur and Burch, Porter & Johnson are featured in this week’s Movers & Shakers.
Opening this week: a darkly comic thriller about a barber whose quest for revenge turns into a spree of murder and cannibalistic meat pies. It also happens to be a beloved musical.
In this week’s To-Do List, veteran newsman Otis Sanford signs his new book, and Alabama plays mountain music — like grandma and grandpa used to play.
This week’s Movers & Shakers includes a director of sales and marketing, a geologist, an environmental scientist and a financial manager.
Memphis firms announce promotions.