Shakespeare on the Steps at 2nd Sunday

The Charleston Library Society will present Shakespeare on the Steps at 2nd Sunday on King Street.

The front steps transform into a stage for a plein air, abbreviated Shakespearean performance. This noteworthy production represents a continuing collaboration between Charleston Library Society’s Special Collections and Igoe Shakespeare Library, and the Theatre and Dance Department. This year’s offering: “Dark Magic: Shakespeare’s Antagonists and Alchemists,” a collection of speeches, scenes, and sonnets from The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and more.

Shakespeare on the Steps is a walk-up-and-watch performance. Join the large and lively standing crowd to turn out for this one-of-a-kind event, and have a bite to eat from one of several enticing food offerings from local trucks. 164 King Street.

See a show on 2nd Sunday, a dark thriller in The Minutes or a Victorious Purlie

It's Parks and Rec meets The Stepford Wives in the hysterical, straight-from-Broadway comedy/mystery THE MINUTES.  History goes missing, along with a city councilman and the minutes from the previous meeting, as a small town city council is forced to confront their beloved town's mysterious past.

For tickets, click here.

For tickets, click here.

Kennedy Center honoree Ossie Davis delivers a comedic triumph in Purlie Victorious, the Tony Award-winning production recently headlined by Leslie Odom Jr. on Broadway, it’s at the Historic Dock Street Theatre.

Just go. You’re welcome. Charleston Stage at the Dock Street Theatre

So much talent in our community. Better than Broadway! Go before it closes. Early dinner spots abound. High Cotton, S.N.O.B. And The Establishment are our personal—and walkable faves.