Join Kosta and his guest: Mark Creter, Professor of Theatre for the School of Music at Tennessee Technological University. Proudly serving as the artistic director of the campus theatre, the Backdoor Playhouse from 1992-2024, for the past 30-years Mark's dedicated his life to the development, expansion and betterment of the performing arts at Tennessee Tech, and across the Upper Cumberland.

In this episode: You’re no stranger to the partisan divide and increasingly conservative values of this community. What role does threatre and the performing arts play in leveling the playing field and turning down the temperature to help us see each other as equals? This fall you’re directing The Two Gentlemen of Verona, which will premiere this Friday, October 4th and run until October 12th. For anyone counting this is Mark’s 9th time directing for Shakespeare in the park. What can we expect from this performance? Whether it’s on a state, local or campus level, the past few years have brought to light several questions about the morality and legality of men dressing in women’s clothes and vice versa. As someone that’s worked in the theatre their entire life, and studied the history of performing arts (and costuming), how did we get here and more importantly what can we do to move forward?

Find out more about Mark's Next Production - Two Gentlemen of Verona:
📆 October 4-12, 2024
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Dogwood Park/Performance Pavilion
💵 Free Admission 
🛜 https://www.cookeville-tn.gov/461/Dogwood-Shakespeare-in-the-Park

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