Community theater in Tennessee

Towns with the most theaters

• Memphis15 theaters
• Chattanooga14 theaters
• Knoxville14 theaters
• Nashville14 theaters
• Franklin7 theaters
• Murfreesboro5 theaters
• Columbia3 theaters
• Clarksville2 theaters
• Cleveland2 theaters
• Collierville2 theaters
• Elizabethton2 theaters
• Greeneville2 theaters
• Hendersonville2 theaters
• Kingsport2 theaters
• Lebanon2 theaters
• Maryville2 theaters
• Morristown2 theaters
• Smyrna2 theaters
• Springfield2 theaters

Every theater we list in Tennessee

Athens

• Athens Community Theatre

  You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown opens Jan 28 · 4 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 1 crew call

Bartlett

• Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

  Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up

Bristol

• Theatre Bristol

  Deathtrap opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call

Chattanooga

• Chattanooga Theatre Centre

  See Rock City opens Nov 6 · 6 more shows coming up · 5 open auditions · 1 crew call
• Christian Family Theater (CFT Chattanooga)

  youth

  How to Train Your Dragon The Musical JR. opens Nov 20 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 camp or class
• East Brainerd Community Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Ghostlight Entertainment

  Now playing: The Addams Family through Oct 25
• Gilbert & Sullivan Homeschool Players (CSTHEA)

  youth

  Iolanthe opens May 27
• Improv Chattanooga

  Nothing announced right now
• Kaleidoscope Entertainment

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE! (shadow cast) at the Walker Theatre opens Oct 30
• Next Exit Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• Noogavision Theatre and Performing Arts Company

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Oak Street Playhouse

  Becky Thatcher's Side of the Story opens Dec 4 · 1 crew call
• Obvious Dad Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Scenic City Shakespeare

  semi-professional

  Now playing: The Tempest through Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up
• Seed Theatre

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Seed Theatre live shadowcast) opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up

Clarksville

• Clarksville Community Theatre

  Night of Fright: A Spooky Cabaret opens Oct 22 · 1 crew call
• Roxy Regional Theatre

  semi-professional

  Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical opens Oct 23 · 6 more shows coming up

Cleveland

• Good Soil Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Ocoee Theatre Company (Ocoee Theatre Guild)

  1 crew call

Collierville

• Collierville Arts Council

  Harry Connick Jr.'s The Happy Elf opens Dec 5 · 1 more show coming up
• New Day Children's Theatre

  youth

  Wonderland opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up

Columbia

• Building Block School for the Arts

  youth

  Carol Burnett Show and Dinner opens Nov 13
• Maury County Arts Guild

  Nothing announced right now
• Watershed Public Theatre

  semi-professional

  Twelfth Night: A Very Pirate Christmas opens Nov 6 · 1 crew call

Cordova

• Firefly Creative

  youth

  The Sound of Music: Youth Edition opens Nov 21 · 1 more show coming up · 3 camps and classes

Covington

• Tipton Arts Council

  The Rocky Horror Show opens Oct 23 · 1 crew call

Dayton

• Scopes Trial Play (Rhea Heritage Preservation Foundation)

  Nothing announced right now

Elizabethton

• Elizabethton Community Theatre (Bonnie Kate Theater)

  1 crew call
• Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals (Friends of Sycamore Shoals)

  Nothing announced right now

Etowah

• Gem Players

  Nothing announced right now

Fairview

• Fairview Community Theater

  1 crew call

Fayetteville

• Carriage House Players

  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow opens Oct 29 · 1 crew call

Franklin

• Act Too Players School of Music and Theatre

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Bravo Creative Arts Center

  youth

  1 crew call
• CYT Nashville (Christian Youth Theater)

  youth

  Disney's The Lion King JR. opens Oct 22 · 2 more shows coming up
• Oddity Improv

  Nothing announced right now
• Pull-Tight Players

  My Three Angels opens Dec 4 · 3 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions
• The Dinner Detective (Nashville and Franklin)

  semi-professional

  The Dinner Detective Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show (Nashville, Halloween Costume Show) opens Oct 24 · 1 more show coming up
• Williamson County Parks and Recreation Children's Theatre (Star Bright Players)

  youth

  Shrek The Musical KIDS (STAR Program) opens Dec 7 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 1 crew call

