Cookeville Children’s Theatre Looks Ahead to Its 50th Year
Cookeville Children’s Theatre is preparing to celebrate a remarkable milestone: 50 years of creating theatre with and for young people in the Upper Cumberland.
Since its founding, CCT has served generations of students, families, artists, teachers, and audiences through mainstage productions, theatre education, summer camps, school-day performances, and community arts programming. What began as a local children’s theatre has grown into a long-standing creative home for young performers and a beloved part of Cookeville’s cultural landscape.
As CCT looks toward its 50th anniversary in 2026, the organization is also looking toward the future. Plans are underway for the next phase of improvements to CCT’s downtown home, including expanded creative spaces, additional restrooms, improved functionality, and the development of a flexible black box theatre space for rehearsals, workshops, small-scale performances, and community collaborations.
These improvements are part of a larger vision: to strengthen CCT’s ability to serve young artists, families, schools, and audiences for the next 50 years.
CCT is deeply grateful for the many students, parents, volunteers, donors, artists, educators, board members, and community partners who have helped build and sustain this organization across five decades. The 50th year will be both a celebration of CCT’s history and an invitation to imagine what comes next.
More anniversary announcements, events, and opportunities to celebrate will be shared soon.