Spring Shakespeare 2024

Title Treatment by XPayne
Production Photography by Sarah H. Johnson

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival and Lipscomb University's Department of Theatre Present

Hamlet

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Nat McIntyre

Collins Auditorium at Lipscomb University

April 18-28, 2024

Hamlet, Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece about grief, madness, and revenge, is as relevant today as the day he wrote it. A young man grieving the murder of his father plots revenge on his uncle who did it. Is doing wrong ever right? That is the question. Hamlet is the most quoted play in the world: "To be or not to be," "To thine own self be true," "There's method to his madness," and many more. Hamlet is a powerful, poetic exploration of the human psyche through the lens of one tragically dysfunctional family.

Recommended for ages 12 and up. Content warning: violence, discussion of suicide, use of fake blood. Public performances run 2 hours and 25 minutes including intermission. School Performances run 2 hours and 10 minutes including intermission.

Public Performance Dates

Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm

Friday, April 19, 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 20, 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 21, 2 pm

Thursday, April 25, 7:00 pm

Friday, April 26, 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 27, 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 28, 2 pm

School Matinees

Start time: 10 AM, End time: 12 PM
Followed by a short talkback

Wednesday, April 17, 10:00 am

Thursday, April 18, 10:00 am

Friday, April 19, 10:00 am

Wednesday, April 24, 10:00 am

Thursday, April 25, 10:00 am

Friday, April 26, 10:00 am

Want the Royal Experience?

Treat yourself, your friends, and your family like royalty this year and purchase a one-of-a-kind gift of a Spring Shakespeare Royal Experience! Not only will you enjoy all these great benefits, but your purchase will directly support NSF’s programming all year round.

  • Premium reserved seating

  • Pre-show and intermission refreshments

  • Private pre-show reception with one of the region’s foremost Shakespeare experts

  • Reserved VIP parking

  • NSF gift bag

Show Information

Educator Guidebook

Click the image below to access the Educator Guidebook for HAMLET. This includes information about the production design, and interview with the fight choreographer, suggested classroom activites, and more!

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