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16-473: Nashville Repertory Theatre was founded as Tennessee Repertory Theatre in 1985 by Mac Pirkle and Martha Rivers Ingram . The first production was Macbeth . The theatre's original home base for production was the 1100-seat James K. Polk Theater in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center . With an annual budget of more than $ 3 million, Pirkle emphasized the development of new musicals. Dream ,

32-510: A daughter: In 2015, Ingram donated to Democratic candidate Megan Barry's campaign to become the new Mayor of Nashville. St. Philip%27s Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina . Its National Historic Landmark description states: "Built in 1836 (spire completed in 1850), this stuccoed brick church features an imposing tower designed in

48-442: A musical revue based on the lyrics of Johnny Mercer , was developed at Tennessee Rep and had a Broadway run in 1997. After Pirkle's departure from Tennessee Rep in 1999, the leadership of the theatre changed hands frequently. David Grapes was artistic director until 2004, when David Alford took over. In 2007, René Copeland was named artistic director. During this period of transition, Tennessee Rep shifted its production base from

64-414: A wooden building, was built between 1680 and 1681 at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets on the present day site of St. Michael's Episcopal Church . It was damaged in a hurricane in 1710 and a new St. Phillip's Church was begun a few blocks away on Church Street. After being delayed it was finished in 1723. It burned to the ground in 1835. Work on the present church was begun that same year and completed

80-471: Is an American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. In 1995, Ingram succeeded her late husband as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingram Industries , one of America's largest privately-held companies. She is the co-author of three books, including two biographies and a history of the performing arts in Nashville, Tennessee . Martha Robinson Rivers was born in Charleston, South Carolina ,

96-590: Is the co-author of three books. Her first book was a biography of her husband published in 2001, six years after his death. In her second book, published in 2004, Ingram wrote about the performing arts scene in Nashville during the Antebellum era. She argued that it was destroyed by the American Civil War and that it never fully recovered. Her third book, published in 2006, was a biography of Kenneth Schermerhorn ,

112-585: The Wren - Gibbs tradition. Three Tuscan pedimented porticoes contribute to this design to make a building of the highest quality and sophistication." On November 7, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark . Established in 1680, St. Philip's is the oldest European-American religious congregation in South Carolina. The first St. Philip's Church,

128-646: 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. Copeland held the artistic director position until her departure in May 2019, after which managing director Drew Ogle assumed leadership. 2021's production of Ragtime marked

144-656: The Rep's return to the Polk Theater, with the company henceforth producing shows in both the Polk and the Johnson. In 2023 Micah-Shane Brewer was named artistic director of Nashville Rep. Founded in 2009, Nashville Rep's Ingram New Works Project helps new playwrights develop their work, and has three parts: 36°08′07″N 86°45′56″W  /  36.13525°N 86.76551°W  / 36.13525; -86.76551 Martha Rivers Ingram Martha Robinson Rivers Ingram (born August 20, 1935)

160-562: The daughter of John Minott Rivers and Martha Elizabeth Robinson. She was educated at Ashley Hall in Charleston. She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1957. Upon graduation, she found employment at WCSC-AM/FM and WCSC-TV , a radio and television station, respectively, owned by her father. Ingram was appointed by her husband as director of public affairs at Ingram Industries in 1979. After her husband's death in 1995, she became chairman and CEO. Ingram

176-742: The disassociation of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina from The Episcopal Church , and to amend the diocesan constitution and canons to remove all references to the Episcopal Church. As a result, the title to the building was disputed between the Anglican Diocese and the Episcopal Diocese . On 17 August 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the property rights of six parishes, including St. Philip's Church, of

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192-469: The first rector Frost, was chosen as assistant minister of St. Philip's on March 12, 1815. The second Rev. Frost died an early death at age 26 in 1819. Henrietta Johnston , the wife of another early rector, Gideon Johnston, became the first recorded female artist in the American colonies. Mary Roberts , the first female American miniaturist, was connected to the church and buried here in 1761, as recorded in

208-702: The music director of the Nashville Symphony . Ingram was a co-founder of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center which opened in 2005. She formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The Vanderbilt Blair School of Music has been the recipient of $ 300 million of Ingram company stock. Ingram was named in Business Week as the 50th most generous philanthropist, for her donations from 2000 to 2004. In 2006 she

224-485: The next. The steeple was added between 1848 and 1850. A prominent early rector of St. Philip's was Rev. Thomas Frost, a fellow of Caius College, Cambridge , who became rector of St. Philip's in 1785. Leading the church in the post-Revolutionary War period, he had to create a new role after Anglicanism was disestablished in the United States. Rev. Frost died in 1804 at 46 years of age. Rev. Thomas Downes Frost, son of

240-436: The register. The tower of St. Philip's served for many years as the rear tower of a set of range lighthouses serving to guide mariners into Charleston's harbor; the front tower of the range was located on Fort Sumter . The light was used from 1893 to 1915. The use was restored temporarily in 1921 when the normal light needed repairs. The church was the site of a convention on November 17, 2012, which sought to legitimize

256-813: Was honored by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee as the 2006 recipient of the 13th Annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic efforts. She received the Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. On October 4, 1958, she married E. Bronson Ingram II (1931–1995) at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Her husband was the son of business magnate Orrin Henry Ingram, Sr. , grandson of Erskine B. Ingram , and great-grandson of Orrin Henry Ingram . They had three sons and

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