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Student Matinees on TSC’s Tabor Stage
Student matinees are generously sponsored by FedEx, Jack Jones Children’s Literacy Fund, ARTSmemphis, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Love’s Labor’s Lost
the pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare
directed by Stephanie Shine
sponsored by Evans Petree PC, National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee Arts Commission, The Shakespeare Fund of Theater League of Kansas City, and an ArtsFirst grant from First Horizon Foundation
Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00 am
The French king and a select few men have moved their court to the garden park of Navarre, where they swear to create “a little academe” that will study for three years while swearing off women: “still and contemplative in living art.” But when the Princess of France and her ladies appear, all oaths are off. With a play-title like this, is it possible nuptials will ensue? The colorful denizens of the woods hope to help!
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Sarah Hankins
sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest
Thursday, October 29 at 10:00 am
Friday, October 30 at 10:00 am
Our 90-minute performance captures the dramatic whirlwind of events and choices that cause Macbeth’s downfall. Inspired by Shakespeare’s original touring groups, our small cast plays all the roles with clear costuming and acting choices to identify each character. Macbeth is performed against a simple set to highlight Shakespeare’s text. Your students will love hearing the play and having their imaginations broadened. This Macbeth is an aural revelry and shows how words can indeed prove the “be all and end all.”
A Swingin’ Christmas Cabaret
by Bill Morrow and Dan McCleary
directed by Dan McCleary
sponsored by James R. Humphreys
Wednesday, December 9 at 10:00 am
Thursday, December 10 at 10:00 am
Things really get swingin’ this holiday season when Bingo pays Frankie a visit one 1950s snowy Christmas Eve. After an exchange of musical gifts and wassail around the tinsel-strewn tree, the snappy twosome takes a merry journey back in musical time – way back, brother! Featuring guest star vocalists (from multiple centuries) and many of your favorite carols and radio hits, this cool yule of a cabaret will jazz up any family or office celebration. Bistro-table seating available for you and your cocktails. Featuring the return of some of our Taming of the Shrew stars!
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
The Great Gatsby
adapted for the stage by
Simon Levy
directed by Stephanie Shine
sponsored by Pat and Ernest Kelly
and
Performed in loving memory of Joseph “Joe” Orgill, III (Anne and Mike Keeney)
Wednesday, February 3, 2027 at 10:00 am
Thursday, February 4, 2027 at 10:00 am
The young American Dream comes into poetic perspective in this celebrated play-adaptation of Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel. Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, and Daisy Buchanan play out a glitzy fable – of America, of the Jazz Age, of enchantment and illusions, of a world where love and dreams are pursued and betrayed.
Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service: www.concordtheatricals.com
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Sarah Hankins
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 at 10:00 am
Wednesday, February 24, 2027 at 10:00 am
Do you know why the Capulets and Montagues are fighting? Nobody else does either. Who must be sacrificed to stop the violence? Shakespeare’s story begins as one of his great comedies but ends in perhaps his gravest tragedy. Laced with sword fights, dancing, timeless poetry, and the world’s most famous young couple, Romeo and Juliet is a theatrical event not to be missed. Or learned. This production plays without intermission in 90 minutes.
To book your child’s ticket ($12) or your child’s class or grade, please contact Sarah Hankins by email at SarahHankins@tnshakespeare.org.
Seating is limited. Please reserve your tickets as soon as possible. All students must be 5 years of age or older.
One complimentary teacher admission will be provided for every ten (10) students. Additional chaperones and all parents/guardians will be charged $12 each and must be included with the school’s reservation and payment.
What students and teachers are saying about TSC’s Student Matinees:
“I don’t believe there could be any performing arts company that could satisfy my love for the arts any better than Tennessee Shakespeare Company.”
– Caitlyn Knot, 11th Grade, Middle College High School
“My students were on the edge of their seats. I enjoyed watching them as much as I enjoyed watching the performers! It is imperative that students are given good first experiences with Shakespeare. So often they are turned off by having to simply read the plays, or they see less than stellar performances. My students were entranced, delighted, and asking for more.”
– Ann Lane Neal, Director of Theatre Arts, St. Agnes Academy
“Many of my students, who had expressed trepidation in understanding Shakespeare, were surprised to find that they not only understood but also enjoyed the play.”
– Janelle Phipps, English teacher, Harding Academy
“I don’t want my comments to seem hyperbolic—but my students and I feel that this was the richest literary experience we have ever had.”
– Julia Goodwin, English teacher, Bartlett High School
To view TSC’s page on the Tennessee Arts Commission website for Ticket Subsidy and State Funding, click here. To view available grants, click here.
Reduced pricing is made possible in part by TSC’s Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund.
Out of consideration for both patrons and actors, children 3 years old and younger (including babes-in-arms) are not permitted in the audience for Tabor Stage performances. Thank you for your understanding.