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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 are on the first Saturday afternoon of

each month (the second Saturday in certain months - see schedule),

and 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 Downtown Main Library, 615 Church Street

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