Darkhorse Theater


Darkhorse Theater is a performing arts venue in Nashville, Tennessee, that hosts art forms including theater, music, and dance. Formerly a Presbyterian church, the facility seats 136 people.

History

Darkhorse Theater was established in 1990 by three couples: Shannon Wood and Peter Kurland, Myke Muelller and Mary Jane Harvill, and Denice Hicks and Bruce Arntson. Darkhorse merged with The Nashville Shakespeare Festival and produced a mainstage season at Darkhorse Theater and Shakespeare in Centennial Park. When Darkhorse and The Shakespeare Festival restructured in 1995, Shannon and Peter continued to run Darkhorse. Darkhorse is a combination of professional, incubator and community theaters with eight member companies, including ACT I, Sista Style, Destiny Theatre Experience, Actor's Bridge, KB Productions, Tennessee Playwrights Studio, Music City Theater, and Humanity Theatre Project.

Resident Theaters

Performing groups resident at Darkhorse include ACT I, Sista Style, Destiny Theatre Experience, Actor's Bridge, KB Productions, Tennessee Playwrights Studio, Music City Theater, Humanity Theatre Project, Dream 7 and Kennie Playhouse Theatre.

Additional Theater Companies

Many theater companies have performed at Darkhorse Theater. The Nasvhille Shakespeare Festival, Groundworks, Mockingbird Public Theatre, The Eggplant Fairy Players, The Real Life Players, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Bad Egg Productions, Theatre of Dreams, Willful Women, Carpetbag theatre, Wood and Strings Puppet Theater, PG13 Player, Spontaneous Combustion, Western Eyes Productions, Blue Moves, Global Education Center, Theatre Craft, Green Room, People's Branch Theatre, Rhubarb Theatre, Circle Players, John Holleman, Music City Burlesque, Minton Sparks, Shining Light, Collards and Caviar, Village Cultural Arts, USN Theatre Guild, Husted Dance, Del Shores Productions, Distraction and Chaffins Barn.