Wednesday Jazz: Kash Wright Trio
The Kash Wright Trio brings a perfect vibe to one of jazz’s great traditions: the classic piano trio. There’s a special chemistry when well matched acoustic piano is joined by sensitive upright bass and drums, and Kash’s fit with bassist David Schwab and drummer Jim Crumble is spot on.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
Ticket prices- $10 advance, $12 at the door.
DOORS OPEN at 7:00pm
Rocky Horror Picture Show Accessible Showing
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Seed: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Seed: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Seed: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Monday Nite Big Band
Dubbed one of Chattanooga's best kept secrets, the Monday Nite Big Band has been playing big band jazz music in Chattanooga for over 40 years. Founded by pianist and band leader Paul Lohorn, the group features professional musicians from the Chattanooga area.
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
An evening with the Alan Wyatt Quartet is two hours spent experiencing some of the finest jazz you’ll hear anywhere. Alan’s exquisite saxophone playing is beautifully complemented by Shawn Perkinson on guitar, David Schwab on bass and Stephen Humphries on drums. The Quartet has made First Wednesdays a Barking Legs institution. NYC level musicianship right on Dodds Avenue.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
Wednesday Jazz: Bob Stagner & Friends
Percussionist extraordinaire Bob Stagner brings a crack quartet to animate your Wednesday evening of jazz. Joining Bob are Tony Tortora, Gordon Inman and Kash Wright ( l to r). Expect some very special guests. Bob has been a huge part of Barking Legs for year, as half of the Shaking Ray Levis, as guiding force of the SRL Society, as percussionist appearing with Col. Bruce Hampton, as co-producer of some of our most memorable shows, as the generous source of drum kits for some of our top touring groups. And more. Should be an unforgettable evening.
Frankie Gavin: Traditional Irish Fiddle Music
We’re continuing a great run of traditional Irish music when fiddle icon appears with guest accompaniment on the main stage.
Frankie Gavin is one of the most renowned living Irish musicians. Though primarily known as a virtuoso fiddler and founder member of De Danann, he has composed several tunes. One in particular, ‘Alice’s Reel’, has entered the standard repertoire.
Frankie Gavin was born in 1956 in Corrandulla, Co. Galway. He comes from a musical family: his father, mother and family all played Irish Music. He started playing the tin whistle at age four, making his first T.V. appearance three years later. At the age of ten years old Frankie began to play fiddle and at the age of seventeen he placed first in the All Ireland Fiddle Competition and in the All Ireland Flute Competition, both on the same day.
Mainly learning by ear, he was strongly influenced by the 78 recordings of Michael Coleman and James Morrison. Sessions in the Cellar Bar, Galway and later in Hughes’ pub in Spiddal led to the formation of De Dannan in 1973.
He has recorded 16 albums with De Dannan as well as a number of solo albums, and three collaborations: one a tribute to Joe Cooley entitled ‘Omos do Joe Cooley’ with Paul Brock; a fine collaboration with fellow De Dannan member Alec Finn; and one with Stephane Grapelli exploring the languages of jazz and traditional music. He has also guested with The Rolling Stones on their Voodoo Lounge album, with Keith Richards on ‘Wingless Angels’ and with Earl Scruggs the great banjo man.
Thanks go to Tom Morley and his Chattanooga contingent of Irish music players and supporters for helping to make this show happen.
Seed Theatre Benefit Show
River Abrasax’s
Seed Theatre Benefit Show
Get ready for an unforgettable night where entertainment meets impact! River Abrasax Presents the Seed Theatre Benefit Show, bringing together an incredible lineup of performers for an evening filled with glamour, laughter, and show-stopping performances—all while giving back to a great cause.
Join us November 15th at 7 PM at The Barking Legs Theatre in Chattanooga. Featuring drag performances by Charlotte Mink, Aspen Abrasax, Monica Chromatica, Braxton Sexton, Bentley Abrasax, Jasmine Iman, and your host River Abrasax! A $10 door cover. Also you have a chance to enter a $100 Visa gift card raffle. There’s no better way to spend your Sunday night. Come support, celebrate, and help make an impact because giving back never looked so good!