Germantown

• Germantown Community Theatre

  Now playing: Little Women: The Broadway Musical through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up

Greeneville

• Capitol Kids (Capitol Theatre of Greeneville)

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Greeneville Theatre Guild

  Christmas in Connecticut: The Musical opens Nov 6 · 1 crew call

Hendersonville

• Actors Point Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Hendersonville Performing Arts Company

  The Secret Garden opens Dec 3 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Hermitage

• Inebriated Shakespeare

  Nothing announced right now

Johnson City

• Johnson City Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Jonesborough

• Jonesborough Repertory Theatre

  Now playing: Disney's Newsies through Nov 1 · 5 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 crew call

Kingsport

• Kingsport Theatre Guild

  Dashing Through the Snow opens Nov 6 · 1 more show coming up
• LampLight Theatre

  Now playing: The Reckoning of Bram Stoker (Dracula's Descent) through Oct 31 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Knoxville

• Arts for All Tennessee

  youth

  2 camps and classes · 1 crew call
• Einstein Simplified

  Now playing: Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv (Tuesday nights) through Oct 27
• Free Spirit Theatre

  John opens Oct 21
• Knoxville Children's Theatre

  youth

  Julius Caesar opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Knoxville Theatre Club

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Lighthouse Youth Theatre

  youth

  Irving Berlin's White Christmas opens Nov 19 · 1 crew call
• Manatee Vanity Improv

  Nothing announced right now
• River & Rail Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Every Brilliant Thing opens Dec 3 · 1 more show coming up
• Tennessee Stage Company

  semi-professional

  New Play Festival 2026-27 (staged and table readings by East Tennessee playwrights) opens Jan 5 · 2 open auditions · 1 crew call
• Tennessee Valley Players

  Nothing announced right now
• The Palace Players

  Anastasia: The Musical opens Dec 17
• The WordPlayers

  semi-professional

  Now playing: The Diary of Anne Frank through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call
• Theater 23

  Animal Farm (dramatic reading) opens Oct 23
• Theatre Knoxville Downtown

  Now playing: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors through Nov 1 · 4 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 1 crew call

LaFollette

• Postmark LaFollette

  Nothing announced right now

Lebanon

• Audience of One Productions

  Les Miserables School Edition opens Jun 24 · 2 open auditions · 2 camps and classes
• Stage Local

  Sinister in Song (Halloween concert, Baird Chapel) opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 camp or class

Lenoir City

• Last Call Theatre Group

  If It's Monday, This Must Be Christmas opens Dec 4

Lewisburg

• Marshall County Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Loudon

• Tellico Community Playhouse (Tellico Community Players)

  The Sunshine Boys opens Dec 3 · 1 camp or class · 1 crew call

Lynchburg

• Lynchburg Storybook Theater Club

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Maryville

• Foothills Community Players

  Bus Stop opens Nov 20 · 1 crew call
• Primary Players Children's Theatre Group

  youth

  Shrek Jr. opens Feb 6

Memphis

• Actors Renaissance Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Cazateatro Bilingual Theater

  The Last Christmas... Almost! (La Ultima Navidad... Casi!) opens Dec 11 · 1 more show coming up
• Emerald Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Friends of George's

  Mamma Dearest! Here We Joan Again opens Nov 6
• Hattiloo Theatre

  semi-professional

  Elf the Musical Jr. (Hattiloo Youth Theatre) opens Nov 20 · 4 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions
• LoneTree Live

  Fairview opens Mar 12 · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class
• Montani StageLab

  Nothing announced right now
• New Moon Theatre Company

  Now playing: Eureka Day through Nov 1 · 2 more shows coming up
• Our Own Voice Theatre Troupe

