Clarence Brown Theatre and Carousel Theatre, Knoxville

Built in 1970, the Clarence Brown Theatre is a proscenium theater located in the heart of the University of Tennessee campus and is named after the distinguished film director and UT alumnus, Clarence Brown. The theater is equipped with extensive collections of costumes and properties, as well as shops for lighting, sound, scenery, and costumes. It is designed to provide access and seating for people with disabilities and offers listening systems for the deaf and hearing-impaired.

The Department of Speech and Drama at the University of Tennessee uses the Clarence Brown Theatre as a teaching and presentation facility. The theater includes a main seating area that can accommodate up to 600 people and a smaller 120-seat theater for more intimate productions. The seating is arranged in a continental style to promote a sense of unity, without any disruptive aisles. This design allows for both experimental and traditional productions to be staged.

Adjacent to the Clarence Brown Theatre is the Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, a versatile 400-seat arena space with flexible seating and staging. It was renamed in honor of Ula Love Doughty, a dedicated patron who helped secure the theater's future. The Carousel Theatre is possibly the oldest intact theater-in-the-round in America and is located in an area of campus known for modernist structures made of brick and concrete.