Upcoming Events At The Legs

Barking Legs Presents
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
May 6
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
Drag on Dodds
May 7
Drag on Dodds

Drag on Dodds

Come on out to Chattanooga's new open stage drag show! Queen, kings, and everyone in-between will compete for a chance to place in the top 3, voted on by YOU! Bring your ones and get ready to party with us April 30th and May 7th at Barking Legs!

Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8.

This show is 18+ only.

Mother's Day Weekend Comedy Explosion!
May 8
Mother's Day Weekend Comedy Explosion!

McCloud Entertainment is bringing  Comedy back to Chattanooga . We are bringing the FUNNIEST Comedians to the City!! 2 SHOWS ONE NIGHT ONLY!!

This show will be Headlined by Comedian Barbara Carlyle.  You may have seen her on the Tiffany Haddish Tour and her Netfix show "They Ready".  Also featuring your hometown ComedianMs. LOL, and it's all Hosted by Nashville Comedian Renard Hirsh.

If you haven't heard of these Comedians don't worry, you will remember them when you leave!!!

ALL TICKET SALES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE!!

Push & Pull: A Mother’s Day Performance
May 9
Push & Pull: A Mother’s Day Performance

Becoming Lupin is a truly stand out performance. Lupin Kaplan and Ann Law have collaborated to bring audiences a look into their lives through this moving exploration of a trans man and his mother finding how to love and understand each other better. In a world where we rarely get to see honest and loving glimpses into the lives of trans people and their families, Becoming Lupin is beautiful and bold. This performance demonstrates that love is a choice and a journey.

Wednesday Jazz: Adam Stone
May 13
Wednesday Jazz: Adam Stone

Guitarist Adam Stone is one of Chattanooga’s most eclectic musicians, and his passionate embrace of everything he touches and his boundless energy have made him one of our favorites. Not to mention his fantastic guitar playing. Every show he’s played at Barking Legs has been unique, and this quartet will continue the trend. Join us for the adventure.

Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information. 

Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door. 

Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.

Seed: First Stone
May 15
Seed: First Stone

Join Seed Theatre for the world premiere of First Stone, Brianna Jean’s 15th stage show premiere—a new play about protest, belief, identity, and the fragile, necessary work of finding common ground. Set against the backdrop of a family-friendly drag show under siege by churches, activists, and outside agitators, First Stone explores what happens when queer people and religious people are forced to stop shouting across the street and start seeing one another as fully human. With humor, heartbreak, and surprising tenderness, the play asks whether love can still speak louder than fear, and whether faith and queerness can meet not in easy agreement, but in honesty, compassion, and shared humanity.

First Stone is built around a tense public conflict over a family-friendly drag event, but what makes it compelling is that it refuses to flatten either side into a cartoon. At its heart are Zeeky, a trans woman organizing the event, and Virgil, a pastor who opposes it but is still deeply committed to love, dignity, and protecting people from cruelty. The story repeatedly returns to the idea that even in the middle of protest, fear, and cultural division, there are still human beings trying to understand each other.

This work is inspired by protests that occurred at The Seed Theatre in November 2022, though the turnout was vastly different. 

Seed: First Stone
May 16
Seed: First Stone

Join Seed Theatre for the world premiere of First Stone, Brianna Jean’s 15th stage show premiere—a new play about protest, belief, identity, and the fragile, necessary work of finding common ground. Set against the backdrop of a family-friendly drag show under siege by churches, activists, and outside agitators, First Stone explores what happens when queer people and religious people are forced to stop shouting across the street and start seeing one another as fully human. With humor, heartbreak, and surprising tenderness, the play asks whether love can still speak louder than fear, and whether faith and queerness can meet not in easy agreement, but in honesty, compassion, and shared humanity.

First Stone is built around a tense public conflict over a family-friendly drag event, but what makes it compelling is that it refuses to flatten either side into a cartoon. At its heart are Zeeky, a trans woman organizing the event, and Virgil, a pastor who opposes it but is still deeply committed to love, dignity, and protecting people from cruelty. The story repeatedly returns to the idea that even in the middle of protest, fear, and cultural division, there are still human beings trying to understand each other.

This work is inspired by protests that occurred at The Seed Theatre in November 2022, though the turnout was vastly different. 

Seed: First Stone
May 16
Seed: First Stone
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell
May 20
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell
From Within (Friday)
May 29
From Within (Friday)
From Within (Saturday)
May 30
From Within (Saturday)
Wednesday Jazz: Nathan Warner Quartet
Jun 3
Wednesday Jazz: Nathan Warner Quartet
Event Schedule
Event Schedule

Barking Legs Theater, founded in 1993, strives to enhance the community by cultivating and mentoring diverse artists, presenters and audiences in an eclectic, inclusive and creative environment.

Kicking Up Performing Arts Since 1993

Barking Legs is an intimate performing arts venue that strives to maintain a standard as one of Chattanooga’s favorite places for performers and patrons alike. Over the last 30 years, we have hosted a vast variety of avant-garde, experimental, boundary-pushing performances and built a home for the eccentric, independent art-loving community that inspires us to keep the creativity kicking.

Barking Legs is dedicated to elevating the unique work of diverse voices and artistry to strengthen community connections through a wide array of programming. From events that explore social justice issues happening in our own backyard to presenting contemporary and marginalized art forms, we provide a space for deep reflection, candid conversation, and entertainment.