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.