Southern Shakespeare Company’s Free Shakespeare in the Park Festival Has Been a Downtown Tallahassee Tradition at Cascades Park Since 2015.

Each Mother’s Day Weekend, the Mainstage Festival Performances Play Thursday - Sunday at 7:30pm and Ssc’s Junior Acting Troupe Presents an Abridged Spring Play at 5:30pm on Saturday - Sunday. Food Trucks and Vendors, Merchandise and Education Booths, and the Beautiful Al Fresco Atmosphere Make This a Great Introduction to Theatre and a Wonderful Event to Return to Each Year!

May 9-12, 2024, We Are Proud to Present Shakespeare’s the Winter’s Tale, a Comedy That Charts One Royal Family’s Journey of Redemption. On May 11-12, the Bardlings Will Present an Abridged Version of the Tempest, Shakespeare’s Comedy About the Foibles and Forgiveness of Courtiers Set Adrift on a Remote, Magical Island.

Guest Artists:

Shanara Gabrielle (Director)

Nathan Darrow (Celebrity Guest Artist, King Leontes)

Guest Schedule:

May 9, 2024

Vice President for Research Stacey Patterson:

Oversees Florida State University’s Research Operation, Which Has More Than $320 Million Annually in Expenditures and More Than 50 Prominent Research Centers and Institutes. 

May 10, 2024

Mayor Dailey:

Mayor Dailey Has Dedicated His Professional Life to Building Strong, Vibrant Communities. He Has Had Public Service in His Sights His Entire Life.

May 11, 2024

Greg Tish:

Greg Tish is a Lifelong Tallahasseean and Host of the Greg Tish Show on Real Talk 93.3. He Has Won Over a Dozen Local Awards for His Entertainment Work, Including Winning “the Best of Tallahassee” Award for Radio Personality for Many Years in a Row.

May 12, 2024

Channing Frampton:

Channing Frampton: is a Member of Tallahassee’s Abc 27 Team After Anchoring and Reporting for Three Years in Southwest Florida at Wink News. There, He Went Live From the Eye of Hurricane Irma as the Storm Made Landfall, Earning Him an Emmy Nomination.

Admission: Free

Date: May 9-12, 2024

Time: Thursday - Friday - 7:30pm

Saturday - Sunday - 5:30pm

Location: Cascades Park

1001 South Gadsden Street Tallahassee, FL 32301

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