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Press For 2026 Spring Season
Staunton Newsleader | Visit a re-creation of Shakespeare’s Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton
The Bardathon | A Bold Stroke For a Husband (American Shakespeare Center) @ The Blackfriars Playhouse
The Bardathon | Twelfth Night (American Shakespeare Center) @ The Blackfriars Playhouse
DC Theatre Arts | Genders bend in ‘A Bold Stroke for a Husband’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theatre Arts | Nutty ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a howl at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theatre Arts | The twists and turns shine in ‘Twelfth Night’ at American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2025 Holiday SEASON
Rocktown Now | Christmas arrives in the Shenandoah Valley
DC Theatre Arts | Another wonderful ‘Christmas Carol’ at American Shakespeare Center
Virginia Living | Staunton’s A Christmas Carol Is a Holiday Must-See
Shakespeareances | A Christmas Carol From the Mouth of Dickens and His Many Creations
Staunton Newsleader | Cozy up with pajamas and ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Blackfriars Playhouse
PRESS FOR 2025 Fall SEASON
DC Theatre Arts | Herstory on the high seas in ‘The Pirate Ballad of Bonny and Read’ at American Shakespeare Center
C-ville Weekly | ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ at Blackfriars Playhouse through 11/15
Staunton Newsleader | Adoptable dogs take the stage as ASC collects donations for local shelters
DC Theatre Arts | ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ at American Shakespeare Center is doggone good
Virginia Living | New Staunton Podcast Celebrates Queen City Culture
DC Theatre Arts | ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as endearing tweens at American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2025 Summer SEASON
C-ville Weekly | A jazzed up ‘Winter’s Tale’ works wonders
DC Theatre Arts | A memorably brilliant ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at American Shakespeare Center
The Georgetowner | In Staunton: Shakespeare and Austen
Northern Virginia Magazine | Find Cultural and Culinary Gems in Staunton, One of America’s Best Small Towns
Dr. Peter Kirwan | The Winter’s Tale – Reviewed by Dr. Peter Kirwan
NPR News & NPR Talk | Staunton arts groups face federal funding cuts, uncertainty
Staunton Newsleader | What losing the arts means for the Staunton community
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ up close and relatable
PRESS FOR 2025 Spring SEASON
DC Theater Arts | Laughs come hard and fast in ‘Comedy of Errors’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | A ‘King Lear’ both upbeat and dark at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | ‘Little Women’ at American Shakespeare Center is a heartfelt story for us all
Come To The Pedlar I THEATRE: Little Women, adapted by Erin Riley (directed by Constance Swain for the American Shakespeare Center)
Recent news and press releases Complete Press Archive
This page is designated as a selected press archive for the American Shakespeare Center.
BY SEASON
PRESS FOR 2024 Fall SEASON
DC Theater Arts I Nonstop yuks in ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ at American Shakespeare Center
C-Ville Weekly I An otherwise brilliant version of The Scottish Play
DC Theater Arts I A madcap ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ at American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2024 SUMMER SEASON
DC Theater Arts I Wickedly funny ‘Importance of Being Earnest’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts I A ‘Macbeth’ for our moment at American Shakespeare Center
The Georgetowner I One Director, Three Very Different Plays
The Daily Progress I American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Macbeth’ breaks the fourth wall without breaking with convention
Broadway World I THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST At ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse
Broadway World I American Shakespeare Center presents MACBETH
Daily News-Record I Representatives from Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton discuss Shakespeare at Harrisonburg Rotary Club
DC Theater Arts I All the Bard in two frenetic, hilarious hours at American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2024 SPRING SEASON
WHSV I American Shakespeare Center partners with local libraries to give free tickets to plays
DC Theater Arts I A zany good ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts I An eloquent fresh take on ‘Julius Caesar’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts I A spot-on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ at American Shakespeare Center
Playbill I Feel Good Friday: Cassius Goes All Mean Girls on Caesar
Staunton News Leader I Shakespeare Center and local libraries team up to provide free shows to residents
Augusta Free Press I American Shakespeare Center, Valley Libraries revive Theater Pass Partnership for patrons
Augusta Free Press I Staunton Jams returns with more than 45 performers, American Shakespeare Center partnership
Augusta Free Press I American Shakespeare Center partners with nonprofit to share words of healing
OTHER ASC PRESS in 2024
The State of Shakespeare Podcast I July 30 Interview with ASC Executive Director Vanessa Morosco
American Theatre I The Other Side of Summer
C-Ville Weekly I Trapdoors, from both sides now
American Theatre I Artistic Director Brandon Carter to Leave American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts I American Shakespeare Center announces departure of artistic director Brandon Carter
Virginia Living I The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton Brings the Audience into Focus
World Atlas | 9 Most Memorable Small Towns In Virginia
American Theatre I Vanessa Morosco Named American Shakespeare Center Executive Director
The Daily Progress I New ASC director brings acting, directing and educational chops to role
