“There’s hardly a better place for Shakespeare than the 300-seat Blackfriars Theater at the ASC…an enchanting experience!”
PRESS FOR 2025 Summer SEASON
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)
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
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