Sweet Tea Shakespeare theater company has been awarded a $45,000 grant to support its 2023-24 performance season.

The grant will support Green Tea, the theaterโ€™s youth Shakespeare company, and its productions for the coming season, according to a news release.

The lineup includes โ€œJulius Caesar,โ€ which will be performed with a small cast and tour schools in the fall; โ€œHousewives of Windsor,โ€ which will include improvisation, drinking games and audience interaction; Shakespeareโ€™s comedy โ€œThe Merry Wives of Windsorโ€; โ€œEverybodyโ€ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; and other programming to be announced.

Sweet Tea Shakespeare is a not-for-profit theater company and training ground for artists of all backgrounds, inspired by Shakespeare, the news release said.

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