Ada and the Engine

Ada and the Engine
a new romantic, historical drama
by Lauren Gunderson
directed by Dan McCleary
on the Tabor Stage
November 11-21

Preview: Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 pm
Opening: Friday, November 12 at 7:30 pm
Also: November 13, 18-20 at 7:30 pm/November 13 & 21 at 3:00 pm

Regional Premiere

Generously sponsored by The Sims Family Charitable Trust

Fresh from the playwright of TSC’s acclaimed Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Gunderson’s newest historical re-creation features Ada Lovelace, the fiery, brilliant woman who wrote the first computer program… in 1830.  The daughter of Lord Byron, Ada is a precocious youngster who befriends the established inventor Charles Babbage.  Together, they imagine a fantastical future where a thinking engine performs complicated calculations, speaks, predicts, and makes music.  Preposterous!  Yet every hour today, you use Ada’s perfect marriage of poetry and programming.

To ensure the health and safety of our patrons and staff, Tennessee Shakespeare Company remains in compliance with the Shelby County Health Department’s recent mandate.

Therefore, all patrons aged 2+ to our indoor Tabor Stage must:

1) wear a facial mask at all times, regardless of vaccination status, inside TSC’s facility;

2) provide/present at TSC’s outdoor entry a valid proof of having received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, or if patrons are aged 12+ and unvaccinated, must provide/present valid proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken at least 72 hours in advance.

All TSC personnel, on-stage and off-stage, are fully-vaccinated. Actors on stage will remain at mandatory physical distance from patrons.

Updates to this health criteria will be provided as guided by the Shelby County Health Department. Thank you for helping to keep all of us safe.