The Mockingbird Sings
Sun, Sep 06
|Theatre Bristol
Time & Location
Sep 06, 2026, 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Theatre Bristol, 512 State St, Bristol, TN 37620, USA
About the event
Theatre Bristol Presents "The Mockingbird Sings" Musical Featuring Bristol Sessions Recordings, Live on Stage September 4-6 & 9-10
Talented cast in uniquely 1927 Bristol story about the history and musical influences on the big bang of country music at the Theatre Bristol ARTspace
Theatre Bristol brings The Mockingbird Sings, the musical love story about the history and musical influences on the Bristol Sessions recordings, featuring the Carter family, Pops Stoneman, Jimmie Rodgers, and more, back to its ARTspace Stage September 4-6 and 9-10, leading into the 2026 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Festival. Tickets are on sale at www.theatrebristol.org/tickets for this uniquely Bristol Recording Sessions story with a uniquely Bristol-area cast under the direction of Susan McNabb and Barbara Walton.
The Mockingbird Sings was written by local playwrights Dr. Nancy Hamblen Acuff and Terry Harkleroad with Sharon Cort, and debuted in Nashville. This story featuring Bristol found its home in Bristol after premiering in…