The American Shakespeare Center presents the comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by José Zayas, at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. This Oscar Wilde classic explores themes of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements as two young gentlemen, played by K.P. Powell and Britt Michael Gordon, adopt fictitious personas. Supporting performances include Summer England as Gwendolyn Fairfax and Angela Iannone as Lady Bracknell. The production runs through October 20 and features a talented cast that brings Wilde's witty satire to life.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (5/2/25-8/2/25)
MACBETH (8/15/24-11/23/24)
Henry V (6/17/21-9/4/21)
Macbeth (5/13/21-9/5/21)
The Rise of Queen Margaret (Henry VI, Part 2) (9/7/16-11/26/16)
King Lear (7/7/16-11/25/16)
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (6/15/16-11/26/16)
Twelfth Night (6/14/16-11/27/16)
The Life of King Henry the Fifth (4/6/16-6/10/16)
The Maid's Tragedy (3/12/14-4/5/14)
Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Virginia’s premiere classical theatre is at once intimate in scale and epic in imagination—creating vital, sophisticated, and accessible seasons built around a company of versatile actors performing in repertory all year round. We are a center for shared discovery by audiences, scholars, and artists of Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and classics old and new.
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America: The Happy Trails Tour
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Sérgio and Odair Assad | 60th Anniversary Farewell Tour
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Sound Bath Experience with Kayce Laine
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Attucks Jazz Club: Anaïs Reno, vocalist
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Virginia Musical Theatre - Anastasia: The Musical
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