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About the Play

Tennessee Stage Company presents its 32nd Shakespeare Festival, now renamed “Knoxville Shakespeare.” The fall season features the Bard's "dark" comedy, Measure for Measure, which runs Oct. 6-23, and is being produced in cooperation with Ijams Nature Center, the new permanent home for Knoxville Shakespeare.

Measure for Measure

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Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is the story of what happens when a man, new in his power and deep in his religion, forces a city to its knees and a woman to the end of her faith. Angelo sentences Claudio to death for impregnating his longtime sweetheart. When Isabella, Claudio’s sister and a soon-to-be Nun, begs for Angelo to change his mind, he offers her a choice: Claudio can die, or she can give up her chastity to Angelo in exchange for Claudio's life.


"[W]ith an outstretched throat, I'll tell the world aloud what man thou art."
"Who will believe thee, Isabel?"

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Performances and Showtimes

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Measure for Measure runs Thursday-Sunday starting at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The indoor matinee Oct. 16 starts at 2 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm). Concessions and beer will be available for purchase. Performances are on the Ijams Visitor Center lawn with the exception of the Oct. 16 performances, which will be indoors), so bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket. No coolers or Styrofoam products, please. Dogs are allowed, but must be leashed at all times.

 

Admission is $15 for adults. Four-pack ticket packages are available for $50. Kids 5 and under free.

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Children in Knox County and surrounding county school systems qualify for the Penny4Arts Program, which allows these children to attend free-of-charge based on these guidelines:

  • All children ages 5-15 must be accompanied by a paying adult (age 18+) in a ratio not to exceed three children per one adult.

  • Proof of Knox and surrounding county residency may be required.

  • At least one in a group of up to four students ages 16-18 must purchase a regular adult admission/ticket for the group to be able to participate in Penny4Arts.

  • Penny4Arts tickets must be included in your reservation. 

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Requests for reduced ticket prices should be emailed to community@tennesseestage.com.

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For more information about the Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville Shakespeare, or its support guild, Buddies of the Bard (BOB), call +1865-546-4280 or e-mail tennesseestage@comcast.net.

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Reserve Your Tickets Today!

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