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title: "Knoxville Children’s Theatre to Stage Elf JR. in December"
url: https://www.hereknoxville.com/2026/11/15/knoxville-childrens-theatre-elf-musical-jr-december/
date: 2026-11-15T05:39:05-05:00
modified: 2026-11-15T05:39:05-05:00
author: "Benito Bowman"
categories: ["Events"]
site: "HEREKnoxville"
attribution: "HEREKnoxville"
---

# Knoxville Children’s Theatre to Stage Elf JR. in December

> KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Children's Theatre will stage Elf The Musical JR. for three weekends in December, the first holiday show in the company's new home at World's Fair Park, the theatre announced this week. Performances run Dec. 4 through Dec. 20. Curtain times are 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 1 p.m. and 5

*Source: [HEREKnoxville](https://www.hereknoxville.com/2026/11/15/knoxville-childrens-theatre-elf-musical-jr-december/) — November 15, 2026 by Benito Bowman*

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Children’s Theatre will stage Elf The Musical JR. for three weekends in December, the first holiday show in the company’s new home at World’s Fair Park, the theatre announced this week.

Performances run Dec. 4 through Dec. 20. Curtain times are 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. The Clayton Foundation is partnering on the production.

The stage version follows Buddy, an orphan who slips into Santa’s sack as a baby, grows up at the North Pole believing he is an elf and later heads to New York City to track down the father he never knew. The junior edition carries songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin and a script by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.

Along the way, Buddy finds out his dad has landed on the naughty list and his younger half-brother has given up on Santa, so he sets out to win them over before Christmas. The songwriting pair earned Tony nominations, and both book writers are Tony winners.

A cast of 21 young performers between 9 and 16 years old fills the roles, a mix of newcomers and returning company members.

The theatre now operates at 747 World’s Fair Park Drive, where parking on site is free. The nonprofit describes itself as an education-based company whose plays are performed for children by children, and it says any child can take part in a production without paying a fee.

Tickets are sold through the theatre’s website, which lists Elf as its next show. The company also runs acting classes and technical theatre programs for young people across East Tennessee.