Nashville Shakespeare Festival

    MISSION


    The mission of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional theatrical experiences. The Festival employs Nashville’s most talented theatre artists to create unique, exciting, and relevant productions and programs that stimulate the minds and enrich the lives of students and adults throughout Middle Tennessee.

    Since 1988, The Festival has produced its Annual Free outdoor Summer Shakespeare series. Since 1992, The Festival has offered year-round outreach to schools and the community through in-classroom workshops, performances for students, and experiences for emerging actors. Since 2008, The Festival has performed indoor productions in cooperation with local universities during the academic year.

    Venue Details
    Working Hours
    • Weekdays
      09:00 - 22:30
    • Saturday
      09:00 - 23:59
    • Sunday
      Closed
    Venue Details
    Working Hours
    • Weekdays
      09:00 - 22:30
    • Saturday
      09:00 - 23:59
    • Sunday
      Closed
    Venue Map
    Events of the Venue
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    January 27, 2024
    2:00 pm
    With minimal preparation, actors will perform Shakespeare's RICHARD III with book in hand. This "Pop-Upright" approach makes for a lively and exciting way to experience the play.
    About the play: As charming as he is ruthless, Richard of Gloucester - the last prince of York in line for the throne- schemes, manipulates, and murders his way to a brief and eventful rule.
    February 22, 2024
    7:00 pm
    February 22-24, 2024 - Join The Nashville Shakespeare Festival for a staged reading of Carlyle Brown's historical drama The African Company Presents Richard III. Directed by Lawrence James.
    April 18, 2024
    7:00 pm
    April 18-28, 2024 - Join The Nashville Shakespeare Festival for its Spring Shakespeare co-production with Lipscomb University, Hamlet. Directed by Nat McIntyre.