Knackered Ramblers: Mike Compton & Laura Boosinger
Mike Compton was one of the first acoustic music performers we booked back in the fall of 1997. We’ve been privileged to have him play for us in a variety of contexts over the years, and we are delighted to present his duo with Southern folk icon Laura Boosinger.
The Knackered Ramblers musical interpretations echo the traditional country styles of the South from Bluegrass to Old-Time to Shaped Note hymns. Their approach is honest and engaging. Both Boosinger and Compton have been featured at major events across the nation and have traveled extensively abroad bringing their brand of roots music to audiences around the world. Laura Boosinger has collaborated with musicians across the spectrum from Grammy Award winner David Holt, guitarist and bass player for the Stanley Brothers George Shuffler, to multi-instrumentalist and storyteller Josh Goforth. Laura is a figurehead in maintaining the tradition of shaped note singing from the Christian Harmony. She is the voice and creator of Down the Road on the Blue Ridge Music Trails podcast and is a member of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. Mike Compton, befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, is a Grammy and IBMA Award-winning mandolinist, composer, singer, arranger, and teacher. He is a lifelong practitioner and interpreter of Monroe’s genre-bending style. Compton is a musician’s musician. He collaborated with legendary producer T-Bone Burnett on the Album of the Year soundtrack for “O Brother Where Art Thou?” and was a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band and the John Hartford Stringband. The Knackered Ramblers first collaboration, “We B Ramblin” is a mix of traditional fiddle tunes, heart songs and deeply southern spirituals as well as originals penned by both Boosinger and Compton.
Flamy Grant
God’s Favorite Drag Queen. Flamy Grant serves looks, slays shame, and folks things up as a trailblazing Americana singer/songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. No matter the category, she sets stages ablaze with blistering vocals, bold looks, brilliant songwriting, and brave storytelling.
Flamy made drag history in 2023 when her debut album Bible Belt Baby reached #1 on the iTunes Christian music charts, earning her headlines in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, People, and more. Too big for just one genre, Flamy snatched a 2026 International Folk Music Award nomination for Best Album for her sophomore record CHURCH — which also hit #8 on the iTunes Country charts.
Here are just a few more of the accolades tucked away in Flamy’s makeup kit:
2025 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival winner for Audience Favorite for her solo comedy cabaret show “Apocalypse WOW!”
2025 International Folk Music Award nominee for Best Artist
2024 Queerty Awards nominee for Drag Royalty
2023 Kerrville Folk Festival winner for the New Folk Songwriting Competition
2023 QueerX Award nominee for Best Drag Artist
Named one of the Top Ten Queer Country albums of the year in both 2024 and 2025 by Rainbow Rodeo Magazine
Beautifully blending her Appalachian roots with drag artistry and musical excellence, Flamy has stormed stages from Los Angeles to London, from New York to the Netherlands, racking up over 1.5 million streams on digital music platforms. This powerhouse vocalist, intrepid songwriter, and shame-slaying drag queen serves up a therapeutic, theatrical experience that is fearless, flamboyant, and full of heart.
The Monthly Jazz Jam for Pros
We are expanding to two events to better serve students of jazz, players of differing levels of experience and the community of jazz listeners.
Professional/advanced players will have the opportunity to share their music with a house trio on the last Monday of the month from 7:30-9:30 pm. Audiences will be encouraged for these evenings, and admission charges will be in keeping with Wednesday Jazz! The house trio will rotate, but will be top-notch players from the community. This month’s Jam will be hosted by guitarist Stephen Powers..
Instrumentalists and vocalists are all welcome, and there’s no charge for participants.
THE STUDENT WORKSHOP WON’T BE HELD THIS MONTH DUE TO THE CHATTANOOGA JAZZ FEST AT THE CHOO-CHOO!
Audience Tickets for the PRO JAM- $10 in advance and $12 at the door
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seed Theatre’s Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. And once again, Rocky Horror is taking over Barking Legs Theater.
