Resources
One of the best ways to get inspired is to get involved. We believe that working with other artists is a great way to learn, grow, and broaden your horizons.
Listed below are theatrical and performing arts companies/venues in the Greater-Nashville-Area. We encourage you to search for these companies online (most have websites and/or Facebook pages) for more information. (We at MAS Nashville do not recommend any one company or venue over another - we just hope to help you by sharing information and let you do the rest!)
Do you know of a local theatre/company/venue that you don't see on this list? Feel free to contact us and we'll be happy to add it to our resource page.
If you have a special need or are looking for something more specific - i.e. an accompanist for your show, a director, a producer, a stylist, a videographer (the list goes on and on), please let us know and we will be happy to offer any insight that we can.
(Updated Jan 2014 - Special Thanks to Brad Oxnam for compiling this list & letting us share & contribute to it!)
NASHVILLE AREA EQUITY THEATRE COMPANIES
Nashville Children’s Theatre (TYA)
Nashville Shakespeare Festival (LOA-LORT)
Studio Tenn Theatre Company (SPT/LORT)
Tennessee Repertory Theatre (SPT)
Tennessee Shakespeare Festival (Bell Buckle/Chattanooga)
NASHVILLE AREA NON-EQUITY THEATRE COMPANIES
Actor’s Bridge Ensemble*/Sideshow Fringe Ensemble
Actor’s Point Theatre Company* (Hendersonville, TN)
Blackbird Theater*
Boiler Room Theatre (Franklin, TN)
Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre
Community Spirit, Inc. (Adams, TN)*
Cumberland County Playhouse* (Crossville, TN)
Five Dollar Recession (FDR) Theatre
Gaslight Dinner Theatre (The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN)
Groundworks Theatre
Mel O’Drama Theater
The Mind Enriching Theatre (The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN)
Miss Jeanne's Mystery Dinner Theatre
Music City Theatre Company
Nashville Stagecraft
Playhouse Nashville/Ten Minute Playhouse
Roxy Regional Theatre (Clarksville, TN)
Rhubarb Theater Company
Spaghetti Theatre
Springhouse Theatre Company (Symrna, TN)
Street Theatre Company
Tennessee Theatre Company
Tennessee Women’s Theater Project
Writer’s Stage*
* - sometimes offer AEA GA/SA contracts
OTHER NASHVILLE PERFORMING ARTS & PRODUCTION COMPANIES
The Actor’s Reading Room
Dance Theatre of Tennessee
LOL Nashville
MAS Nashville
Matt Davenport Productions
Nashville Ballet
Nashville Improv Company
Nashville Opera
No Shame Nashville
White Orchard Theater
NASHVILLE AREA COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANIES
Artist’s Cooperative Theatre 1 (ACT1)
Arts Center of Cannon County
Center for the Performing Arts (Murfreesboro, TN)
Cheatham County Community Theatre
Circle Players
Consider This, Inc. (Smyrna, TN)
Destiny Theatre Experience
Dream 7
Encore Theatre Company
Kirk/Burgess Productions
Lakewood Theatre Company
Larry Keaton Theatre
Murfreesboro Little Theatre
Narrow Way Productions
Olde Worlde Theatre Company
The Other Me Theatre Company
Out Front On Main (Murfreesboro, TN)
Pendulum 3 Theatre
Pull-Tight Players
The Renaissance Players (The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN)
Robertson County Players
Sista Style Productions
Steeple Players
Stones River Theatre Company
Towne Centre Theatre
NASHVILLE AREA YOUTH THEATRE COMPANIES
Act Like a Grrl
Act Too Players (Franklin, TN)
Centre Stage Productions
Christian Youth Theater - Nashville
Kidz Kompany
Nashville Children’s Theatre Drama Camps
Nashville Stagecraft
On the Stage
Street Theatre Company’s ClassAct Dramatics
The Theater Bug
Wishing Chair Productions
Young Entertainers on Stage (The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN)
NASHVILLE AREA ACADEMIC THEATRE DEPARTMENTS
Belmont University Department of Theatre & Dance
Cumberland University Department of Theatre
Lipscomb University Department of Theatre
Martin Methodist College Department of Theatre (Pulaski, TN)
Middle Tennessee State University Theatre & Dance (Murfreesboro, TN)
Motlow State Community College (Smyrna, TN)
Nashville School of the Arts
Nashville State Community College
Tennessee State University Department of Communications
Trevecca University Dramatic Arts Program
Vanderbilt University Department of Theatre
Volunteer State Community College
NASHVILLE AREA THEATRE VENUES/ RENTALS/ PERFORMANCE SPACES
The Basement
Belcourt Theatre
Belmont University Black Box
Belmont University Little Theatre
Bongo Java After Hours Theatre
Centennial Park Bandshell
Darkhorse Theater
Exit / In
Franklin Theater
The Larry Keeton Theatre
Looby Theater
Nashville School of the Arts
Out Front on Main (Murfreesboro, TN)
Shamblin Theater (Lipscomb University)
Street Theatre Company
Bill & Carole Troutt Theater (Belmont University)
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Tucker Theater (MTSU)
4th Story Theater (West End UMC)