Website: https://nashrep.com/
Nashville Repertory Theatre is a professional regional theatre company based in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization describes itself as “Nashville’s Premier Regional Theatre Company” and presents a season of plays and musicals alongside education and community programs. The nashrep.com address connects to the company’s full site, where it presents its mainstage productions, education offerings, and rental services. As a regional theatre company, it produces local entertainment and what it characterizes as thought-provoking plays for Nashville audiences.
Services
Nashville Repertory Theatre produces a full mainstage season of plays and musicals. Its announced 2026 to 2027 season includes John Proctor Is the Villain (October 2 to 18, 2026), Frozen (December 4 to 20, 2026), Primary Trust (February 12 to 21, 2027), and Dear Evan Hansen (April 9 to 18, 2027), along with the Ingram New Works Festival.
The company also runs a range of education programs through the Nashville Rep Conservatory. These include masterclasses, youth camps, an Apprenticeship Program, Building Community Through Theatre, design tutorials, and a Young Voices program. Listed masterclasses include The Art of Stage Combat (June 20, 2026, 10am to 1pm, $75) led by Carrie Brewer, and an Audition Preparation Masterclass (June 23, 2026, 6 to 8pm, $75) for ages 16 to 25 taught by Jessica Francis Fichter and Meg Sutherland. Week-long youth camps for grades 7 to 12 include an Improvisation & Sketch Comedy Camp and a Musical Theatre Camp, each listed at $250. In addition to performances and education, Nashville Repertory Theatre offers costume, prop, and set piece rentals, with more than 50,000 items available.
About
Nashville Repertory Theatre was founded in 1985 by Martha Rivers Ingram and Mac Pirkle and has been operating for more than 40 years as Nashville’s premier regional theatre company. Its stated mission is “to entertain and inspire by creating exceptional theatre exploring the diversity of human experience.” The organization reports that more than 30,000 community members engage with its productions, special events, or outreach programs each year, and that it employs more than 200 theatrical professionals annually, which it describes as making it the leading employer of theatrical artists in middle Tennessee. Its season pairs main stage productions, musicals, new plays, and reimagined classics, with the Ingram New Works Project supporting emerging playwrights. The company has been recognized as Best Professional Theatre by Nashville Scene and Best Local Theatre by The Tennessean, and it states a commitment to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization and community.
Location & Contact
Nashville Repertory Theatre lists its main office at 161 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. Its performance venue is listed at 505 Deaderick St, Nashville, TN 37243. The company provides several phone numbers: the main office at (615) 244-4878, the box office at (615) 782-4040, and subscription services at (615) 782-6560.
Additional Information
Patrons can reach the box office and subscription services directly through the listed phone numbers, and season productions are presented at the Deaderick Street performance venue while administrative functions are handled at the Rains Avenue office. The company’s rental inventory of more than 50,000 costume, prop, and set pieces is available as a separate service in addition to its produced season and education programming.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (nashrep.com).