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The WordPlayers

Logo for WordPlayers Theatre Company featuring bold, black abstract shapes forming the letters WP on the left, reminiscent of word games, with the company name in black text aligned to the right, all on a white background.

Contact Name: Leslie Arnold

Address:

200 Lockett Road
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
United States

Email: Click to email

Phone: (865) 539-2490

Counties Worked In:
Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Mcminn, Monroe, Roane, Sevier, Union,

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Website:
http://www.wordplayers.org

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Contact: programming@wordplayers.org

About

The WordPlayers’ mission is to produce excellent theatre, telling culturally relevant stories from a faith-based perspective. For well over a decade, we have toured educational and culturally enriching one-act plays to schools during school hours. We have also hosted school groups each December for a family-friendly play at Pellissippi State’s Clayton Performing Arts Center.

Program Overview

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” five school shows in December 2026 at Pellissippi State Community College, main Knoxville campus. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson, follows the misbehaving Herdman kids as they unexpectedly take over the church’s annual pageant. Their chaotic involvement leads the whole community to rediscover the Nativity story with fresh humor, honesty, and heart.

“Althea and Angela,” touring the greater Knoxville area in February 2027. “Althea and Angela” is a historical stage play by Todd Olson that tells the true story of groundbreaking tennis champions Althea Gibson and Angela Buston,

Five people stand side by side on a stage, holding hands and facing the audience under bright stage lights, as if they're a team of WordPlayers ready to tackle word games or puzzles, with dark blue curtains and an American flag in the background. A stage panel with several WordPlayers seated at tables is brightly lit, while an audience watches from dimly lit seats in a theater. Decorations and colorful banners are visible on the stage backdrop. A teacher angrily pulls a student’s scarf in a colorful classroom set on stage, while the student lies on the floor holding an open book from WordPlayers. Other students watch from desks in the background, hinting at playful online word games.

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