River & Rail Theatre Opening Night: The Last Five Years

Friday, September 11, 2026 • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their 20s who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show. The play will run Thursday-Sunday on Sept. 10-27 at the Carriage House at Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum.