Knoxville

World Premiere

Book by Frank Galati; Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Based on James Agee’s autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Death in the Family, the story begins as Agee struggles to write his greatest work – about the event that touched his young life and the effect it had on his mother, his town and his own future. A powerful illumination of the forces that shape who we are, Knoxvilleis a universal coming-of-age story about family, faith and love – and about the boy who will grow up to write it. With a sweeping musical score and an extraordinary creative team and cast, this moving and innovative world premiere is a must-see event.

The new musical is by Frank Galati, Stephen Flaherty, and Lynn Ahrens, the Tony Award-winning creative team behind Broadway’s Ragtime. Galati, an Asolo Rep associate artist, also directs the production.