Queen City Mischief & Magic
September 25 – 27, 2020
JOIN ASC FOR VIRTUAL Queen City Mischief and Magic EVENTS: SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2020 "Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." - Macbeth Act 4, scene 1 At American Shakespeare Center, we believe in the joy, the beauty, and the transformative power of words - including books like the Harry Potter series. We create stage magic year round, but during QCMM we get to perform a special kind of magic with visitors to Staunton. Join us at our special events for wizards, muggles, and magical beings of all ages! WIZARDING Events A midsummer NIGHT'S DREAM ON BLKFRSTV On-Demand & Family Friendly Bring the Playhouse to your house in cinema-quality. Tickets are just $10! In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare casts a theatrical spell powerful enough to make audiences of all ages believe in anything. This mischievous comedy of lovers, heroes, fairies, and rude mechanicals is his tribute to humankind’s power of imagination, and reveals that the “course of true love” can alter with just one touch of magic. [button label='BOOK NOW' link='https://americanshakespearecenter.secure.force.com/ticket/?acode=c57532993b8bdd58468aa65ecd9543e3&#/instances/a0F5A00000SutUyUAJ' color='primary'] MAGICAL PLAYHOUSE TOUR LIVE via special Zoom invite on Saturday, September 26 at 10:30 AM ET Tickets are just $5! Join your tour guide Sarah Ravenclaw for a magical tour of the Blackfriars Playhouse, a special wizarding building that has apparated to Staunton from the 1600s! See our very own Room of Requirement, candlelit Great Hall, and more! [button label='GET TICKETS' link='https://americanshakespearecenter.secure.force.com/ticket/?acode=c57532993b8bdd58468aa65ecd9543e3&#/events/a0S5A00000cbQEUUA2' color='primary'] [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://americanshakespearecenter.com/app/uploads/2020/09/QCMM-Teaser.mp4"][/video] HELP US KEEP OUR OWLS STRAIGHT: If you are able, please purchase your A Midsummer Night's Dream ticket & Magical Playhouse Tour ticket as separate transactions. This will help ensure our e-owls arrive on time with the links to view each video. ON OUR BLOG: SHAKESPEARE: SORTED ASC SAFESTART SEASON CHARACTERS & MORE GET SORTED INTO THEIR HOGWARTS HOUSES FOR VIRTUAL QCMM 2020 [button label='READ NOW' link='https://americanshakespearecenter.com/2020/09/shakespeare-sorted/' color='primary'] Queen City Mischief & ...