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Student Matinees on TSC’s Tabor Stage
Student matinees are generously sponsored by Arts Midwest, National Endowment for the Arts, FedEx, Jack Jones Children’s Literacy Fund, ARTSmemphis, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Romeo and Juliet
on the Tabor Stage

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 10:00 am
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 10:00 am

Romeo and Juliet 
bursts to life amid the rage-filled streets of Verona. Students accustomed to reading the play will now experience it through its intended medium of live theatre. See, hear, and feel this visceral production from TSC, with a frantic hard-hitting pace that reflects the hasty and tragic encounter of two star-crossed lovers. A timeless tale, this Shakespearean tragedy confronts the culture of violence and demands that its operators be held accountable, allowing an opportunity for real change in the wake of a glooming peace. Students will gain new perspectives, form a deeper understanding of the characters’ motives, and rightfully question the actions of all involved.

Hamlet
the tragedy by William Shakespeare
directed by Stephanie Shine
on the Tabor Stage
generously sponsored by Pat and Ernest Kelly, and The Sims Family Charitable Trust

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:00 am
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 10:00 am
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:00 am
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10:00 am

William Shakespeare couldn’t have known he was penning the human psyche into physical existence with this play, nor that the phrases and words he would create within it would remain foundational to our 21st Century metaphor. But what he did know was a popular story of familial revenge. In adding a spirit world and a questioning conscience to it, Shakespeare was informed by his personal life: his son Hamnet had died at age 11, he had written Brutus in Julius Caesar three years later, his father died two years after that, and after two years of drafts he released Hamlet. This was the story-stepstone that the fatherless son/sonless father needed in order to launch into his final cosmic masterwork four years later – King Lear. The Prince of Denmark does not consider his state and decisions alone, though. He has an audience.

To book your child’s ticket ($10) 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 $10 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

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TSC’s Romeo and Juliet Student Matinee Actor Talkback at Germantown Performing Arts Center

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.

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