Do We Not Laugh? Revising ‘The Complete Works’ for 2023
A comic theatre staple that originated at the ’87 Edinburgh Fringe, this speed-Shakespeare romp has gotten a new revision for the age of #MeToo and #Black Lives Matter.
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Melissa Crespo’s ‘Aha’ Moments
The busy stage director, now represented by ‘Yoga Play,’ is eager to garner both weighty conversations and big laughs.
American Shakespeare Center Forms New Leadership Model
The multi-department management group includes longtime company member Brandon Carter serving as artistic director.
‘You Could Be King’
When it comes to Shakespeare and Western classics, questions of legacy and belonging get raised when Black men take the stage—and the answers are increasingly clear and powerful.
American Shakespeare Center Announces Summer Season
The company’s cohort of actor-managers will lead a season of three shows in repertory.
An Offstage Tempest at American Shakespeare Center
The Virginia company, reeling from a tumultuous year, moves forward without the leader many company members say made it worse, Ethan McSweeny.
Ethan McSweeny Resigns After Brief Tenure Leading ASC
The company will move forward with an actor-led model intended to echo the production process of Shakespeare’s theatre.
You Say You Want a Revolution
How to rebuild the theatre field post-COVID? Invest in artists and let them do their best work in rep, and audiences will follow.
5 Theatres With Ghost Stories to Raise Your Spirits
Sentient elevators, a mysterious observer, a life-saving phantom, and more fill our annual roundup of tales from haunted theatres.
Managing Director Amy Wratchford to Leave American Shakespeare Center
Wratchford has served as ASC’s managing director since May 2010.
