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TENNESSEE PLAYWRIGHTS STUDIO

is a playwright development lab and theatre production company that was founded in 2018 by Kenley Smith and Molly Breen to offer in-state playwrights the opportunity to develop fresh, incisive scripts that reflect a changing world. In 2019, we broadened our scope to include theatre production of projects developed in Tennessee, and our first World Premiere production was MAIDENS by Kenley Smith. In January of 2021, we formed a partnership between TPS and two of the most productive and dynamic Black-owned theatre companies in Nashville: Destiny Theatre Experience and SistaStyle Productions for collaboration on the production of new works. and our TPS Talks and TPS Scripts programs. We are located in Nashville, TN.

"The TPS fellowship (in every sense of the word) was a gift. I started the year with a huge stack of pages and no idea whether any of it made sense. Hearing the words read aloud by actors, and hearing feedback from everyone in the room, helped me cut the chaff and revamp the rest. Every deadline was incentive to write, and every meeting gave me a sense of progress and anticipation: I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next in the other Fellows’ plays. It all culminated in the wonderful festival, where we sat back and watched as the most talented directors and actors brought our work to life." -

- Claudia Barnett, 2018 Fellow

Developing Fresh Voices and PRODUCING THEATRE for the 21st Century

TPS IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR 2022 SEASON OF THEATRE - See our line up and support Here

INTRODUCING: NASHVILLE THEATRE CORNER

INTRODUCING: TPS TALKS

Watch FAN ME WITH A BRICK - TPS Playwright Process talk and virtual reading - for a limited time

TENNESSEE PLAYWRIGHTS STUDIO

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

NEW WORKS IN NASHVILLE

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Developing Fresh Voices and PRODUCING THEATRE for the 21st Century

TPS IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR 2022 SEASON OF THEATRE - See our line up and support Here

INTRODUCING: NASHVILLE THEATRE CORNER

INTRODUCING: TPS TALKS

Watch FAN ME WITH A BRICK - TPS Playwright Process talk and virtual reading - for a limited time

TENNESSEE PLAYWRIGHTS STUDIO

INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A TPS FELLOWSHIP?

tennessee playwrights studio produces first world premiere!

BLACK LIVES MATTER

NEW WORKS IN NASHVILLE

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