This exciting and quirky new play tells the story of the Fail family and their seemingly difficult challenge to stay alive. In this upbeat, tuneful, magical fable with music, you can either worry about the ever-impending death or you can live, love, and sing some songs along the way.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Director – Casey Sams
Music Director – Terry D. Alford
Scenic Designer – Leilane Bertunes
Costume Designer – Matthew Carl
Lighting Designer – Miguel Santiago
Sound Designer – Chance Beck
Puppet Design and Construction –
…Michaela Lochen
Voice and Text Director –
…Carol Mayo Jenkins
Stage Manager – Belle Holmes
Artistic Director,
…Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan
Run Time:
100 minutes with no intermission
Advisories:
Failure: A Love Story includes themes of death.
MOBILE PLAYBILL ⇒
DOWNLOADABLE PDF ⇒
Review: CBT’s ‘Failure: A Love Story’ — Whimsical and Wise (Arts Knoxville)
Upcoming Event:
- Behind-the-Scenes Sunday – March 30, 2025 after matinee
Join us after the show for Behind-the-Scenes Sunday with Navaeh Daniel and Hogan Wayland, actors and puppeteers of ‘Failure: A Love Story’, and Rachel Milford, Founder and Executive Director of Cattywampus Puppet Council. Together, we’ll explore the art and impact of puppetry in theatre and how it brings heart, humor, and magic to the stage in this whimsical production.
