Knoxville Shakespeare
2026 Season
Knoxville Shakespeare at Ijams
Merry Wives of Windsor
July 16, 18, 24, 26, 30 August 1, 7, 9
Ijams Nature Center
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7:30 pm nightly
2:00 pm Indoor Matinee on July 26
Merry Wives of Windsor features one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most unique characters, the dissolute knight Sir John Falstaff. This play was purposely written at the command of Queen Elizabeth, who demanded that Shakespeare write a play showing Falstaff in love. In what may be the original sitcom, Falstaff attempts to court two women at the same time behind their husbands’ backs— but the fat knight is no match for the fiery heroines who give him his commupance.
”Wives may be merry, and yet honest too…”
— Mistress Page, Merry Wives of Windsor (4.2.90)
Cast List
Victor Agreda Jr. …………………………………………. Justice Shallow
Holly Andrew ……………………………………………………. Mistress Ford
YP Choudry …………………………………………………………….. Anne Page
H. Caitlin Corbitt ……………………………………………… Mistress Page
Michael Ebling ……………………………………………………. Mister Page
Sara Gaddis …………………………………………………………………. The Host
Nicholas Herman ……………………………………………… Peter Simple
Lisa Hill …………………………………………………………………………………. Nym
Aaron Hinds …………………………………………………………… Mister Ford
Ave “Raine” Jensen ……………………………………………………… Fenton
Madison M. Mansouri ………………………………. Mistress Quickly
Logan Maples ………………………………………………………………. Slender
Dekan Mueller ………………………………………………….. Pistol/Rugby
Obed Mutambulu ……………………………………………………. Dr. Caius
Meg O’Neal ………………………………………………………………………. Robin
Billy Kyle Roach …………………………………………. Sir John Falstaff
Vishal Verma ……………………………………………………………… Sir Hugh
King Henry V
July 17, 19, 23, 25, 31 Aug. 2, 6, 8
Ijams Nature Center
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7:30 pm nightly
2:00 pm Indoor Matinee on August 2
Upon receiving an insulting “gift” from the French Dauphin (prince, he even has a stuck up title!) King Henry V (previously Prince Hal for those keeping track) invades France to take the throne he believes in rightly his. Join us as we follow Hal’s—err King Henry V’s— crusade to conquer lands beyond England’s borders. A story topped full with assassination plots, cut-throat betrayal, battles, political intrigue, and unlikely alliances, Henry V is an action packed tale for the ages.
”Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; / Or close the wall up with our English dead!”
— King Henry, Henry V (3.1.1-2)
“The Game’s Afoot…”
— King Henry, Henry V (3.1.35)
Cast List
Holly Andrew …………………………………………………………….. Exeter
Chevy Anz ……………… Archbishop/Constable of France
Denise Blank ……………………………………………………………. Chorus
YP Choudry …………………………………………………………………… Alice
Kevin Collins ………………. King France/Scroop/Alexander
Ethan Copeland …………………………………………………….. Henry V
Michael Ebling …………………………………………. Westmoreland
Nicholas Herman …………………….. Cambridge/Governor/ John/Messenger
Lisa Hill ……………………………………….. Hostess/Orleans/Isabel
Aaron Hinds ……………………………………….. Bedford/Dauphin
Ava “Raine” Jensen ..Gray/Michael/Gower/Messenger
Madison M. Mansouri ……………… Bardolph/Gloucester/
Burgandy
Dekan Mueller …………………………………………………………….. Pistol
Obed Mutambulu ……………………………………………….. Montjoy
Meg O’Neal …………………………………………………………………. Robin
Raine Palmer ……………………………………………………… Katherine
Billy Kyle Roach ………………….. Nym/Fluellen/Earpingh
Knoxville Shakespeare on the Hill
King Henry IV, Part 1
May 7, 8, 9, 10 & 14, 15, 16, 17, 2026
The Historic Mabry Hazen House
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7:30 pm nightly
2:00 pm Sunday matinees
Join us and our all female cast for this funny, touching, and exciting tale of war and its ravages. Following the events of Richard II, King Henry IV (formerly Henry Bolingbroke) declares he will make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to absolve himself for the overthrow (and murder) of his cousin Richard II— the final King of Divine appointment. Before he and his retinue can leave England, King Henry must content with the capture of his cousin by Welsh rebels, the in-fighting of two former allies in the North, threats from war, and his no-good, wayward son Prince Hal, who is too busy chasing drink and tomfoolery with his friend, Sir John Falstaff. This Knoxville Shakespeare on the Hill is not one to miss!
“There lives not three good men unhanged in England, and one of them is fat and grows old.”
— Falstaff, Henry IV Part 1, (2.3.132-34)
“While you live, tell truth and shame the Devil!”
— Hotspur, Henry IV Part 1 (3.1.60)
Knoxville Shakespeare on the Hill is made possible in part by:
The East Tennessee Foundation’s Katherine Davis Moore and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) David Foundation Fund
Federal award number 21.027 awarded to Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance
And Patrons Like You!