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Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

Act I (Artists' Cooperative Theatre)

The Night of the Iguana
March 4 – 19, 2011
Directed by Michael Roark

Much Ado About Nothing
May 20 – 28, 2011
Directed by Julia Wall

American Buffalo
September 30 – October 15, 2011
Directed by Ryan Williams

H.M.S. Pinafore
November 18 – December 3, 2011
Directed by Michael McFadden

Master Class
January 20 – January 28, 2012
Directed by Dan McGeachy

Man From Earth
March 30 – April 14, 2012
Directed by Elizabeth Hayes

The Memorandum
May 4 – May 19, 2012
Directed by Wilhelm Peters

Presented at the Darkhorse Theater
4610 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37209Box Office Information
615-726-2281 (box office inquiries only)

The Boiler Room Theatre

Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

Annie Get Your Gun
February 11 – March 12, 2011

Crimes of the Heart
March 25 – April 23, 2011

I Do, I Do
May 13 – June 11, 2011

A Streetcard Named Desire
June 24 – July 23, 2011

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
August 12 – September 10, 2011

The Rocky Horror Show
September 30 – October 31, 2011

Oliver!
November 17 – December 23, 2011

The Boiler Room at the Factory in Franklin 615-794-7744

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre

Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

Main Stage:

I'll Be Seeing You
Jan. 6 – Feb. 5, 2011

'Til Beth Do Us Part
Feb. 10 – Mar. 19, 2011

The Foreigner
Mar. 24 – April 30, 2011

The Rainmaker
May 5– June 11, 2011

Everybody Loves Opal
June 16 – July 23, 2011

Annie
July 28 – Sept. 3, 2011

Writer's Block
Sept. 8 – Oct. 15, 2011

Southern Fried Funeral
Oct. 20 – Nov. 26, 2011

Boeing-Boeing
Dec. 1 – Dec. 31, 2011

Backstage:

A Country Christmas Carol
Nov. 29– Dec. 31, 2011

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre
Chaffin’s Barn is located in Davidson County outside of downtown Nashville on State Route 100. See map and directions here.

Office Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
615-646-9977 • 800-282-2276


Circle Players

Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

13, The Musical
Directed by Jamie London
April 22 – May 8, 2011
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Fame Forever, Talent Springs Eternal
Directed by Tim Larson
July 21 – July 24, 2011
This production will be a Tennessee premiere in cooperation with David Da Silva (creator of the original movie Fame and the
subsequent stage adaptation), and Middle Tennessee State University. This show will take place at Tucker Theatre at MTSU.

Willy Wonka, the Musical (Roald Dahl)
Directed by Jamie London
Oct. 14 – Oct. 30, 2011
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Company (Stephen Sondheim)
Directed by Paul J. Cook
Jan. 6 – Jan. 22, 2012
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Brighton Beach Memories (Neil Simon)
Directed by Johnny Peppers
March 2 – March 18, 2012
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Hairspray (based on the film written & directed by John Waters)
Directed by Patrick Kramer
May 4 – May 20, 2012
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Circle Players
Larry Keeton Theatre
108 Donelson Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
615-322-7529

Darkhorse Theater
Performances are subject to change. Please call 615-297-7113 for current show information.

The Night of the Iguana
March 4–19, 2011
Presented by Act I, Directed by Michael Roark
Performances at 7:30pm Fri./Sat./Thurs.
Sunday  matinee at 2:30pm  matinees
Tickets $12 for all
Free admission for students on Thurs. & Sun. (Students must be high school aged or younger -available seating permitting).
Reservations: 615-726-2281

Fall to Earth
May 6–14, 2011
Presented by Groundworks
Written by Joel Drake Johnson 
Directed by Sean O’Connell
Reservations: 615-262-5485

Much Ado About Nothing
May 20-28, 2011
Presented by ACT I
Performances at 7:30pm Fri./Sat./Thurs.
Sunday matinee at 2:30pm  matinees
Tickets $12 for all
Free admission for students on Thurs. & Sun. (Students must be high school aged or younger -available seating permitting).
Reservations: 615-726-2281
Full schedule of 2011 productions available at the Darkhorse Theatre web site

Darkhorse Theater
4610 Charlotte Ave.
Nashville, TN 37209
615-297-7113
info@darkhorsetheater.com

Nashville Children's Theatre

Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

Jason and the Golden Fleece
January 18, 2011 – February 6, 2011

Goodnight Moon
February 22 – April 3, 2011

Robin Goodfellow
April 19 – May 15, 2011

Jack's Tale
June 10 – June 26, 2011


Nashville Children's Theatre
724 Second Ave South
Nashville, TN 37210

Buy tickets online

Box Office: 615-252-4675
Offic: 615-254-9103
Fax: 615-810-8534


Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo and Juliet
August 18 – September 18, 2011 (Thursdays through Sunday and on Labor Day monday). Pre-show entertainment begins at 6:30 pm and the performance begins at 7:30 pm.

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 24th year with one of the bard's biggest hits. Bring your handkerchiefs for this heart-busting tragedy of young love meeting adamantine parental disapproval.

Where: Centennial Park Bandstand
Cost: FREE (a $10 donation is suggested)
Food and drink will be available for purchase. There will be limited bleacher seating. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Arrive early to get the best seats. For further information, please visit Nashville Shakespeare Festival. You can also email the Nashville Shakespeare Festival at thebard@nashvilleshakes.org or call 615-255-2273.

Nashville Shakespeare Festival produces Shakespeare in the Park each summer in the open-air ampitheatre in Centennial Park. In the winter, a special production is staged at the Troutt Theatre at Belmont University.

Shakespeare in the Park
Centennial Park
2600 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 255-2273


Tennessee Performing Arts (TPAC)

Tennessee Repertory Theatre

Performances are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm times, locations, and ticket availability.

Yankee Tavern
By Steven Dietz
Feb. 5-19, 2011

Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps
By Patrick Barlow (from the Alfred Hitchcock film based on the novel by John Buchan)
Mar. 19 – April 2, 2011

Pump Boys and Dinettes
By John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel, and Jim Wann
April 23 – May 14, 2011

A Christmas Story
By Phillip Grecian, based on the motion picture by Jean Shepard, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark
Nov. 20 – Dec. 18, 2011

505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 190660, Nashville, TN 37219
615-782-4000


TPAC's Johnson Theater
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 190660, Nashville, TN 37219
615-782-4000

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Tennessee Women's Theater Project

Impressionism

by Michael Jacobs. Directed by A.S. Freeman.
Feb. 25 - Mar. 13, 2011

Looby Theater
2301 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37228. Phone: 615-681-7220

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Theatre Ensemble of Nashville (TEN)

Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare. Directed by A.S. Freeman.
Jan. 28 – Feb. 20, 2011

The Seagull
by Anton Chekov. Directed by A.S. Freeman.
Mar. 25 – April 23, 2011

Independence
by Lee Blessing.
June 3 – July 10, 2011

Nashville, TN
A new play written by A.S. Freeman and the Theatre Ensemble of Nashville.
Aug. 12– Sept. 4, 2011

195G Omohundro Place, Nashville, TN Box Office: (615)255-7715

 

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