Playhouse Tours
Year Round
Our ASC Education Tour Guides will take you up, down, and around the world's first re-creation of Shakespeare's indoor theatre and share secrets and anecdotes from the past and the present!
All Events
Lights ON Blackfriars
Select Saturdays at 11 AM
Pair your visit with Lights ON Blackfriars, a welcoming Saturday morning conversation with the artists and scholars behind the show. Learn more, ask questions, and head into the performance with a fresh perspective. Select Saturdays at 11 AM, after the Playhouse Tour.
Shakespeare Uncorked
Pre-show Event on Select Saturdays
Sip, savor, and experience a pre-show wine and beer tasting at the American Shakespeare Center. Enjoy Virginia’s best craft beverages from top wineries and breweries before select performances at Blackfriars Playhouse. Limited tickets available—reserve your spot today.
The Tempest 2026
September 3, 2026 – November 13, 2026
Betrayed and cast out, Prospero summons the storm that brings his enemies back into his grasp. Now he has to decide what to do with them. William Shakespeare's The Tempest returns for the Blackfriars Playhouse's 25th anniversary.
Bard and Bites 2026
September 19, 2026 – November 8, 2026
At Select Performances
Prepare to be dazzled as ASC and North Ridge Café join forces to bring you an unparalleled show experience!
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 2026
October 1, 2026 – November 14, 2026
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes alive in David Catlin's haunting stage adaptation of the novel that defined Gothic Horror. Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant young scientist determined to unlock the secret to life itself.
Witch 2026
October 8, 2026 – November 14, 2026
The Devil's in town with a bargain: power, love, & security for the price of your soul. The Villagers can't resist, but Elizabeth, branded a witch and cast aside, won't play his game. Jen Silverman's Witch is a darkly funny tale of temptation and defiance.
November 21-22, 2026
In this one-performer adaptation by Greg Oliver Bodine, starring ASC favorite, Angela Iannone, and directed by Leda Hoffmann, every voice, every laugh, every spirit springs from a single storyteller in an evening that’s intimate, inventive, and alive in the moment.