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NEXT READINGS:

  • All's Well That Ends Well, September 4, 2010 1-4pm @ Nashville Main Library
  • Othello, October 2, 2010 1-4pm @ Nashville Main Library

THE BEST WAY TO READ SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS IS OUT LOUD AND WITH FRIENDS!
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival invites you to read every play
Shakespeare wrote, out loud in a reading circle. Once a month,
we will gather to read one of the works of William Shakespeare,
beginning with the first play he wrote and ending with his last. No
need to commit to the whole canon, but if you’ve ever wanted to
say “Yeah, I’ve read all of Shakespeare’s plays," this is the perfect
opportunity to achieve that lofty goal!


HOW IT WORKS: We meet at 12:45pm. There will be 16 chairs in a
circle and whoever wants to read out loud can choose one of
the 16. There will be additional seating available for anyone who
wants to read along silently. (Although we might ask you to pipe in
for crowd scenes!)  The reading starts at 1 pm. None of the plays

should take longer than 3 hours to read out loud, and we will take a

15 minute break in between the third and fourth acts. During the

break readers inside the circle can give up their seats to anyone

outside of the circle who would like a turn to read out loud. Some

copies of the play will be available, but please bring your

own if possible.


IT’S FREE & FUN!  Readings at the Nashville main library are on the first Saturday afternoon of each month (the second Saturday in certain months - see schedule).  Readings at the Brentwood Library will generally be on the third Saturday of the month (see schedule).

Readings will always be free and open to the public. Hearing these

plays read aloud will give you much more insight into the depth of

Shakespeare’s works.


EVERYONE’S WELCOME! We welcome all voices, all dialects!
This is intended to be a fun time, so bring your sense of humor.

Shakespeare Allowed! is located at the Nashville Main Library and Brentwood Library

Reading calendar:

  Nashville Main Library Brentwood Library

Henry VI Part I

October 11, 2008

 

Henry VI Part II

November 1, 2008

 

Henry VI Part III

December 6, 2008

 

Richard III

January 3, 2009

 

Titus Andronicus

February 7, 2009

 

The Comedy of Errors

March 7, 2009

 

The Taming of the Shrew

April 11, 2009

 

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

May 2, 2009

 

Love’s Labor’s Lost

June 6, 2009

 

Richard II

July 11, 2009

 

King John

August 1, 2009

 

Romeo & Juliet

September 5, 2009

 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

October 3, 2009

 

The Merchant of Venice

November 14, 2009

 

The Merry Wives of Windsor

December 12, 2009

 

Henry IV Part I

January 2,2010

 

Henry IV Part II

February 6, 2010

February 20, 2010
Much Ado about Nothing

March 6, 2010

March 27, 2010
As You Like It

April 3, 2010

April 17, 2010
Julius Caesar

May 1, 2010

May 15, 2010

Henry V

June 5, 2010

June 19, 2010

Hamlet  

July 10, 2010

July 17, 2010
Twelfth Night

August 7, 2010

August 21, 2010

All’s Well That Ends Well

September 4, 2010

TBA

Othello

October 2, 2010

October 16, 2010

Measure for Measure

November 6, 2010

November 20, 2010

King Lear

December 4, 2010

December 18, 2010

Macbeth

January 8, 2011

TBA

Pericles

February 5, 2011

TBA

Coriolanus

March 5, 2011

TBA

Timon of Athens

April 2, 2011

TBA

Troilus & Cressida

May 7, 2011

TBA

Antony & Cleopatra

June 4, 2011

TBA

The Winter’s Tale

July 2, 2011

TBA

The Tempest

August 6, 2011

TBA

Cymbeline

September 3, 2011

TBA

Henry VIII

October 1, 2011

TBA

The Two Noble Kinsmen

November 5, 2011

TBA
     
 



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