Venues & Rentals

Booking Schedule:
Rental inquiries for July 15-December 31 are accepted beginning April 15. Rental inquiries for January 1-July 14 are accepted beginning October 1.

Reservations:
Any organization may make one no-commitment reservation for any of our available venues. If another inquiry for an identical date is made, we will contact you to complete a contract and make a deposit or release your date. If we are unable to reach your contact within one week or if a contract is not completed by the contracting deadline, your reservation will be released.

Contracting Deadline:
Use of our venues requires that a rental contract be completed at least one month prior to the initial date of the event. Inquiries made after this deadline will be denied and contracts not fully signed and returned by this deadline may be voided.

Deposit and Billing:
A non-refundable deposit of ten percent (10%) of the Estimated Grand Total listed on the contract is due upon signing for all non-University Renters. This deposit will be applied toward the total balance of the final invoice. A final invoice shall be submitted to the Renter within 30 days of the end of the rental and is payable within 30 days. Late payment will be subject to the maximum interest penalty allowable by law.

Event Times:
To reduce audience confusion, start times for rental events must be staggered by at least 30 minutes from the start time of any other event in the Clarence Brown Theatre Complex.

Please note that the rates above are just for rental of the building. Use of our equipment (sound/lighting) and personnel will incur additional charges as noted. Please also note that some personnel (Rental Supervisors and House Managers) are required for all events. The following outlines our basic personnel charges and requirements:

Clarence Brown Theatre: 1-3 required
Lab Theatre: 1 required  

The Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) is a proscenium theatre located in the center of the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. Built in 1970, the CBT was designed as both a large-scale movie house and a theatre — a fitting homage to its principal contributor, the distinguished film director and UT alumnus, Clarence Brown.

QUICK INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS

Clarence Brown Theatre
206 McClung Tower
1115 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-0420

PHYSICAL & SHIPPING ADDRESS

Clarence Brown Theatre
1714 Andy Holt Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37916-3702 

SEATING

Both pits in use: 491
First pit in use: 518
Neither pit in use: 564
Accessible Seating: 14 additional seats

GENERAL STAGE DIMENSIONS

False proscenium width: 32′-0″ to 60′-0″
False proscenium height: 9′-0” to 22’-0″
True proscenium width: 60′-0″
True proscenium height: 23′-6″
Total usable width: 80′-0″
Total usable depth: 42′-0″
Stage height: 2′-3″
Grid height: 60′-0″
Pit 1 depth: 8′-6″
Pit 2 depth: 6′-6″
Trap/pit travel: -12′-0″ to 0′-0″
Stage edge to false PL: 5′-3″

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Stage Floor: Tongue and groove southern yellow pine (painted black) over wooden sleepers
Traps: The first 20’-0” of the stage floor and 16’-0” to either side of centerline is trapped in 4’-0”x4’-0” panels. All the traps are fully adjustable but are highly labor intensive. Trap adjustment requires a minimum four-hour call for a four-man crew.
Pits: Due to age and design limitations, the Pit Elevators may not be moved during a production and require a significant time commitment for height adjustments. Pit adjustment requires a minimum four-hour call for a two-man crew and can require up to two-days if mechanical difficulties are encountered.
Dance Floor: A Black Marley floor is available for rent. Labor for the installation and removal of the dance floor will be billed to the renter.
Backstage Crossover: Crossover space is available US of the cyc. The crossover is carpeted, and breeze curtains shield the cyc from any air movement caused by crossovers.

DOWNLOADS

• Clarence Brown Theatre Tech Rider (pdf)
  Full technical details including lighting, sound, and dressing room information.
• Clarence Brown Theatre Drawings (pdf)

The Lab Theatre provides an intimate theatre experience, located in the center of the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. Built in 1970 as part of the larger Clarence Brown Theatre building, The Lab Theatre is a 125-seat black box venue located in the heart of campus. Designed both as a theatre and to function as a classroom space for the department’s acting classes, The Lab Theatre is home to our undergraduate and MFA students, and serves as an integral space for a variety of their projects and productions. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS

Clarence Brown Lab Theatre
206 McClung Tower
1115 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-0420

PHYSICAL & SHIPPING ADDRESS

Clarence Brown Lab Theatre
1714 Andy Holt Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37916-3702

SEATING

Maximum: 150
Accessible Seating: 3

GENERAL STAGE DIMENSIONS

True Proscenium Width: 23′-7″
True Proscenium Height: 23′-6″
Stage Edge to PL: 18′-5″
PL to CYC: 7′-3″
Total Usable Width: 23′-7″
Total Usable Depth: 25′-8″
Stage Height: 1′-0″
Grid Height: 12′-0″

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Stage Floor: Tongue and groove southern yellow pine (painted black) over wooden sleepers
Traps: None
Pits: None
Dance Floor: A Black Marley floor is available for rent. Labor for the installation and removal of the dance floor will be billed to the renter.
Backstage Crossover: Crossover space is available US of the hard wall cyc. The crossover is carpeted.

A full tech rider is not currently available for this facility.

DOWNLOADS

• Lab Theatre Drawings (pdf)