Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), just five minutes north of Germantown, offers you a unique, centrally-located, fun, sun-lit venue with easy parking for your party, wedding, meeting, conference, film night, training sessions, dance or movement classes, and theatrical events.
Rental Rates are just as attractive as our facility. We will work with you and your budget to create the experience you would like for your family and friends, employees or clients, and your guests.
We are located just west of the Germantown Parkway/Trinity Road intersection in Cordova/Memphis, on the northeastern corner of Shelby Farms Park. Our location is approximately 12 minutes south of I-40.
Our facility’s total square footage is 18,484 on two acres. There is one building on the property. There is adjacent vehicle parking for 68 cars, including 3 handicap-accessible spaces. Additional parking is available. The parking lot opens both to Trinity Road on the south and to Moriarty Road on the north. The property is zoned as Heavy Industrial (IH).
Our facility provides full lighting (natural/LED/marquee lights) indoors and in the parking lot. The front of the facility offers a covered drop-off area for cars during inclement weather. Streetside signage opportunities are available.
Email us at contact@tnshakespeare.org, or call (901) 759-0604 for rental inquiries.
FACILITIES
Small Hall
(1,116 sq./ft) Capacity: 40
Large Hall
(2,009 sq./ft) Capacity: 120
Owen and Margaret Wellford Tabor Stage
(3,672 sq./ft) Seated Capacity: 160
Full stage lighting and sound packages available
Lobby
(2,550 sq./ft)
Conference Room
Seated Capacity: 10-14
Building Capacity: 300
Parking lot Capacity 66 spaces with adjoining parking lot with capacity over 100 spaces
Prep Kitchen (no oven)
Public Restroom (included in all rentals)
Two dressing rooms that include restrooms
Bridal Suite/Hospitality/Green Room
(Tables, chairs, mirrors, lounge area)
Costume Shop (Washing Machine & Dryer)
Wood/ Metal Shop with loading dock
(includes the use of stationary tools and equipment)
Security personnel is required if alcohol is present on the property
Any bartender on the property must have a valid ABC license
Clients assume the responsibility for set-up and take-down unless otherwise specified
Refundable Cleaning Deposit is required and returned, provided the space is left clean and vacated by contractual time
50% Deposit is required upon signing of the contract
TSC has no caterer preferences, but are glad to provide recommendations
In-house bar service is available for rent
Main lobby use, for additional space ($100)
60” round tables (seats 8-10); total of 17 ($5 per table)
48” round tables (seats 4); total of 8 ($5 per table)
6’ tables (seats 4-6); total of 20 ($5 per table)
Cocktail tables (seats 2/stands 2-4); total of 5 ($5 per table)
Banquet chairs (upholstered); total of 300 ($1 per chair)
Cocktail chairs ($1 per chair)
65” TVs and projector for presentations
Linens and tablecloths ($5 per linen/tablecloth plus $50 cleaning fee per event)
Specialized lighting and sound capabilities for any listed space.
Parking Lot capacity 68 spaces, with adjacent parking lot with 100 spaces available
Security Officer fee (5-hour minimum/$35 per hour)
Individual: Weekdays 9am-5pm only (Deposit 100%, Cleaning Fee: $0)
| 1-5 hours | Additional hours | Day | Capacity | |
| Small Hall: | $150.00 | $50.00 | $350.00 | 1-5 people |
| Large Hall: | $165.00 | $55.00 | $385.00 | 1-5 people |
Nonprofit 501(c)(3): (Deposit 25%, Refundable Cleaning Fee: $300.00
| 1-5 hours | Additional hours | Day | Capacity | |
| Small Hall: | $340.00 | $85.00 | POR | 40 |
| Large Hall: | $400.00 | $100.00 | POR | 90 |
| Tabor Theatre:* | $780.00 | $195.00 | POR | 160 |
| Kitchen: | $180.00 | |||
| Scene Shop:** | $400.00 |
Events: (Deposit 50%, Refundable Cleaning Fee: $500.00
| 1-5 hours | Additional hours | Day | Capacity | |
| Small Hall: | $520.00 | $130.00 | $910.00 | 40 |
| Large Hall or Lobby Only: | $600.00 | $150.00 | $1,050.00 | 120 |
| Tabor Theatre:* | $820.00 | $205.00 | $1,435.00 | 160 |
| Kitchen: | $195.00 | |||
| Full Facility: | POR | POR | POR | 300 |
*Only the theatre is included. Additional charges accrue for use of the theatrical lighting equipment abd Dressing Rooms/Green Room.
**Includes the use of all non-hand tools and equipment.
Pricing Examples:
EXAMPLE 1:
Event: Celebration/Wedding
Approximate Number of Attendees: 120
Date: 11/9/2024, Saturday
Time: 4:00 pm -10:00 pm
-Price Breakdown-
Refundable Cleaning Fee: $500.00
Rehearsal Hall: $600.00
Lobby: $100.00
Kitchen: $195.00
Additional Hour: $150.00
Tables – 21 (Seats 8): $105
Chairs – 120: $120.00
Table Linens – 21: $155.00
Total: $1,925.00
EXAMPLE 2:
Event: Engagement Party
Approximate Number of Attendees: 40
Date: 10/20/2024, Sunday
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-Price Breakdown-
Refundable Cleaning Fee: $500.00
Education Hall: $520.00
Tables – 6 $30.00
Chairs – 40: $40.00
Table Linens – 7: $85.00
Total: $1,175.00
COSTUMES
Rent from our Costume, Scenic, and Properties Inventories
After twelve years of producing Shakespeare’s plays and many other classical works for all ages set in multiple periods, TSC has built a meticulously-maintained inventory of costumes, moveable scenic pieces, hand props, statues, and weapons.
For your reference, select TSC Mainstage productions include:
- As You Like It
- Julius Caesar
- Henry V
- The Comedy of Errors
- Macbeth
- The Tempest
- Hamlet
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Othello
- Romeo and Juliet
- Waiting for Godot
- Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- Pericles
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
- All’s Well That Ends Well
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Twelfth Night
- Complete Works of Shakespeare (abr.)
- Richard III
For rates on scenic and props items, please contact TSC’s Sales Manager Parker Chase to inquire or to schedule an inventory tour: (901) 759-0620 or contact@tnshakespeare.org.
