2026-2027 Season
timeless stories rooted in love
Shakespeare Education Experience Tour
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Madison Kisst Bookings Available: October 19th-November 4th, 2026 Public Performances: November 7, 2026
West End United Methodist Church 4th Story Theater
Two star-crossed lovers defy their feuding families who are determined to keep them apart. Set in a world shaped by cultural collision, this bold staging of Romeo and Juliet reimagines Shakespeare’s most famous love story through a contemporary lens. NSF’s Shakespeare Education Experience (SEE) Tour offers an accessible, actor-driven, abridged production to schools and venues across the region.
Co-Production between the Nashville Shakespeare Festival and the Belmont University College of Music & Performing Arts
The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Katie Bruno February 18th-27th, 2027
Troutt Theatre at Belmont University
Hold onto your handbags!
NSF teams up with Belmont University’s College of Music and Performing Arts for The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s beloved comedy of love and mistaken identity. Two debonair bachelors, Jack and Algernon, each lead a double life to shirk their responsibilities. But when their alter egos begin to win the hearts of two society ladies, the lines between truth and fiction blur. What follows is a delightfully tangled web of wit, deception, and high-society hijinks, as each tries to stay one step ahead of their own lies.
A Room in the Castle
Regional Premiere By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Alicia Haymer May 6-23rd, 2027
West End United Methodist Church 4th Story Theater
What do we really know about the women of Elsinore?
In A Room in the Castle, Lauren Gunderson reimagines the world of Hamlet through the eyes of Gertrude, Ophelia, and their confidante Anna, revealing the lives just beyond the edges of Shakespeare’s pages. This compelling play centers their fight for agency, connection, and survival in a court defined by chaos, power and uncertainty.
Shakespeare in the Park
The Winter’s Tale
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Leah Lowe
August -September 2027
The Bandshell at Centennial Park
A gripping tale of jealousy, loss, and redemption, The Winter’s Tale unfolds across two strikingly different worlds. One ruled by suspicion and power, the other by music, nature, and renewal. When King Leontes' unfounded jealousy shatters his family and kingdom, time itself must intervene to heal what has been broken.
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