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TheatreWorks

The alternative theatre performance space in Memphis, located in the heart of Overton Square.

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  • Contact Info

    TheatreWorks

    2085 Monroe
    Memphis, TN 38104

    Phone: 901-274-7139   |   Email   |   Official Website

  • Map

    Full map and directions

  • Parking Info

    Parking available in the Overton Square Parking lot in front of the building

  • Accessibility Services

    There is no accessibility service information available at this time.

  • • Current Events

      01/30/12- 03/05/12

      Beginning Modern Dance TheatreWorks Beginning Modern Dance Presented by Project: Motion at TheatreWorks January 30-March 5, 2012 Beginning modern technique class taught by Rebecca Cochran

      05/06/11- 05/03/13

      FreakEngine Improv TheatreWorks FreakEngine Improv Presented by FreakEngine Improv at TheatreWorks May 6, 2011-May 3, 2013 Occationally dubbed "the monthly midnight madness" or "Rocky Horror-esque", FreakEngine has been a Memphis late night institution for over a decade. Performed on the first Friday of every month at midnight, FreakEngine combines the best of improvisational theater with a liberal helping of audience participation to provide sold out audiences with a uniquely hilarious evening of laughter.

  • • Upcoming Events

      02/11/12	Love Lost ~ A Fundraiser TheatreWorks Love Lost ~ A Fundraiser Presented by New Moon Theatre Company at TheatreWorks February 11, 2012 Join us for a fun filled night of entertainment, food, wine, a silent action and much, much more! A pitched battle between Sweet Love and Jaded Love will keep you riveted all evening along with other wonderful music performed by amazing local talent. Please join us for New Moon's 1st Annual February Fundraiser Festivity!
      04/06/12- 04/22/12	KING LEAR TheatreWorks KING LEAR Presented by New Moon Theatre Company at TheatreWorks April 6-April 22, 2012 The aging King Lear determines to split his domain evenly between his three daughters. When asked which daughter loves him best, the two oldest, Goneril and Regan, shower him with false flattery and love. Cordelia, the youngest daughter, refuses to pander to him and simply professes her love as a daughter should. In a rage, he disowns her and casts her out. Once the two remaining daughters have power over him they strip him of any remaining dignity. Lear is driven mad by this, and his...
      07/06/12- 07/29/12	Race TheatreWorks Race Presented by Playhouse on the Square at TheatreWorks July 6-July 29, 2012 In David Mamet’s searing drama about America’s most controversial topic, two lawyers defend a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, the opinions that boil beneath explode to the surface in this high-voltage verbal joust that is “…an absorbing glimpse into a world full of misunderstandings.” – USA Today
      07/06/12- 07/29/12	Race TheatreWorks Race Presented by at TheatreWorks July 6-July 29, 2012 In David Mamet?s searing drama about America?s most controversial topic, two lawyers defend a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, the opinions that boil beneath explode to the surface in this high-voltage verbal joust that is ??an absorbing glimpse into a world full of misunderstandings.? ? USA Today

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/30/12- 03/05/12

    Beginning Modern Dance TheatreWorks Beginning Modern Dance Presented by Project: Motion at TheatreWorks January 30-March 5, 2012 Beginning modern technique class taught by Rebecca Cochran

    05/06/11- 05/03/13

    FreakEngine Improv TheatreWorks FreakEngine Improv Presented by FreakEngine Improv at TheatreWorks May 6, 2011-May 3, 2013 Occationally dubbed "the monthly midnight madness" or "Rocky Horror-esque", FreakEngine has been a Memphis late night institution for over a decade. Performed on the first Friday of every month at midnight, FreakEngine combines the best of improvisational theater with a liberal helping of audience participation to provide sold out audiences with a uniquely hilarious evening of laughter.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/11/12	Love Lost ~ A Fundraiser TheatreWorks Love Lost ~ A Fundraiser Presented by New Moon Theatre Company at TheatreWorks February 11, 2012 Join us for a fun filled night of entertainment, food, wine, a silent action and much, much more! A pitched battle between Sweet Love and Jaded Love will keep you riveted all evening along with other wonderful music performed by amazing local talent. Please join us for New Moon's 1st Annual February Fundraiser Festivity!
    04/06/12- 04/22/12	KING LEAR TheatreWorks KING LEAR Presented by New Moon Theatre Company at TheatreWorks April 6-April 22, 2012 The aging King Lear determines to split his domain evenly between his three daughters. When asked which daughter loves him best, the two oldest, Goneril and Regan, shower him with false flattery and love. Cordelia, the youngest daughter, refuses to pander to him and simply professes her love as a daughter should. In a rage, he disowns her and casts her out. Once the two remaining daughters have power over him they strip him of any remaining dignity. Lear is driven mad by this, and his...
    07/06/12- 07/29/12	Race TheatreWorks Race Presented by Playhouse on the Square at TheatreWorks July 6-July 29, 2012 In David Mamet’s searing drama about America’s most controversial topic, two lawyers defend a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, the opinions that boil beneath explode to the surface in this high-voltage verbal joust that is “…an absorbing glimpse into a world full of misunderstandings.” – USA Today
    07/06/12- 07/29/12	Race TheatreWorks Race Presented by at TheatreWorks July 6-July 29, 2012 In David Mamet?s searing drama about America?s most controversial topic, two lawyers defend a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, the opinions that boil beneath explode to the surface in this high-voltage verbal joust that is ??an absorbing glimpse into a world full of misunderstandings.? ? USA Today

