Real Art for Growing Hearts
Exploring what it means to be human through honest, inclusive, and artfully crafted theatre experiences.
Little Blue Theatre Company is a Nashville, Tennessee based organization producing professional theatre for and with young people, from birth through adolescence. We believe that children are full human beings who deserve art that reflects the complexity, wonder, and depth of their experience. By centering inclusion, artistic excellence, and authentic collaboration, we nurture empathy, imagination, and belonging in everyone who engages with our work—honoring children not for who they will become, but for who they already are.
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Little Blue Theatre Company is ready for lift off!
Your support in this campaign helps us take our very first steps — creating inclusive, imaginative theatre that celebrates the whole child. Every contribution lifts us higher, allowing us to build spaces in Middle Tennessee where young people feel seen, safe, and inspired. Together, we can send Little Blue soaring — and ensure that every child, in every seat, knows they belong in the story.
# Goal for students engaged 2026-27
Years of Collective Experience
All funding provided by ethical sources
About Us
Because play is serious work.
- Run by theatre professionals
- Years of research-based pedagogy
- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Centered
- Trauma-Informed Practice
Little Blue Theatre Company was founded by three theatre educators with more than fifty years of combined experience in Theatre for Young Audiences. Rooted in justice, equity, and inclusion, Little Blue creates safe and holistic spaces for young people from birth through age 18.
We produce inclusive, high-quality theatre for and with young people—honoring their full humanity and the richness of their diverse experiences, abilities, and emotions. Our work explores big feelings and brave ideas through art that is honest, imaginative, and deeply human.
By centering inclusion, artistic excellence, and authentic collaboration, Little Blue nurtures empathy, imagination, and belonging in everyone who engages with our work—celebrating children not for who they will become, but for who they already are.
Events
We have a lot happening!
March 13th - 22nd, 2026
A professional production
For Ages 0-6 and their Families
Presented at the CPAS Black Box
Located in Centennial Park
Created by Samantha Provenzano
How do you smile? With your mouth or with your eyes? Does it show on your face or just on the inside? We all have different ways of showing, sharing and processing our emotions. All Smiles is a joyful, interactive performance that celebrates the full spectrum of emotion—because every feeling is a good feeling. Through color, movement, sound, and play, we invite our youngest audiences to explore what it means to feel happy, sad, surprised, calm, and everything in between.
All Smiles reminds us that emotions are not problems to fix, but experiences to share. In a world where young people are often told to “calm down” or “cheer up,” this performance offers something radical in its simplicity: the freedom to feel, knowing that those feelings are OK.
For Ages 0-6
• This show invites little ones to move, explore, and engage however they like!
• The performance happens up close — full of color, sound, and gentle interaction.
• For our littlest viewers, we make sure the story comes right to them, perfect for little eyes still learning to see the world.
All shows, Sensory-Friendly
• Designed from the ground up to be gentle on the senses — with no startling sounds, sudden surprises, or emotionally intense moments.
• Audience members are welcome to move, vocalize, and experience the show in whatever way feels comfortable.
Presented in Partnership
All Smiles is presented in partnership with Autism TN, The Neurodiverse Community Access Network, Metro Parks, and the Vanderbilt TRIAD program.
Funding has been generously provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission.
June 2026
Journey of the Noble Gnarble
Presented by The Blue Sky Ensemble
Our 8-12 year old Students
Book, Music & Lyrics by Denver Casado
Based on “The Journey of the Noble Gnarble” by Daniel Errico Illustrations by Tiffany Turrill
For more information about registration, tickets, auditions, rehearsal dates, etc.
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The Blue Sky Ensemble
Performed by our ensemble of curious and committed young artists, Sky Blue Ensemble offers an inclusive, imaginative space where students of many experience levels come together to explore storytelling, collaboration, and performance—building confidence, connection, and joy along the way.
All shows, Sensory-Friendly
Each performance is thoughtfully designed to be gentle on the senses — with no startling sounds, sudden surprises, or emotionally intense moments.
Presented in Partnership
The Noble Gnarble is presented in partnership with Metro Parks Theatre Division.
July 2026
The Conference of The Birds
Presented by The Indigo Ensemble
Our 13-18 year old Students
Based on the poem by Farid ud-Din Attar. Stage version by Peter Brook and Jean-Claude Carriere.
The Conference of the Birds is a soaring, reimagining of the 12th-century Sufi epic poem by Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar. This timeless story, brought to life through movement, music, and wonder, invites audiences of all ages to reflect on community, loss, and the power of self-discovery—reminding us that what we seek may already live within us.
For more information about registration, tickets, auditions, rehearsal dates, etc.
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The Indigo Ensemble
Performed by our company of dedicated students looking to grow in their craft, collaboration, and community, the Indigo Ensemble provides a safe, brave, and joyful space where young people can be their full selves.
All shows, Sensory-Friendly
Each performance is thoughtfully designed to be gentle on the senses — with no startling sounds, sudden surprises, or emotionally intense moments.
Presented in Partnership
The Conference of the Birds is presented in partnership with Belmont University and has been created through funding generously provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission.
More to come in our 2026-27 Season!
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