There are 32 article(s) tagged Hattiloo Theatre:

• August 2020

  • Stages are dark, but performance theaters are plotting their returns

    Live theater companies in Memphis endured a long exercise in improv in the second half of the 2019-20 theater season. And 2020-21 is shaping up as more of the same.

    By Peggy Burch August 27, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• January 2020

  • The Early Word: New year, new youth program; a deuce of a lawsuit

    Good morning; it’s Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Today marks the beginning of Hoopfest Memphis, which includes 13 high school basketball games and used to be called the Penny Hardaway Classic.

    By Mary Cashiola January 02, 2020

  • Black art must be more than a niche on Memphis’ cultural landscape

    For the new decade, Hattiloo Theatre is renewing its vow to amplify the voice of the African American community within the arts community, and doubling down on that effort by investing more in developing artists.

    By Ekundayo Bandele January 02, 2020

• July 2019

  • Nelson: ‘Hamilton’ moved on, but Memphis’ theater scene still dazzles

    Memphis theaters have reasonable prices, easy access and, above all, superb talent. When you see a play at one of these venues, you are seeing the theatrical equivalent of the Memphis Grizzlies. Not a team playing in the NBA finals. But definitely major league.

    By Michael Nelson July 30, 2019

• March 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Ballet 5:8, Ken Burns, David Porter tribute, Weezer and Bluff City Brawl

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers March 21-26.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2019

• January 2019

  • Hattiloo series commemorates 400 years of African-American history

    The first documented Africans arrived in the American colonies in 1619. A Hattiloo event series is commemorating 400 years of African-American history. 

    By Elle Perry January 28, 2019