About the Theatre
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.RELATED STORIES
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Pamela Roberts - March 01, 2024
The Lehman Trilogy, directed by Arin Arbus at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, is an extraordinary feat of storytelling. It is simultaneously epic and spare. With just three actors it unfolds the captivating and intimate story of one immigrant family that evolves its company, navigates pious lives, ...
Artistic Director Brandon Carter Will Depart The American Shakespeare Center
by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2024
The American Shakespeare Center has announced the departure of Artistic Director Brandon Carter, after his nearly four years of service....
Cast and Creative Team Set for TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS World Premiere at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Tempestuous Elements, playwright Kia Corthron’s new work exploring the trailblazing career of visionary Black feminist and educational luminary Anna Julia Cooper....
American Shakespeare Center Reveals Vanessa Morosco as New Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2024
The American Shakespeare Center has announced the appointment of Vanessa Morosco as its new Executive Director, marking a significant milestone in the organization's journey....
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Hadi Tabbal & More to Star in THE WINTER'S TALE at Folger Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2023
Tickets are now on sale for The Winter’s Tale at Folger Theatre! The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare romance that takes audiences on an exhilarating journey, weaving together a series of complex relationships....
Review: American Shakespeare Center's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is a Treat for All Seasons
by Andrew White - August 12, 2023
As the Summer draws to a hot close, and school days loom on the near horizon, it’s good to know that some childish antics will survive well into the Fall. The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, has pulled out the stops with Shakespeare’s zany take on the battle of the sexes, Much Ad...
Cast and Creatives Set For Pearl Cleage's SOMETHING MOVING: A MEDITATION ON MAYNARD at Ford's Theatre Society
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2023
Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Pearl Cleage's Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, directed by Seema Sueko (Silent Sky)....
OUR VERSE IN TIME TO COME World Premiere to be Presented at Folger Theatre in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 16, 2023
Folger Theatre will present the world premiere of Our Verse in Time to Come, a new play commissioned by the Folger Shakespeare Library....
Patrick Page to Star in KING LEAR at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 21, 2022
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of King Lear. STC favorite Patrick Page will star as the titular king. See who else is in the cast, how to purchase tickets, and more!...
Brandon Carter Becomes First Person of Color Named Artistic Director of the American Shakespeare Center
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2022
Brandon Carter, a resident actor with the American Shakespeare Center since 2018, was named the new artistic director of the American Shakespeare Center. ...
Past Shows
A Christmas Carol
12/4
A Christmas Carol will also be live streamed in cinema-quality from the Blackfriars stage. This live performance can be viewed only via Marquee TV on ...
The Grapes of Wrath
9/13 - 4/5/2020
Presented by Anchorage Opera. Narrated Concert Version Please note that this performance is one night only! Described as “one of the best operatic achievements of ...
The Willard Suitcases
9/25 - 12/1/2019
In 1995, a handful of forgotten suitcases were discovered in the recently closed Willard Psychiatric Center in upstate New York, untouched since their owners checked ...
Anne Page Hates Fun
2/7 - 4/14/2019
Blackfriars Playhouse: Amy E. Witting....
The Belle's Stratagem
2/28 - 4/13/2019
Blackfriars Playhouse: Hannah Cowley....
Arden of Faversham
3/20 - 4/12/2019
Shakespeare Apocrypha; dir: David Melville....
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
4/12 - 6/11/2017
Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their ...
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
4/26 - 6/10/2017
Ann-Marie MacDonald; dir: Jim Warren....
Our Town
4/13 - 6/9/2017
Day in and day out, Grover's Corners is Any Town, USA. The paper is delivered, the milkman visits, time passes and life continues. Only when ...
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Marjorie Prime
Prologue Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | |
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Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
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Rockville Little Theatre presents Murder on the Orient Express
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (5/3 - 5/12) | |
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Armenian Youth Center of Greater Washington Inc. presents Armenian Cultural Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (9/14 - 9/14) | ||
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An Unbuilt Life
Washington Stage Guild (4/11 - 5/5) | |
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Ain't Too Proud
National Theatre (6/17 - 6/22) | |
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Momia en el clóset: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | |
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The Last Drop
Scena Theatre (4/12 - 5/12)
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Unknown Soldier
IN Series (3/29 - 5/5) | |
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