Tennessee Shakespeare Company

The organization is the mid-south's only professional, classical theatre and education Company performing the plays of william Shakespeare and other classical and southern writers; and providing innovative training and outreach programming to learners of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. The 2022-23 productions included the free shout-out production of macbeth; the world premiere of i dwell in possibility: emily dickinson emeges; the world premiere of the trouble begins at eight: mark twain; cyrano de bergerac; the southern literary salon premiere production of the truth and beauty of ann patchett; the jack jones children's literacy gala; romeo and juliet project; macbeth initiative; the juvenile justice program, and the feast of crispian-south program for military veterans. Over 33,000 points of contact were created during the season.

The organization provided over 365 year-round educational, training, and outreach programs that engaged over 30,000 student interactions in the memphis area during 2022-23. The online academy offered over 60 courses, lectures, playshops, and performances. Programs included the nationally- acclaimed romeo and juliet project, which brings a 90-minute performance of the play and three non-violence workshops to every freshman in partnering title 1 high schools. Other programs included the successful return of the macbeth initiative delivered in high schools to seniors who experienced the performance accompanied by multiple playshops based on the play's themes; student matinees of romeo and juliet and macbeth; in-school playshops; arts-in-education residencies; four summer camps; residencies for adjudicated youth in two memphis detention facilities; and long-term residencies for military veterans in the chemical dependency/ptsd units at the memphis v.a. Hospital.