Name: Annual Cast Party
Start: 2025-08-16T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-16T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Knoxville Catholic High School

The WordPlayers is proud to announce its first ever Annual Cast Party fundraiser event in August! The event will be Saturday, August 16 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the St. Gregory the Great Auditorium at Catholic High School in Knoxville.
We warmly welcome sponsors, donors, patrons, and all theatre enthusiasts to join us for a joyful evening celebrating our season and honoring our talented theatre artists. It's a wonderful opportunity to come together, support the future of The WordPlayers, and enjoy a night filled with community, laughter, and inspiration.
The evening will feature a presentation of shorts from our season, starring Rachel and Ethan Norman (A Doll’s House); Alysha Mitchell (Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells); Julie Heaton, accompanied by Ethan Norman (Sleepers, Wake!); Abigail Tardy, Amy Ruby, and Joseph Brown (Walk, Don’t Ride!); and Jimmy Sherrod, accompanied by Melony Dodson (Freaky Friday). The evening’s performances are directed by Leann Dickson and managed by Lucy Wright.
The evening will also feature virtue awards for members of production casts and crews throughout the season, honoring people of character, ambition, and drive who embody the values of The WordPlayers. The presentation of two Terry Weber Character of a Christian Thespian Awards will also be given.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online at wordplayers.org/annual-cast-party or at the door pending availability. If ticket cost is a barrier to attending, please contact [email protected]. If you would like to contribute towards a sponsored ticket, please contact [email protected].
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served and dressy attire is encouraged but not required. The event will be the St. Gregory the Great Auditorium at Catholic High School at 9245 Fox Lonas Road NW, Knoxville, TN 37923.
Our current season is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number 21.027 awarded to Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.
The WordPlayers is a faith-based theatre organization dedicated to providing high-quality productions for the Knoxville, TN community. For more information about The WordPlayers, our productions, or auditions, please visit wordplayers.org or call us at (865) 539-2490.