Scenic City Shakespeare was formally organized as a Tennessee nonprofit in January 2020 with a mission “to serve the Scenic City by producing great theatre and education programs that engage and inspire.”

Scenic City Shakespeare has developed a growing repertory at Greenway Farms while expanding its educational work and increasing artist compensation. In 2026, Othello opened the company’s fifth season of free Shakespeare in the Park alongside a new paid student apprenticeship program. Across every stage of that history, the founding commitment has remained consistent: make ambitious theatre accessible to the community while valuing the artists who create it.

Every Show Free. Every Artist Paid.