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

Events of the Venue

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Pride & Prejudice

Performing Arts

February 20, 2025

7:00 pm

A co-production with Belmont University's Department of Theatre and Dance, Pride and Prejudice is bold, surprising, boisterous and timely. This is not your grandmother's Austen! This new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools…than the high-stakes game of love?

Play on Words Summer Camp

Performing Arts

June 2, 2025

9:00 am

For students who love to play and tell stories! This camp introduces students to essential theatre performance skills, utilizing Shakespeare’s works to grow young performers’ abilities and confidence. Each week will culminate with a mini-showcase celebration.

Teen Summer Conservatory

Performing Arts

June 16, 2025

12:00 pm

For the teen theater kid who wants to hone their craft. They’ll learn how to approach Shakespearean text, giving developing artists the opportunity to better engage with classic scenes and the specialized techniques of performing the Bard. This program is perfect for emerging artists interested in auditioning for Apprentice Company.