American Shakespeare Center Staunton

Local nameBlackfriars Playhouse
LocationStaunton, United States

The American Shakespeare Center is a regional theatre company located in Staunton, Virginia, that focuses on the plays of William Shakespeare; his contemporaries Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Christopher Marlowe; and works related to Shakespeare, like James Goldman's The Lion in Winter and Bob Carlton's Return to the Forbidden Planet.The ASC is notable for its theatre, the Blackfriars Playhouse, the world's first recreation of the original indoor Blackfriars Theatre in London that was demolished in 1655. As a theater company, the ASC hosts performances by two rotating ensembles of 16 different titles in 5 distinct seasons, 52 weeks a year, at its Blackfriars Playhouse, as well as hosting a regional travelling company, ASC on Tour. The ASC also provides a year-round laboratory for students and scholars through education programming in Staunton and on the road.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Shakespeare_Center

Official Website https://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/

Info http://www.virginia.org/listings/TheArts/AmericanShakespeareCentersBlackfriarsPlayhouse/

Phone (540) 851-1733

Address 10 South Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401, USA

Coordinates 38°8'57.313" N -79°4'14.354" E

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