quayle was artist-in-residence at the university of tennessee ih the mid-70s. he came to knoxville in spring 1974, through a partnership with the kennedy center, starring in henry denker’s "the headhunters", which rehearsed and opened at the clarence brown theatre and then moved on to the kennedy center’s eisenhower theatre. quayle was appointed as professor in theatre in 1974. he taught classes as an artist in residence and served as artistic director of the clarence brown company—a professional theatre company in residence at ut. he played in "everyman" the same year.