The story of orphan Annie has captured hearts for generations, and the version at TPAC through Saturday is a homecoming of sorts for one of the featured actors: Julia Nicole Hunter, who plays Grace Farrell.
One year after TN’s drag ban, rural actors tell the story of a trans woman who survived Nazi Germany
The play “I Am My Own Wife” comes to Nashville’s Darkhorse Theatre on March 15 and 16.
‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’ immerses audiences in the stage play — and cooking a meal to eat later
Immersive theater directly engages the audience with the performers, the set and the story. Add to that the ingredients of preparing and cooking a celebratory meal as part of the play and you have the premise of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,” which runs this week at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
As you like it: Improvised Shakespeare comes to TPAC this weekend
Friends, Nashvillians, countrymen, lend me your ears: The Improvised Shakespeare Company will be at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for two performances on Nov. 10 and 11. It’s improvised theater — unscripted, unpredictable and funny — using the language and rhymes of Shakespeare.
Preserving Tennessee’s traditional arts
Broom makers, shoe cobblers, and luthiers — along with gospel singers, Kurdish musicians and square dance callers — all have taken part in Tennessee’s apprenticeship program to preserve traditional folk art forms.
Nashville Youth Theater Troupe Confronts A Year Behind Screens In ‘Selfie The Musical’
An original play about what it’s like to be a kid online is being performed in Nashville through Aug. 1. The director of the Theater Bug troupe says this show felt timely, because the pandemic made a generation who grew up online even more reliant on it.
How Do You Sum Up A Year Marked By Isolation, Turmoil And Loss? One Nashville Artist Has An Idea.
Nashville artist Wayne Brezinka has a long track record of making portraits and art for magazine covers, often summing up a lifetime or a complex idea in one, detailed image. He’s making a portrait of this year using contributions from the community, and his work suggests the more accurate picture of 2020 is centuries old: the Biblical character of Job.
Without A Million-Dollar Lifeline, Job Losses May Devastate Nashville’s Arts Sector
The Nashville Arts Commission is facing a substantial budget cut, as Metro officials look to dig their way out of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. The commission is looking at a 37% decrease in funding — or $1,371,700.
First To Close, Last To Open: The Future Of Performing Arts In Nashville During The Age Of Coronavirus
Nashville musicians are still wondering when it’ll be safe to take the stage in front of a live audience again. Local leaders began easing “Safer at Home” restrictions on Monday, but it may be months before singers and performance venues are included in the reopening plans.
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