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Developing Fresh Voices and PRODUCING THEATRE for the 21st Century
Tennessee Playwrights Studio 2018-2025
Tennessee Playwrights Studio is now closed, as the director and co-founders have relocated to South Carolina. However, you can still browse our website to see the past work we created and for TPS Scripts and TPS Productions available from our past shows and those of our partner companies, SistaStyle Productions and Destiny Theatre Experience.
Welcome to Tennessee Playwrights Studio!
Post-pandemic Nashville theater audiences have witnessed a groundswell of creativity as local companies have made the production of original works part of their programming initiatives. While the result might best be described as hit-or-miss depending on perspective, one company’s efforts have been constant, abiding and transformative. Tennessee Playwrights Studio, co-founded by Molly Breen and Kenley Smith, has led this creative renaissance since its very beginnings and over the past several years has been responsible for nurturing the talents of a wide array of artists. We could not be more grateful to TPS and its founders for everything they’ve accomplished; it is truly noteworthy. - Jeffrey Ellis, BroadwayWorld Nashville
TPS 2025 Virtual Reading Festival
THAT WOMAN - THE MONOLOGUE SHOW - FRINGE FESTIVAL TOUR
OnlyFAm - A New Comedy by Mary McCallum-June 7-15, 2024
ANNOUNCING TPS 2024 FELLOWS
2024 FIRST NIGHT AWARDS
TPS is honored to have been nominated for the following 2024 First Night Awards, presented by Jef Ellis. Congratulations to the cast and creatives of FAN ME WITH A BRICK! See list of all TPS Awards below and click button to view awards for all TPS plays throughout our production history.
FAN ME WITH A BRICK
OUTSTANDING THEATRE COMPANY
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL WORK**
OUTSTANDING PLAY
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY - Shawn Whitsell
OUTSTANDING LEADING PERFORMER IN A PLAY - DaJuana Hammonds**
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PLAY
Briana Celeste Finley & Tony Insignares
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMER IN A PLAY
Leslie Hammonds, Myah Jackson, JR Knowles
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN - Dee Benn
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN- Happy Allen
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN -Jonah Burch
FIRST NIGHT STAR AWARD - Tony Insignares**
THEATERATI OF THE YEAR - Kenley Smith**
**denotes winner
PAST PRODUCTION - FAN ME WITH A BRICK by Kenley Smith
View FAN ME WITH A BRICK for free!
"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
BLACK LIVES MATTER
TPS stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and is committed to creating opportunities for Black playwrights, actors, directors and other theatre artists. Some Black-owned theatre companies to know in Nashville:
The Destiny Theatre Experience
Tennessee Playwrights Studio is committed to inclusion and a safe, harassment-free work environment.
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Tennessee Playwrights Studio
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