Summer Shakespeare 2024
As You Like It

August 29- September 22, 2024 at OneC1TY in Nashville
September 26-29, 2024 at Academy Park in Franklin
Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Cammy Harris

If all the world’s a stage, join the band in As You Like It, one of Shakespeare’s most joyful romantic comedies. Experience a group of musicians, poets, and other colorful characters as they compose the world they want to live in, discover hidden truths, build an unlikely community, and create a brand new sound along the way.

Winter 2025
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

Co-production with Belmont University’s College of Music and Performing Arts
February 20-March 2, 2025
Troutt Theater at Belmont University

In partnership with Belmont University's Department of Theatre and Dance, Pride and Prejudice is bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely. This is not your grandmother's Austen! This new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools…than the high-stakes game of love?  

Shakespeare Education Experience Tour Fall 2024
Macbeth

October 23-November 15, 2024
Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by NSF Education Director Katie Bruno

The Shakespeare Education Experience (SEE) Tour brings professional Shakespeare directly into your school or venue! This interactive abridged production tells the story of the man and his wife who let their ambition and greed overpower their morals and consciences. The SEE Tour production of Macbeth is presented as a dialogue between the actors and the audience, with actors providing additional context and encouraging the audience to respond to questions regarding the central characters of the play. The text is original and the relevance is immediate!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

March 2, 2025
Williamson County Performing Arts Center
Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Jordan Scott

Backlight Productions presents A Midsummer Night's Dream in partnership with the Nashville Shakespeare Festival in Spring 2025! Visit a magical world and follow the stories of young lovers, amateur actors, and fanciful fairies in this beloved Shakespeare classic. To learn more about Backlight Productions' mission to provide opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to gain education in the arts and perform significant roles in integrated performances, click here.