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Nia Safarr Banks

Nia Safarr Banks

Costume Designer (Merry Wives)

THIS SEASON: Costume Designer for The Merry Wives of Windsor

Events featuring Nia Safarr Banks

Kenn Hopkins Jr. as Falstaff, dressed in period costume, holds a horned mask and strikes a dramatic pose. The title The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare is displayed.

The Merry Wives of Windsor 2024

September 12 – November 23

In this uproarious comedy, Sir John Falstaff finds himself entangled in the shrewd schemes of two clever Windsor wives who unite to outwit one of Shakespeare's most endearing scoundrels. Set against the backdrop of Elizabethan domestic life and featuring an eclectic ensemble of zany characters, this irresistible comic confection weaves together romance and farce to create a joyful story of community and family.

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Hamlet

September 28, 2023 – October 14, 2023

A royal family unravels in this thrilling drama. Shattered by his father’s murder and horrified by his mother’s hasty remarriage to his scheming uncle, Prince Hamlet plots revenge, feigning madness that soon consumes him. Sponsored by Paul G. Beers of Roanoke, VA.

 "...the American Shakespeare Center’s Meg Rodgers, one of the finest and most versatile actresses on the American stage. Her Royal Dane is intensely personal, and for that our melancholy prince should be forever grateful." - Andrew Walker White, DC Theater Arts

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Pass Over

August 11 – 21, 2022

This compelling new drama was a sensation on Broadway in 2021. In Pass Over, Moses and Kitch hang out on the corner – talking trash, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different.

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