Pop-Up Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
Saturday, April 18 at 6:30 pm
L&L Marketplace
Directed by Scott Baker
Back in the late 16th century, farces based on mistaken identities had audiences rolling in the aisles! And The Comedy of Errors, perhaps Shakespeare’s earliest comedy (c. 1594, but not published until 1623), features not one, but TWO sets of identical twins (with identical names, if you can believe it), who keep on getting confused with one another. Sure, it may all sound a little silly, but renowned literary scholar Harold Bloom wrote that this early comedy "reveals Shakespeare's magnificence at the art of comedy.”
Pop-Up Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV Part 1
Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 pm
Streetcar Taps & Garden (Sylvan Park/Charlotte Ave Location)
Directed by Katie Bruno
Henry IV, Part 1 follows King Henry IV’s struggle to maintain the English throne amidst rebellion from the Percy family, led by the gallant Hotspur. While the King faces war, his son, Prince Hal, neglects his royal duties to carouse with the rogue Falstaff. The plot culminates at the Battle of Shrewsbury, where Hal redeems himself, kills Hotspur, and restores his reputation.
Pop-Up Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Sunday, June 28 at 2:00 pm
Phat Bites
Directed by Jason Spelbring
Twelfth Night is a fast-paced romantic comedy with several interwoven plots of romance, mistaken identities and practical jokes. Separated from her twin brother Sebastian in a shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calls herself Cesario, and becomes a servant to the Duke Orsino. He sends her to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf, but the Countess falls in love with Cesario. Meanwhile Olivia’s uncle, Sir Toby Belch, gets drunk with his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and they play a trick on Malvolio, Olivia’s steward. Eventually Sebastian turns up and causes even more confusion, chaos and comedy!
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Copy)
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Bard is back at the historic bandshell in Centennial Park! Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the Athenian forest in this joyful tangle of love, laughter, and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. Full of wonder, whimsy, and enchantment, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare at his most playful.
BARDIO Audition Prep
February 24: Be A Gem
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
BARDIO Audition Prep
February 17: Callbacks
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
FAT HAM
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of Hamlet brings Shakespeare’s classic into the modern South with humor, heart, and barbecue. Juicy, a young black man, grapples with his father’s ghost, family expectations, and the cycle of violence that haunts them all. Will he seek revenge or carve out a new path? FAT HAM is a fresh, funny, and deeply moving look at identity, duty, and breaking free.
https://www.tpac.org/events/detail/fat-ham-14665
BARDIO Audition Prep
February 3: Professionalism
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
BARDIO Audition Prep
January 27: Monologue Coaching
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
BARDIO Audition Prep
January 20: Headshots/Resumes
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
BARDIO Audition Prep
January 13: Shakespeare Text Basics
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
BARDIO Audition Prep
January 6: Choosing Material
NSF Education Director Katie Bruno will lead 7 cumulative audition practice sessions, each featuring a mini-workshop on essential skills for actors. Whether you’re prepping monologues, songs, classical, or contemporary, join NSF to keep yourself accountable and bring a refreshed confidence to your new year auditions! Space is limited.
https://www.nashvilleshakes.org/bardioauditionprep
Play Practice - Dec 16
A new class for adult actors in the Nashville community, facilitated by NSF Director of Education Katie Bruno.
Bring in your own material—whether it’s an audition monologue, a scene you’ve always wanted to try, or a Shakespeare piece you’re curious about—and put it on its feet in a supportive, collaborative space. Each class begins with a 20-minute refresh on essential Shakespeare techniques: text analysis, verse work, and performance tips to keep your skills sharp.
After that, it’s your time to play: workshop audition material, explore new cuts, get feedback, and share in the process with fellow actors. Whether you’re brushing up on classics or experimenting with new approaches, Play Practice is about building confidence, growing craft, and connecting with a community of artists who love to play.
Classes are $15 - register in advance or drop in!
Play Practice
A new class for adult actors in the Nashville community, facilitated by NSF Director of Education Katie Bruno.
Bring in your own material—whether it’s an audition monologue, a scene you’ve always wanted to try, or a Shakespeare piece you’re curious about—and put it on its feet in a supportive, collaborative space. Each class begins with a 20-minute refresh on essential Shakespeare techniques: text analysis, verse work, and performance tips to keep your skills sharp.
After that, it’s your time to play: workshop audition material, explore new cuts, get feedback, and share in the process with fellow actors. Whether you’re brushing up on classics or experimenting with new approaches, Play Practice is about building confidence, growing craft, and connecting with a community of artists who love to play.
Classes are $15 - register in advance or drop in!
Julius Caesar - Public Performances
Recommended for ages 12 and up. In JULIUS CAESAR, five actors tackle the captivating journey of Shakespeare's political thriller - the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators. Concerned that Julius Caesar poses a threat to democracy, revolutionaries make the violent decision to murder him. As the world spins out of control, chaos and superstition lead to civil war. This adapted production showcases themes of honor, friendship, ambition, power, loyalty, betrayal, freedom and fate.
Content warning: Discussions of murder and death. Scenes of violence are depicted, though no weapons will be used.
Summer Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an uproarious tale of mischief and double-dealing where women get the last laugh. Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. The wives find that Sir John Falstaff sent them each identical letters and plot to take revenge by playing tricks on him when he comes calling. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an excellent example of a Shakespearean comedy that explores themes of marriage, playful revenge, and everlasting friendship.
Summer Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an uproarious tale of mischief and double-dealing where women get the last laugh. Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. The wives find that Sir John Falstaff sent them each identical letters and plot to take revenge by playing tricks on him when he comes calling. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an excellent example of a Shakespearean comedy that explores themes of marriage, playful revenge, and everlasting friendship.
Summer Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an uproarious tale of mischief and double-dealing where women get the last laugh. Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. The wives find that Sir John Falstaff sent them each identical letters and plot to take revenge by playing tricks on him when he comes calling. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an excellent example of a Shakespearean comedy that explores themes of marriage, playful revenge, and everlasting friendship.
Summer Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an uproarious tale of mischief and double-dealing where women get the last laugh. Falstaff decides to fix his financial woe by seducing the wives of two wealthy merchants, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. The wives find that Sir John Falstaff sent them each identical letters and plot to take revenge by playing tricks on him when he comes calling. The Merry Wives of Windsor is an excellent example of a Shakespearean comedy that explores themes of marriage, playful revenge, and everlasting friendship.