Model Behavior: Connie Deidiker

For years, the Nashville Repertory Theatre has focused on supporting local artists, whether through the artists’ work onstage or behind the scenes. Beginning as a season ticket holder and patron, Connie Deidiker has always been passionate about supporting the arts. She sees live theater as an opportunity to break down barriers and come together with friends and neighbors over thought-provoking performances and discussions. 

Through her work in co-chairing Broadway Brunch 2023 and her current service as a board member, Connie has learned much about good nonprofit stewardship and how those who are passionate about a common goal can achieve great things — even in ways no one expected. “The Rep invites you in and gives you the chance to see the world through someone else’s eyes. It can move you to tears or spur you to action — what other organization can do that?” Connie adds, “We live in a divisive world and the Rep stands out to me as a bastion of belonging. My single biggest hope for the future of the Rep is that we are able to reach a wider audience.” 

The Nashville Rep works tirelessly on community outreach programs and invites thousands of school children to shows every season. The goal is to expose children to the arts to which they may not otherwise have access. Additionally, Nashville Rep offers Broadway Theater Camp for younger actors and an innovative Young Voices series of workshops designed to work with middle school and high school students “to broaden their understanding of underserved experiences in America via the study of works from BIPOC American playwrights.”