Cookeville Performing Arts Center

Cookeville Performing Arts Center is a dance studio and live performance theatre in Cookeville, Tennessee. The facility serves the local community through a variety of cultural offerings, including the Leisure Services School of Dance, dance performances, concerts, film screenings, and the Cookeville Children’s Theatre productions. The center holds a 4.90 rating.

Owned by the City of Cookeville and operated by the Department of Leisure Services, this 456-seat theatre has been a local fixture since August 1979. The venue features the Margery Hargrove Auditorium and hosts the award-winning Backstage at CPAC series, which presents contemporary plays with various staging arrangements. The center also produces the annual Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park performances every early fall. Additionally, the facility provides administrative services for the Leisure Services School of Dance, which offers technical instruction in ballet, jazz, and dance for young children.

Located on E Broad St, the center is situated near the Broad Street Post Office and the Cookeville History Museum. It is a short walk from the Putnam County Library, the local amphitheater, and the Putnam County Veterans Service office.

The Cookeville Performing Arts Center is recognized for its long-standing history of providing high-quality cultural programming and its commitment to fostering the arts within the community. Through its diverse range of theatrical productions and dance instruction, it remains a premier destination for performing arts in Cookeville.