Southern Shakespeare Festival

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:

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.

Admission: Free

Date: May 9-12, 2024