Sunday, April 21, 2013, 4:30pm
Free and open to all ages!

This year, Shakespeare turns 449 and you’re invited to his party. Join us at the Blackfriars Playhouse for a birthday celebration with music, door prizes, and festive games for the entire family.  Bring your family, friends, and neighbors and we’ll provide the cake.

Also, join the ASC for a whole week of celebrating the 449th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Revel in your love of Shakespeare with tours, performances, and more.

Through the week, you can catch our fantastic Spring Season shows: Twelfth Night, Love's Labour’s Lost, and John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi.

And, round out the celebration with a Staged Reading of The Insatiate Countess on Sunday, April 28th at 7:30pm.

Birthday Wishes for Shakespeare from his ASC Friends:

• "Dearest Bill, Thanks for all the fun. Going to see you shows always makes for a superb outing. Your corpse is rotted, but not your memory." - A.
• "Shakespeare will never die. Thanks be to God." - D.
• "William, You would be delighted by the meaning of the word 'royalties' in today's theatre world!!" - F.
• "Happy Birthday, Old WS!" - William W.
• "Happy Birthday, Bill!" - Curtis and Susan S.
• "Happy Birthday!" - Elizabeth M.
• "Happy Birthday, WS!" - Alfred M.
• "Happy Birthday!" - Richard F.
• "Happy Birthday, W. Shakespeare!" - Clifford G.
• "Happy Birthday, Will! Reciting Sonnet 18 was my 3rd Grade Show and Tell. 'So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.'" - Maura W.
• "May he prosper and be in health even as his soul prospers here in Virginia!" - Lynn B.
• "Happy 449th, Mr. Shakespeare!" - Heidi F. 
• "May your day be wondrous, and filled with the things you love - like comedy, tragedy, and history." - Jennifer J. 
• "Happy Birthday! Thank you for all the wondrous words." - Christina G.
• "Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!" - Anonymous

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