Seed Theatre’s annual production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is anything but your average shadowcast. This is a full-scale, Broadway-style theatrical production performed live alongside the cult-classic film—combining the beloved tradition of Rocky Horror shadowcasting with the costumes, choreography, lighting, staging, and production value of a fully realized stage musical.
As the film plays on the big screen, a complete cast brings every moment to life directly in front of it: singing, dancing, strutting, seducing, and recreating the glorious chaos of Frank-N-Furter’s castle in real time. The result is part movie screening, part live theatre, part audience ritual—and 100% Rocky Horror.
Seed Theatre approaches Rocky Horror with the same professionalism and artistic ambition as any mainstage production. Our cast and production team spend months building a show that honors the film audiences have loved for generations while creating something unmistakably Seed: bold, queer, theatrical, unapologetic, and spectacularly over-the-top.
And because this is Rocky Horror, the audience is part of the experience. Whether you’ve been shouting callbacks for decades or this is your very first trip to the Frankenstein Place, you’re invited to dress up, participate, laugh loudly, and surrender yourself to absolute pleasure.
Accessibility & Neurodivergent-Friendly Performance WITH ASL — Thursday, October 29
Our Thursday, October 29 performance is our Accessibility & Neurodivergent Night, designed to make the Rocky Horror experience more welcoming for audience members who may find the traditional sensory intensity of the show overwhelming. This performance will feature thoughtful adjustments to lighting, sound, audience interaction, and other sensory elements while keeping the wonderfully weird, outrageous spirit of Rocky Horror intact. Audience members are always welcome to stim, move, take breaks, or step out and return as needed. This production night does not include prop bags as an adjustment to ensure the safety of our audience members who may be overwhelmed by items flying overhead. This production night will also include ASL interpretation.
Your Props Are Included!
No need to build a prop bag before you arrive! Audience participation props are included with your ticket price and will be provided at the theatre. We’ll make sure you have what you need to join in the time-honored Rocky Horror traditions while helping us keep Barking Legs—and our performers—safe.
This isn’t just a screening. It isn’t just a shadowcast. It’s Seed Theatre’s Rocky Horror—and we go all the way.
Come up to the lab. See what’s on the slab. And experience Chattanooga’s annual descent into sweet transvestite mayhem at Barking Legs Theater.
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell & Friends
Our hero, Dexter Bell, has stepped up to fill the void this Wednesday. Oz Noy had to cancel due to the death of his father, We offer condolences to Oz and his family. Dexter will be clutch, no doubt. Come, enjoy!
Dexter Bell has been one of the anchors of our Wednesday Jazz in the Lounge from the beginning. Third Wednesday is his turf, and he creates a unique and diverse evening every time. Marquis Dotson is almost always on hand on keyboard, Darrell Kelly on drums, along with the dynamic vocals of Karen Collins. Lately there’s even been an element of fashion show runway with our neighbors from Second to None Boutique. And there will always be surprises. It’s an “only at Barking Legs” evening for sure!
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
CANCELED: The Oz Noy Trio
UPDATE #2: WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE EVENT, SO FOR NOW WE WILL CONSIDER IT CANCELED, WITH HOPE TO SEE OZ, DAVE AND BRIAN DOWN THE ROAD.
Beneath These Stones: Voices from Pleasant Garden Cemetery
Beneath These Stones: Voices from Pleasant Garden Cemetery
Since 1891, Pleasant Garden Cemetery has been the final resting place of generations of Chattanooga’s African American community—people whose lives helped shape our city. Beneath These Stones: Voices from Pleasant Garden Cemetery brings their stories to life through original poetic monologues and portraits, inviting audiences to remember, rediscover, and hear the voices of those who came before us.
Threads: Footnotes
Please join us for the premiere of Threads' 8th video "Footnotes". Featuring skateboarding from southern locals such as Herbert Brown, Alex Reed, Warner King, Nick Guertin, Nick Turner, Andrew Edge, and Edgar Hernandez, as well as many others who've joined along to document their skating with us.
This is a FREE EVENT. Tickets can be reserved below or seats will be available day of while available.
