[2] The theatre's original home base for production was the 1100-seat James K. Polk Theater in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
[3] Dream, a musical revue based on the lyrics of Johnny Mercer, was developed at Tennessee Rep and had a Broadway run in 1997.
[4] After Pirkle's departure from Tennessee Rep in 1999,[5] the leadership of the theatre changed hands frequently.
During this period of transition, Tennessee Rep shifted its production base from the Polk Theater to the 250-seat black box Andrew Johnson Theater, still located within the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
With the production of Sweeney Todd in October 2014, Tennessee Rep was rechristened Nashville Repertory Theatre.