  Nothing announced right now
• Playhouse on the Square Education

  youth

  4 camps and classes
• Quark Theatre

  Now playing: Thom Pain (based on nothing) through Oct 25
• The Dinner Detective (Memphis)

  The Dinner Detective: The Hollywood Hit opens Oct 23
• Theatre Memphis

  Now playing: Million Dollar Quartet through Nov 7 · 7 more shows coming up · 1 open audition
• Voices of the South

  Nothing announced right now
• Young Actors Guild

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Morristown

• Encore Theatrical Company

  1 crew call
• Theatre Guild (Morristown Theatre Guild)

  Nothing announced right now

Mount Juliet

• Playhouse 615

  Now playing: The Exorcist through Nov 1 · 1 more show coming up · 1 camp or class

Mountain City

• Johnson County Community Theatre (JCCT)

  Now playing: Once Upon a Mattress through Oct 24 · 3 more shows coming up

Murfreesboro

• Bravo Boro

  The Boys Next Door opens Nov 13
• Center for the Arts

  The Wizard of Oz opens Nov 6 · 1 more show coming up
• Inner Light Family Theatre

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Murfreesboro Little Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Perform Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation)

  youth

  Newsies JR opens Nov 19 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions

Nashville

• Actors Bridge Ensemble

  semi-professional

  2 camps and classes
• Bubblegum Theater Company

  Murder of Crows: Ghost Stories opens Oct 23
• Dream 7 Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• Kennie Playhouse Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Metro Parks Theater Academy (Centennial Theater Academy)

  youth

  The Addams Family Young@Part opens Nov 13 · 1 camp or class
• Nashville Children's Theatre Drama School

  youth

  1 camp or class
• Nashville Improv

  Nothing announced right now
• Nashville Repertory Theatre Education

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Nashville Story Garden

  1 camp or class
• Street Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Silence! The Musical through Oct 24 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Tennessee Theater Fellowship

  semi-professional

  I'm Proud of You opens Dec 2 · 1 crew call
• The Keeton Theatre (Larry Keeton Theatre)

  Now playing: The Curious Savage through Oct 25 · 4 more shows coming up
• The New Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• The Theater Bug

  youth

  Winter Concert opens Dec 9 · 1 more show coming up

Newport

• Newport Theatre Guild

  The Addams Family opens Oct 24

Norris

• Norris Little Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Oak Ridge

• Oak Ridge Community Playhouse (Oak Ridge Playhouse)

  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens Dec 5 · 4 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Old Hickory

• Lakewood Theatre Company

  Now playing: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up

Pulaski

• STAAR Theatre (Southern Tennessee Arts Repertory)

  Beware the House on Haunted Hill opens Oct 23 · 1 camp or class

Sevierville

• Appalachian Group Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Shelbyville

• The Fly Community Theatre (Bedford County Arts Council)

  1 open audition · 1 camp or class

Signal Mountain

• Signal Mountain Playhouse

  Nothing announced right now

Smyrna

• Carpe Artista Musical Theatre

  youth

  2 camps and classes
• Springhouse Theatre Company

  The Hobbit (Springhouse Youth Company) opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call

Spring City

• Tennessee Valley Theatre

  Frankenstein opens Oct 23 · 1 camp or class · 1 crew call

Springfield

• Robertson County Players

  Count Drahoon's Feature of Fright opens Oct 30 · 1 more show coming up
• Willow Oak Center for Arts & Learning

  youth

  1 camp or class

Thompson's Station

• Source One Five Theatre Company

  1 crew call

Tullahoma

• South Jackson Performing Arts Center (Community Playhouse and PACT)

  The Addams Family (School Edition), PACT opens Feb 26

Tusculum

• Theatre-at-Tusculum (Tusculum University Center for the Arts)

  Edgar Allan Poe and Other Haunted Stories in the Woods opens Oct 23 · 1 more show coming up