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The Nashville Shakespeare Festival

Enjoy a FREE night of professional theatre under the stars!

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Since 1988, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival has provided professional, free, and accessible outdoor theatre each summer. Enjoy a night of theatre under the stars with fun, energetic renditions of Shakespeare with a distinctive Nashville twist of original music by local composers and songwriters. It's a full evening of family entertainment with a pre-show concert series, food trucks, and informative pre-show talks. Bring your own chair or blanket for free seating ($10 suggested donation per person). VIP reserved seating available.

Thursdays-Sundays, August 31-September 24
and Labor Day Monday, September 4

The Yard at ONEC1TY (8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209)

Thursday-Sunday, September 28-October 1
Academy Park (112 Everbright Ave, Franklin, TN 37064)

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NSF cast performing Macbeth
Macbeth
NSF cast performing The Tempest
The Tempest
NSF cast performing Love's Labor's Lost
Love's Labor's Lost
NSF cast performing Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Light tower with sunset behind
Shakespeare at sunset
Eddie George and NSF cast performing Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Hours
Nightly Schedule:
5:15 pm - Gates Open
5:30 pm - Insight Lecture Series
6:00 pm - Pre-Show Concert Series
7:00 pm - Performance of Much Ado About Nothing
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For the most up-to-date hours and information, please contact The Nashville Shakespeare Festival directly.

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