Fall 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Stand
TPAC's Polk Theater

Explore with us this powerful play inspired by playwright Jim Reyland's experiences as a volunteer for Nashville's Room in the Inn and his friendship with a man who spent some 20 years on the streets.  Starring stellar Nashville-based actors Barry Scott and Chip Arnold, who will also participate in the panel discussion. The production examines addiction and the complicated circumstances which lead to homelessness.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Dracula
TPAC's Polk Theater

Discover the hauntingly beautiful way Nashville Ballet tells the story of Dracula.  With only music and the dancers’ movements, you’ll be torn between the love story and the monster of this classic tale.  

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Thursday, November 5, 2015
City of Songs 
TPAC's Polk Theater

Vanderbilt University’s Theatre Department presents City of Songs an original play created by the director and members of the cast, introduces a quirky Albanian American couple--owners of a halal hamburger restaurant in East Nashville--who take the audience along their personal journey into confrontations with labor issues, artistic ambition, asylum and immigration, racial struggle, love, family, and community belonging in contemporary Nashville, all seen through their eyes and the experiences of their children. Through storytelling and music, City of Songs is a comedic but provocative look at what it means to live and work here in Nashville.          

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