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About Knoxville Shakespeare
The Tennessee Stage Company presents its 34th Shakespeare Festival, Knoxville Shakespeare, this year, featuring the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream and the rom-com turned tragedy Romeo & Juliet. Join us for both shows to see our outstanding cast takes on two of Shakespeare's most popular tales!
Most performances will be held on the lawn in front of the Ijams Visitor Center, located at 2915 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920, just a short drive from downtown. The Ijams Visitor Center will serve as a rain space as well as the place where matinees will be performed.
Matinee and evening performances on July 28 and Aug. 4 will be indoors for both performances.
Reservations and in-person tickets are $15; if you purchase 4 or more paid tickets, you will get a 15% discount. Tickets are on sale now at the links below. Each Thursday evening performance is a Pay-What-You-Can event.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Escape into Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where four mismatched lovers woo, a group of aspiring thespians rehearse a play, and the rulers of the fairy kingdom have a royal rumble all within the same woods on the same night, with hilarious results. This particular production is set in East Tennessee and will feature a little bit of all the things that make our mountains and their woods so special: Dolly (of course!), mountain spirits, bluegrass music, and a lot of good ol' fashioned fun. Perfect for the whole family and one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream is sure to delight!
Matinee Performance
Romeo and Juliet
It is a tale as old as time and one we all believe we know by heart: Two Starcrossed Lovers shine bright and brilliant, only to have their love extinguished as soon as it ignites...but that is not the whole story. Join the Tennesee Stage Company's 2024 season cast as they come together to tell the rom-com, meet-cute romance of two people falling in love, sneaking around, and coming together to ultimately change the course of a city's fate-- only to be thwarted by blind loyalty, pride, and those who believe they know what is best. As with all stories that pull at your heartstrings, William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet will make you whoop, laugh, tear up, sigh, shake your head, and remember what it's like to fall in love, all over again.
For more information about the Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville Shakespeare, or its support guild, Buddies of the Bard (BOB), call +1865-546-4280, e-mail tennesseestage@comcast.net or visit tennesseestage.com.
Knoxville Shakespeare would not be possible without the support of the Tennessee Arts Commission, the City of Knoxville, Knox County, the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, and Ijams Nature Center.
This project is being supported in part, by federal award number 21.027 awarded to Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.