Wednesday Jazz: Mark Jones Quartet
Mark Jones is a powerhouse guitarist, and he brings a broad range of influences to his approach to jazz. His first appearance as a Wednesday Jazz leader blew us away. “It’s gonna be me, Jim Crumble, Tony Tortora, and Joe Evans. Playing standards, but getting explorative on ‘em how we did last time.” Explorative INDEED. Meat on the bones!
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more.! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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 7:00 pm. Music begins at 7:30 pm.
Barking Strings: An “Alt-Country Grab Bag”
Starting in August, we began hosting a monthly acoustic collaboration every 2nd Monday in the lounge. A rotating bank of local musicians, strings, reeds, keys and percussion will highlight a favorite folk and Americana artist each month. Audience members are encouraged to sing-a-long, play-a-long, or drink-a-long with the music. Send in any suggestions for albums or artists you'd like to see represented in the coming months.
For October, Jamie and Walt will feature the music of an “Alt Country Grab Bag”: Ryan Adams, Isbell and Simpson, Jayhawks and Jackson Browne.
No cover, tip jar encouraged.
NUFF: Nooga Underground Film Fest
Chattanooga Counterculture Meets Killer Cult Cinema!
Celebrate the weird at the NOOGA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (NUFF). This one-of-a-kind film fest features flicks you won’t see anywhere else. From the mainstream festival outcast to the arthouse exploitation enigmas.
it’s a cinephile-centric bash you don’t want to miss. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW and embrace the bohemian misfit your mom always feared you’d become.
Too late, mom! Also, sorry mom.
Art may be subjective, but so is having a blast watching crazy ass movies with like-minded people… so let’s do that.
October 10th & 11th 2026
NUFF: Nooga Underground Film Fest
Chattanooga Counterculture Meets Killer Cult Cinema!
Celebrate the weird at the NOOGA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (NUFF). This one-of-a-kind film fest features flicks you won’t see anywhere else. From the mainstream festival outcast to the arthouse exploitation enigmas.
it’s a cinephile-centric bash you don’t want to miss. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW and embrace the bohemian misfit your mom always feared you’d become.
Too late, mom! Also, sorry mom.
Art may be subjective, but so is having a blast watching crazy ass movies with like-minded people… so let’s do that.
October 10th & 11th 2026
The Silent Light presents Live Metal Scoring to Silent Films
About The Silent Light
Founded in 2015 by Michael Formanski, The Silent Light is a musical endeavor that breathes new life into classic silent films through the power of heavy metal. Formanski, composer and film director, crafts each score drawing from the dark and intense realms of black metal, doom metal, and original fantasy soundtracks with influences such as The Body, Sunn O))), Emperor, Summoning, and Nobuo Uematsu.
The Silent Light’s performances transform silent films like Metropolis, Faust, and Nosferatu into contemporary masterpieces with their haunting and powerful metal scores. They continue to push the boundaries of what silent film scoring can be, inviting audiences to experience the classics in a way they never have before.
Barking Legs Theater will have two showings of Silent Light's performances. At 7:30 pm will be the first showing of Faust. At 9:30 pm there will be a showing of A Page of Madness. Each show is sold separately, or you can purchase a Double Feature ticket for a discounted price.
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
An evening with the Alan Wyatt Quartet is two hours spent experiencing some of the finest jazz you’ll hear anywhere. Alan’s exquisite saxophone playing is beautifully complemented by Shawn Perkinson on guitar, David Schwab on bass and Stephen Humphries on drums. The Quartet has made First Wednesdays a Barking Legs institution. NYC level musicianship right on Dodds Avenue.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
Monday Nite Big Band: Jazz Fest Preview Night
We’re eagerly awaiting the Second Annual Chattanooga Jazz Fest, Sunday, October 25 at the Choo-Choo. This year, the Chattanooga Monday Nite Big Band will be prominently featured, and we’ll be getting a glimpse of their set tonight. Bound to be special. In full, live power. Featuring our lovely and talented vocalist Ms. Paige Denton. Come on out and support Chattanooga’s favorite location for jazz and Chattanooga’s original big band.