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    01/06/12- 01/29/12	The Club TheatreWorks
    01/06/12- 01/29/12	The Club TheatreWorks
    10/21/11- 11/06/11	Look Away! A Civil War Zombie Tragedy TheatreWorks
    09/02/11- 09/03/11	Sister Myotis' Karaoke Smackdown TheatreWorks
    09/01/11	Prison Stories TheatreWorks
    08/19/11- 08/28/11	Alice's Tea Party TheatreWorks
    08/08/11- 12/17/11	Modern Dance Classes TheatreWorks
    07/15/11- 07/31/11	Eleemosynary TheatreWorks
    06/17/11- 06/26/11	'Night, Mother TheatreWorks
    04/08/11- 04/24/11	Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller TheatreWorks
    03/25/11- 04/03/11	The Break Up Show TheatreWorks
    03/17/11- 03/20/11	Cicada TheatreWorks
    03/09/11	A Bravo Preview: Cicada by Voices of The South TheatreWorks
    02/04/11- 02/05/11	LARRY ! (the show) TheatreWorks
    01/07/11- 01/30/11	Speech and Debate TheatreWorks
    11/07/10	Chocolate Technique TheatreWorks
    11/06/10	Fall Performance TheatreWorks
    08/07/10- 12/20/10	Modern Dance Classes TheatreWorks
    06/18/10- 06/27/10	Some Things You Need To Know Before The World Ends: A Final Evening With The Illuminati TheatreWorks
    04/09/10- 04/25/10	The Homecoming TheatreWorks
    03/05/10- 03/14/10	Hold Fast TheatreWorks
    02/26/10- 02/28/10	AXIS TheatreWorks
    01/14/10- 01/31/10	Playhouse on the Square Solo Works Series TheatreWorks
    12/11/09- 12/20/09	Pre-Sent/Pres-ent 8: Home for the Holidays TheatreWorks
    12/11/09- 12/20/09	Pre-sent/Pres-ent 8: Home Sweet Home TheatreWorks
    11/14/09	The Me Nobody Knows TheatreWorks
    10/30/09- 11/08/09	Look Away! A Civil War Zombie Tragedy TheatreWorks
    08/21/09- 09/06/09	Cicada TheatreWorks
    08/07/09- 08/16/09	The Dumb Waiter & Other Humerous Stuff TheatreWorks
    07/17/09- 06/30/10	Project: Motion Community Dance Class TheatreWorks
    06/18/09- 06/20/09	Clapptrapp: The Sound Of Musicals TheatreWorks
    06/05/09- 06/14/09	Miss Bipolar: A Pageant TheatreWorks
    05/22/09- 05/31/09	Emerge 2: Set in Motion TheatreWorks
    04/17/09- 04/26/09	Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead TheatreWorks
    04/03/09- 04/12/09	You Should Be So Lucky TheatreWorks
    03/20/09- 03/29/09	Sister Myotis: Church Retreat TheatreWorks
    03/20/09- 03/29/09	Homegrown TheatreWorks
    02/20/09- 02/22/09	Smithworks Productions: TheatreWorks
    12/12/08- 12/21/08	Pre-sent/Pres-ent by Project: Motion and Voices of the South TheatreWorks
    12/12/08- 12/21/08	Pre-sent/Pres-ent presented by Voices of the South and Project: Motion TheatreWorks
    11/14/08- 11/23/08	A Queer Carol TheatreWorks
    10/31/08- 11/09/08	Death and the Maiden TheatreWorks
    09/12/08- 09/21/08	The Last Sunday In June TheatreWorks
    09/03/08	Bravo Memphis: Sister Myotis's Church Retreat TheatreWorks
    08/22/08- 09/07/08	Sister Myotis: Church Retreat TheatreWorks
    08/08/08- 08/17/08	The Birthday Party TheatreWorks
    07/11/08- 08/03/08	String of Pearls TheatreWorks
    05/10/08	2nd Annual Memphis Improv All-Stars Cage Match TheatreWorks
    04/18/08- 05/04/08	"The Empire Builders", by Boris Vian TheatreWorks
    03/25/08	THIS TUESDAY: Works in Progress TheatreWorks
    03/20/08- 03/30/08	The Magnificence of the Disaster TheatreWorks
    02/22/08- 02/23/08	V-Day TheatreWorks
    02/01/08- 02/17/08	Male Extensions and Other Forms of Life TheatreWorks
    01/04/08- 01/27/08	And Baby Makes Seven TheatreWorks
    12/09/07	Male Extensions and other Forms of Life TheatreWorks