Playbill I Vanessa Morosco Appointed Executive Director of American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center names Vanessa Morosco new executive director
Broadway World | American Shakespeare Center Reveals Vanessa Morosco as New Executive Director
WVTF Music and RADIO IQ | Morosco takes charge of American Shakespeare Center
Staunton News Leader I American Shakespeare Center announces new executive director
Maryland Theatre Guide I American Shakespeare Center Announces Vanessa Morosco as New Executive Director
WHSV I Now on 3: American Shakespeare Center
Press for 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON
DC Theater Arts | A warm, engaging ‘Christmas Carol’ goes on at American Shakespeare Center
Press for 2023 Fall SEASON
DC Theater Arts | Hamlet and Ophelia re-embodied in thrilling ‘Hamlet’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | Much farce flavors ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | An explosive ‘Coriolanus’ rules at American Shakespeare Center
C-Ville Weekly | Falling for the season: 16 of our favorite things to do this autumn
WHSV | Hamlet returns to American Shakespeare Center with gender swap twist
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center brings back Blackfriars Conference, November 2-5
Augusta Free Press | ‘My thoughts be bloody’: Hamlet prepares to take stage next week at ASC
WVTF and Radio IQ | American Shakespeare Center follows the bard in doing away with directors
The Daily Progress | American Shakespeare Center opens fall season with gender-bending ‘Hamlet’
DC Theater Arts | ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Coriolanus,’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to cap American Shakespeare Center’s 35th season
Two Hours’ Traffic | Coriolanus, and Hamlet, American Shakespeare Center
Press for 2023 Summer SEASON
Broadway World | American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a Treat for All Seasons
DC Theater Arts | ‘Taming of the Shrew’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center is an entertaining triumph
DC Theater Arts | Actors have a ball in abbreviated Bard at American Shakespeare Center
Dr. Peter Kirwan | Measure for Measure (American Shakespeare Center) @ The Blackfriars Playhouse
Press for 2023 SPRING SEASON
DC Theater Arts | A thrilling and stellar ‘As You Like It’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | A mesmerizing and exquisite ‘Eurydice’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center announces 35th anniversary season, celebrating 400th anniversary of the First Folio
WHSV | Upcoming productions at the American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2022 FALL SEASON:
DC Theater Arts | A vision of ‘The Tempest’ for all, in rep at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | A raw and razor-sharp ‘Une Tempête,’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | A vividly hilarious ‘Pericles,’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center
Augusta Free Press | American Shakespeare Center announces upcoming season
PRESS FOR 2022 SUMMER SEASON:
WHSV | “Pass Over” performed at the American Shakespeare Center
Metro Weekly | L M Feldman Unearths Queer Roots with ‘Thrive, or What You Will’
DC Theater Arts | ‘Pass Over’ joins four-play summer season at American Shakespeare Center
Two Hours’ Traffic | Twelfth Night, and Thrive, American Shakespeare Center
Augusta Free Press | American Shakespeare Center opens summer with ‘Every Brilliant Thing’
PRESS FOR 2022 SPRING SEASON:
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center breathes new life into ‘Romeo and Juliet’
PRESS FOR 2021 SUMMER SEASON:
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Henry V’ is tremendous fun
DC Theater Arts | A heart-stopping duel makes ‘Macbeth’ a thriller at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | My impromptu evening when the show couldn’t go on at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | A summer of live performances coming from American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2020 SUMMER SEASON:
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center to livestream performances via Marquee TV
DC Theater Arts | Three ways to catch ‘Twelfth Night’ at The American Shakespeare Center
PRESS FOR 2020 RENAISSANCE SEASON:
DC Theater Arts | ‘Henry IV, Parts I and II’ were stellar at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | ‘A King and No King’ was a goodly one at American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | The American Shakespeare Center’s streaming ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a much-needed romp
OTHER ASC PRESS
2023:
DC Theater Arts | Brandon Carter is charting the future of Shakespeare in Virginia
Garden & Gun | Staunton, Virginia: The Shenandoah Valley’s Best-Kept Secret
En Forme Magazine I BEDROCK SHAKESPEARE—Staunton theater keeps the lights on for the Bard
Virginia is for Laughers with X2 Comedy | The Joy of Conquering “Shakesfear” at ASC
Blue Ridge Mountains Travel Guide I The 10 Best Things to Do in Staunton VA
GrownUp Travels I Best Things to do in Staunton, Virginia
Southern Living I The Best Things To Do In Staunton, Virginia
Country Living I 40 of the Best Main Streets in America You Need to Visit ASAP
2022:
The Washington Post | Brandon Carter is Named Artistic Director of American Shakespeare Center
DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center gets new AD and sets new season
Staunton News Leader | New leadership and season at American Shakespeare Center, trying ‘group-led’ model
Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts | The new distributive leadership model at the American Shakespeare Center connects fundraising, community engagement, and audience development
2021:
Erik the Travel Guy via Youtube | American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse
WHSV | American Shakespeare Center hosts summer theatre camp
WHSV | Staunton’s American Shakespeare Center is asking for help
WHSV | American Shakespeare Center announces plans to reopen with live performances in May