New Threads: Spit in Your Face New Works Staged Reading
Spit in Your Face
When Tom Leary, Artistic Director of the San Francisco People’s Theatre, commits to making his company more inclusive, he hires the brilliant, and controversial, Mexican director Fernando Calderón to devise a “groundbreaking” new production guaranteed to shake audiences out of their seats.
Enter Liliana Tzintzún, a young Mexican American costume intern suddenly thrust into the role of assistant to the director, and into the center of a creative process brimming with ambition, ego, good intentions, and explosive questions.
Witty, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, Spit in Your Face asks: Who gets to tell whose story and at what cost?
Wednesday Jazz Special: Josh Couts Quintet
We are really excited to bring this Huntsville-based guitarist for his first appearance at Barking Legs. Give him a listen here!
Josh Couts is a versatile jazz guitarist with a strong foundation in bebop and hard bop as well South American classical guitar. That foundation combined with his unique composition style and ever broadening approach to improvisation makes Josh’s music seem familiar yet new.
Josh’s latest album The General Dance was released in 2025. It features original compositions in varying styles that highlight Josh’s broad musical influences from classic and modern jazz to Brazilian music. The album features a quintet comprised of Gary Wheat, Choko Aiken, Nick Walker, and CJ Brown. Josh's other releases as a leader include All Things Green (2022) and Time Marching On (2018). The 2022 release All Things Green features bassist Curtis Lundy, pianist Louis Heriveaux, and drummer Terreon Gully.
In addition to a formal education in music, including a Masters degree from Longy School of Music of Bard College, Josh has gained a wealth of knowledge and understanding of performing by being on the bandstand with jazz greats such as Bobby Watson, Curtis Lundy, and Vincent Chancey.
In addition to composing, performing, and recording, he currently teaches guitar and jazz combos at University of Alabama in Huntsville and Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham.
The Monthly Jazz Jam for Pros (and Sunday’s Jazz Jam for Students)
We are expanding to two events to better serve students of jazz, players of differing levels of experience and the community of jazz listeners.
Professional/advanced players will have the opportunity to share their music with a house trio on the last Monday of the month from 7:30-9:30 pm. Audiences will be encouraged for these evenings, and admission charges will be in keeping with Wednesday Jazz! The house trio will rotate, but will be top-notch players from the community. This month’s Jam will be hosted by guitarist Adam Stone.
Instrumentalists and vocalists are all welcome, and there’s no charge for participants.
Beginners/Intermediate players will gather on the last Sunday of the month from 2-4 pm. Gordan Inman will guide the session. Beyond the participants, these sessions won't be for a listening audience.
Audience Tickets for the PRO JAM- $10 in advance and $12 at the door
Queens for a Cause
Queens for a Cause (18+)
Drag Benefit Extravaganza- all proceeds go to surgery for Evelyn. Tickets are $10 at the door. Tickets on sale soon!
Wednesday Jazz: Eric Vaughn Trio
We're delighted to bring back pianist Eric Vaughn. Eric is high energy, whether playing the piano or singing, and the evening should be serious fun. His band features bassist Spencer Blake and drummer Matt Turnure. Eric has bounced back remarkably quickly from his hip replacement, and he can’t wait to play for us. We hope o have this show on the main stage, so please get your tickets in advance.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
Oops! All Kings
King of Drag S2 Watch Part + All King Drag Show
Oops! All Kings is coming to Barking Legs on September 20th! Bring your ones and get ready to party with us as we stream the premiere of King of Drag Season 2, followed by an all Drag King show starring some of your favorite local performers.
Admission: $15
Doors: 8:00pm
Watch Party: 9:00pm
Drag Show: 10:00pm
Sunday, September 20th
Barking Legs Theater
1307 Dodds Ave
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell
Dexter Bell has been one of the anchors of our Wednesday Jazz in the Lounge from the beginning. Third Wednesday is his turf, and he creates a unique and diverse evening every time. Marquis Dotson is almost always on hand on keyboard, Darrell Kelly on drums, along with the dynamic vocals of Karen Collins. Lately there’s even been an element of fashion show runway with our neighbors from Second to None Boutique. And there will always be surprises. It’s an “only at Barking Legs” evening for sure!
