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Registration now open for STAAR Theatre Summer Camp 2025
Broadway Magic Summer Camp June 16-20, 2025 Registration is now open for Broadway Magic Summer Camp! Join Rosalyn Craft, Sandy Slayton-Mavrotheris, and Mary Ann Trimble for a week of learning the magic of Broadway through songs, dance, acting, and stagecraft. When is...

Spring 2025 Dance Classes
Schedule of dance Classes Starting April 5, 2025 and lasting for 6 weeks. Easter break April 19. Choreography for Ballet 9-10:15 a.m. | Ages 12-Adult Students will be using the basic principles of choreography with both ballet and pointe. Group and individual...

Save the date! Bye Bye Birdie Auditions May 5-6
Get ready for rockin' and rollin' this summer with Bye Bye Birdie! Auditions are open to actors aged 11 through adult. A loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers, and rock & roll, Bye Bye Birdie remains as fresh and vibrant as ever. Teen...

March 2025 Board Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of STAAR Theatre will be held at 5 p.m on March 26, 2025, at 105 North 1st Street, Pulaski, TN. STAAR Theatre is a 501c3 organization. The public is invited to attend board meetings.

February STAAR Board Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of STAAR Theatre will be held at 5 p.m on Feb. 26, 2025, at 105 North 1st Street, Pulaski, TN. STAAR Theatre is a 501c3 organization. The public is invited to attend board meetings.

Chamber Coffee at STAAR Theatre
Join us as we host the Giles County Chamber of Commerce Coffee on Feb. 12 from 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. at STAAR Theatre. There will be refreshments, tours and entertainment.

The Iconic Pole
A Story of Perseverance, Passion and Restoration In 2007, the Southern Tennessee Area Arts Repertory (STAAR) moved into an empty, yet historic, space on Pulaski’s downtown square. Formerly home to the Morris Harwell Clothing Store, this expansive building offered the...
Michael McEvilly
Michael McEvilly has been involved in the improv scene in Southern California and Tennessee for more than 20 years as a teacher, director and performer. Michael has trained with teachers from premiere theaters in Los Angeles such as the Upright Citizens Brigade,...

Fall 2024 Dance Class Registration
Choreography for Ballet | 9-10:15 a.m. | Ages 12-Adult Register Here Students will be using the basic principles of choreography with both ballet and pointe. Group and individual choreography will be worked on. Youth Combo | 10:15-11:15 a.m. | Ages 5-11 Ballet floor...

Theater is a Family Affair
One of the cool parts of doing community theater is the family groups that get to participate. Here are a few of the family groups that appeared on stage together during the July 2023 production of "Newsies." In addition, STAAR had four other family groups where a...

Calling All Set Builders!
Are you handy with tools and have basic carpentry skills? We are calling for set builders for our upcoming productions!

Tennessee Arts Commission Support
Through the support of the Tennessee Arts Commission we are able to continue to improve our regional cultural arts center for our cast, crew, volunteers, guests, and patrons.
BYLAWS OF STAAR THEATRE
AMENDED & RESTATED BYLAWS OF STAAR THEATRE/ANTOINETTE HALL ARTICLE IOFFICES Section 1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of the STAAR Theatre/Antoinette Hall (the "Corporation") will be in the state of Tennessee initially at 105 North First...

Tennessee Arts License Plates
Support the Arts in Tennessee All programming at STAAR Theatre between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2024, has been supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. When...

STAAR Theatre Benefits Historic Antoinette Hall Opera House Restoration
Four Nashville recording artists and an impressive group of sessions musicians will perform country, rock and blues in a July 14 concert at STAAR Theatre in Pulaski to benefit the restoration of historic Antoinette Hall 1868 Opera House. “We are so honored that these...