At the historic Bijou Theater July 10-12!
Where Creativity Takes Center Stage
Our mission is to produce excellent theatre, telling culturally-relevant stories from a faith-based perspective. With touring shows throughout East Tennessee, MainStage shows in Knoxville theatre venues, and other programming, The WordPlayers delights in influencing and entertaining with Christ-centered art. The WordPlayers encourages a positive, loving and creative work environment for artists.
Up Next at WordPlayers
July 10-12
The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! HAIRSPRAY, winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.
At the historic Bijou Theater in downtown Knoxville
Saturday, Aug. 1, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Join us for a joyful evening celebrating our season and honoring our talented theatre artists. There will be entertainment, awards, light hors d’oeuvres, fundraising and the announcement of shows for our next season!
At St. Gregory the Great Auditorium at Catholic High School
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Meet the Team
Terry Weber
Interim Artistic Director
Jeni Lamm
Interim Managing Director
Caleb Leach
Actor/Arts & Ministry Director
Charity Walton
Actress/Marketing Director
Lucy Wright
Productions Director
Joe Jaynes
Actor/Webmaster
Our season is sponsored, in part, by the following generous organizations.