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
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.
Barking Strings: Jammin’ On the Music of James Taylor
We are hosting our monthly acoustic collaboration every 2nd Monday in the lounge. A rotating bank of local musicians, strings, reeds, keys and percussion will highlight a favorite folk and Americana artist each month. Audience members are encouraged to sing-a-long, play-a-long, or drink-a-long with the music. Send in any suggestions for albums or artists you'd like to see represented in the coming months. This month will feature the music of James Taylor.
Dukes Up Presents: Hearts in Harmony
This year's theme, Hearts in Harmony , promises to be an unforgettable evening of live music, spoken word, powerful storytelling, and community.
We're especially honored to feature Dominique "Songbird" Dawkins and Jasmine Le'Shea, two incredible heart transplant recipients whose lives are living testimonies of hope, resilience, and the precious gift of life. Through their inspiring stories and remarkable musical gifts, they'll remind us all of the power of faith, perseverance, and second chances.
We're also incredibly honored to welcome Jermaine Purifory, an American Idol alum and nationally recognized vocalist who has traveled across the country sharing his extraordinary gift of song. His powerful voice and heartfelt performances have inspired audiences everywhere, and we're thrilled to have him join us for this special evening.
Early Bird Tickets are on sale NOW! Take advantage of the discounted pricing while it lasts!
VIP Tables are also available—but don't wait! Every VIP table sold out last year, and we expect them to sell out even faster this year. Once they're gone, they're gone!
Last year's Dukes Up Benefit Concert nearly filled the house, and we fully anticipate a SOLD-OUT event this year. If you've been thinking about attending, now is the time to secure your seats.
Sunday, September 13
5 PM - 8 PM
Barking Legs Theater
Website- www.dukesuplove.com
Come experience an evening of music, inspiration, hope, and heart while supporting the mission of Dukes Up. Gather your family, invite your friends, and join us for a night you'll never forget.
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.
Seed Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Seed Theatre’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Mixy Mixon
Desire. Shame. Family. Truth. And all the things we refuse to say out loud.
Seed Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Mixy Mixon, a queer theatre artist whose own artistic journey is uniquely connected to Tennessee Williams and his legacy. Mixon was one of the first recipients of the Tennessee Williams Fellowship, funding that helped make their education possible and supported their pursuit of degrees in Theatre and Women’s & Gender Studies. Now, years later, Mixon returns to Williams’ work from the other side of that education—not only as a director and theatre-maker, but as a queer artist examining the work of a queer playwright whose stories were shaped by an era when so much could not safely be said aloud.
That perspective is particularly powerful in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
At the center of the play are Brick and Maggie, a marriage fractured by grief, resentment, desire, and silence. As the Pollitt family gathers at their Mississippi estate, questions of inheritance and legacy collide with sexuality, masculinity, repression, and the carefully constructed lies people tell in order to survive.
Under Mixon’s direction, the queerness at the heart of Brick’s story—and his relationship with Skipper—is not relegated to the margins. Instead, this production examines what Williams was able to put on the page, what his time and circumstances forced into subtext, and what contemporary queer artists and audiences can recognize more openly today.
For Mixon, directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also represents a remarkable full-circle moment: an artist whose education was made possible, in part, through funding bearing Tennessee Williams’ name now brings their own education, lived experience, and queer perspective to one of his most enduring works.
Sultry, intimate, volatile, and deeply human, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof asks what happens when a family builds its life around things that cannot be spoken—and what it costs to finally tell the truth.
This production also continues Seed Theatre’s commitment to powerful storytelling that refuses to look away from difficult truths. Throughout our season, we choose stories that ask audiences to wrestle with identity, power, belonging, family, injustice, and the complicated ways people fight to be fully themselves. Whether through contemporary queer voices or a classic work viewed through a new lens, Seed believes theatre is at its most powerful when it does more than entertain—it gives us language for the things we have been taught not to say, makes space for stories pushed to the margins, and invites us to see one another more fully.