Acting classes for kids and adults.
East Nashville.
Summer and school-break camps. Weekly classes. Meisner training for actors and other humans.
Summer 2026 classes and camps now enrolling.
Looking for weekly classes? Browse the summer schedule →
Eight classrooms. 275-seat performance venue.
Brought to you by the humans behind Tenn Little Birds.
New 9,500 sq ft home opens June 1 at 805 Woodland St.
Eastside Artists’ Studio & Theater
(EAST) Collective
A creative hub in East Nashville, where children, artists, and their community gather to tell stories and make things.
Need event space or a room rental? We’d love to show you what we’ve got.
EAST Collective is built and led by Allison and Ryan Link. Allison founded Tenn Little Birds in 2017; she trained in musical theater at Westminster Choir College and post-baccalaureate music therapy at Belmont University. Ryan is a Broadway and national tour veteran — RENT, Hair, Wonderland, Aida, Once. They met at Matthew Corozine Studio in New York, where both trained in Meisner technique, and Allison worked as Matt's assistant. A growing circle of teaching artists rounds out the studio.