Performance Club

WKNO's Performance Club is a great way to experience local theater, dance and music! Led by Memphis arts journalist Christopher Blank, WKNO's Performance Club attends a variety of shows on Memphis stages, from musical theater to contemporary dance. 

As always, we meet an hour before each performance to talk with the artists. After the show, we mingle for an informal discussion about the production itself. It's free to join us. Just buy your ticket. Sign up for our mailing list at wknoclub@gmail.com.

Saturday, Oct. 22: "Project: Motion" at the Evergreen Theatre – This "modern dance collective" has been creating new and experimental works in Memphis for 25 years. Their upcoming performance celebrates the company's 25th Anniversary with a collection of dances from the vault. Tickets are just $10. Call 214-LEAP and ask for the Performance Club discount.

Friday, Jan. 6: "The Club" at TheatreWorks – In this feminist satire that won an Obie Award in 1976, a cast of women portray members of an elite gentlemen's club circa 1903. They sing a ribald selection of highly chauvinist tunes written between 1894 and 1905. Tickets are $20. Call 726-4656.

Friday, Feb. 17: Ballet Memphis' "AbunDANCE: Reflections" – The professional dance company looks back on some of its most popular dances, including the Shaker-inspired "Angels in the Architecture" danced to Copland's "Appalachian Spring." The performance is at Playhouse. Ticket prices TBA. Call 737-7322.

Friday, March 16: Playhouse on the Square's "God of Carnage" – The winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play begins with a playground scuffle that turns into battle between the children's parents. Tickets are $20. Call 726-4656.

Saturday, April 14: "The Tempest" – Tennessee Shakespeare Company transforms the outdoor amphitheater at Shelby Farms into an island ruled by the magic Prospero and his evil slave Caliban. A Performance Club group rate will be available. Call 759-0703.

Saturday, May 26: "Dreamgirls" at Hattiloo Theatre – After past success with musicals such as "The Wiz" and "Ain't Misbehavin'," we'll see how the city's black repertory company handles this powerful musical on a very intimate stage. Ticket prices TBA. Call 525-0009.

Friday, June 8: "No, No, Nanette" at Theatre Memphis – Hardly any musicals from the 1920s are still performed today, not the least because the plots and music seem incredibly stale to contemporary ears. But this one, with sweetly uplifting songs such as "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" manages to live on. How will Theatre Memphis stage this vintage work? A group rate for tickets will be available. Call 682-8323.

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