Southern Shakespeare Festival
southern shakespeare festival annual festival tallahassee florida organized southern shakespeare company festival first incarnation existed group scholar saw opportunity revive free outdoor festival awardwinning cascade park southern shakespeare festival founded american entrepreneur michael j trout november florida theater project summer michael trout organized touring company led david klein word word word evening shakespeare toured local theater regional high school community art center trout approached florida state university dean emeritus richard g fallon help establish free shakespeare park festival trout modeled joseph papps new york free shakespeare park festival tallahassee festival renaissance fair ran openair free festival renaissance fair located downtown area behind tallahassee city hall kleman plaza inaugural shakespeare park production midsummer night dream directed russian director irina brown drew spectator according local newspaper tallahassee democrat recognized one successful freetheater festival tallahassee spectator student benefitting educational programming – existence southern shakespeare festival revived thanks dr kevin carr dr brent griffin dedicated group tallahassee theater artisan notably laura w johnson catherine leonard lanny thomas adderley amphitheater cascade park home revitalized festival appropriately first production ran april – midsummer night dream directed lanny thomas starring special guest aea artist jef canter nick bottom – southern shakespeare festival touring company word word word evening shakespeare written directed david klein – midsummer night dream directed irina brown starring uk actor jack klaff wil johnson u actress jennifer harper – taming shrew directed ian wooldridge starring wil johnson brigid zengeni – like featuring original music jason chimonides – merry wife windsor – tempest last production original festival – midsummer night dream starring jef canter laura w johnson – comedy error directed lanny thomas starring melanie may – like directed lanny thomas starring terry well devon glover laura w johnson – romeo juliet directed michael richey starring renee oconnor mile muir melanie applegate terry well – macbeth directed james alexander bond starring marc singer – none cancelled covid pandemic twelfth night directed james alexander bond featuring hal spark malvolio daniel stock sir toby belch much ado nothing directed james alexander bond featuring kevin mcdonald kid hall dogberry antony cleopatra directed james alexander bond featuring twotime emmynominated actor kelsey scott cleopatra winter tale directed shanara gabrielle featuring actor nathan darrow leontes rise southern shakespeare festival – montgomery advertiser sunday nov relationship advice ol – break magazine may – southern shakespeare festival return – tallahassee democrat friday june look music shakespeare – wfsu january tallahassee’s shakespeare revival – tallahassee magazine march–april laura johnson help reset stage shakespeare – tallahassee democrat wednesday march southern shakespeare festival present midsummer night dream – tallahassee downtown link mediahttpswwwfacebookcommediasetseta southern shakespeare festival greatly supported local state government organization including city tallahassee leon county tourist development council council cultural art coca state florida division cultural affair spartnerships florida university tallahassee community college official website