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Step into the world of Jane Austen’s beloved characters as the American Shakespeare Center brings Sense and Sensibility to life on stage.With humor, wit, and...
Experience the haunting tale of ambition and madness in Shakespeare's MACBETH at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. This gripping production, directed by José Zayas,...
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...
Electrifying and immediate, Macbeth plunges headlong into the darkest depths of the human condition and the toxic underbelly of politics and warfare—with murder begetting murder,...
In this final, epic installment of Shakespeare’s Henriad trilogy, ASC veteran Brandon Carter leads “once more unto the breach” as King Henry V—one of the...
By William Shakespeare June 14 - November 27, 2016 Love flows freely and confusion runs rampant in Shakespeare's tale of shipwreck, mistaken identity, and unrequited...
By Alex Timbers Music and Lyrics By Michael Friedman June 15 - November 26, 2016 A president for the people, by the people -- that's...
By William Shakespeare September 7 - November 29, 2016 In this wild carnival of avarice, Shakespeare gives us the glorious second-chapter of England's Wars of...
By William Shakespeare July 7 - November 25, 2016 Shakespeare's profound exploration of the meaning of human life. King Lear is both timeless and unnervingly...
The story of England’s hero-king and the greatest upset in European military history is Shakespeare’s finale to his great history plays. More than that, Henry...
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare...
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on...
Celebrated director Christopher Bayes restages this magical comedy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company after a sold-out run at Yale Repertory Theatre. Identities are mistaken, engagements...
Epicœne, or The silent woman, also known as The Epicene, is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson....
The Maid's Tragedy is a play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher....
Timon of Athens is a play by William Shakespeare about the fortunes of an Athenian named Timon, generally regarded as one of his most obscure...
An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and...
The 2012/13 Tempt Me Further Tour takes a break from touring the country to give you some ghostly season’s greetings. Marley, the three Christmas ghosts,...
Jascha Heifetz was a violinist who was born in Vilnius, former Russian Empire and contemporary Lithuania....
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare....
The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public. STC is...
She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773....
Writing at the height of his powers, Shakespeare provides a feast of language and songs — and a stage full of memorable characters — from...
In Love’s Labour’s Lost, the King of Navarre and his three schoolmates are ripe for an education in love from the Princess of France and...
John Webster’s brutal and astonishing play tells the story of one of the stage’s greatest women and two of its greatest villains. The widowed Duchess...
By John FordIn English, with French surtitlesEN Under the stewardship of director Declan Donnellan and designer Nick Ormerod, Cheek by Jowl has established an international...
Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his...
There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports...
Ever wish you could take a break from the responsibility of being you? Wilde’s two charming bachelors each enjoy a double life, running away from...
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