Press Archive

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BY SEASON

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

Press for 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON

DC Theater Arts | A warm, engaging ‘Christmas Carol’ goes on at American Shakespeare Center

Press for 2023 Fall SEASON

DC Theater Arts | Hamlet and Ophelia re-embodied in thrilling ‘Hamlet’ at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | Much farce flavors ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | An explosive ‘Coriolanus’ rules at American Shakespeare Center

C-Ville Weekly | Falling for the season: 16 of our favorite things to do this autumn

WHSV | Hamlet returns to American Shakespeare Center with gender swap twist

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center brings back Blackfriars Conference, November 2-5

Augusta Free Press | ‘My thoughts be bloody’: Hamlet prepares to take stage next week at ASC

WVTF and Radio IQ | American Shakespeare Center follows the bard in doing away with directors

The Daily Progress | American Shakespeare Center opens fall season with gender-bending ‘Hamlet’

DC Theater Arts | ‘Hamlet,’ ‘Coriolanus,’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to cap American Shakespeare Center’s 35th season

Two Hours’ Traffic | Coriolanus, and Hamlet, American Shakespeare Center 

Press for 2023 Summer SEASON

Broadway World | American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a Treat for All Seasons

DC Theater Arts | ‘Taming of the Shrew’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center is an entertaining triumph

DC Theater Arts | Actors have a ball in abbreviated Bard at American Shakespeare Center

Dr. Peter Kirwan | Measure for Measure (American Shakespeare Center) @ The Blackfriars Playhouse

Press for 2023 SPRING SEASON

DC Theater Arts | A thrilling and stellar ‘As You Like It’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | A mesmerizing and exquisite ‘Eurydice’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center announces 35th anniversary season, celebrating 400th anniversary of the First Folio

WHSV | Upcoming productions at the American Shakespeare Center

PRESS FOR 2022 FALL SEASON:

DC Theater Arts | A vision of ‘The Tempest’ for all, in rep at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | A raw and razor-sharp ‘Une Tempête,’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | A vividly hilarious ‘Pericles,’ in rep at American Shakespeare Center

Augusta Free Press | American Shakespeare Center announces upcoming season

PRESS FOR 2022 SUMMER SEASON:

WHSV | “Pass Over” performed at the American Shakespeare Center

Metro Weekly | L M Feldman Unearths Queer Roots with ‘Thrive, or What You Will’ 

DC Theater Arts | ‘Pass Over’ joins four-play summer season at American Shakespeare Center

Two Hours’ Traffic | Twelfth Night, and Thrive, American Shakespeare Center 

Augusta Free Press | American Shakespeare Center opens summer with ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

PRESS FOR 2022 SPRING SEASON:

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center breathes new life into ‘Romeo and Juliet’

PRESS FOR 2021 SUMMER SEASON:

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center’s ‘Henry V’ is tremendous fun

DC Theater Arts | A heart-stopping duel makes ‘Macbeth’ a thriller at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | My impromptu evening when the show couldn’t go on at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | A summer of live performances coming from American Shakespeare Center

PRESS FOR 2020 SUMMER SEASON:

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center to livestream performances via Marquee TV
DC Theater Arts | Three ways to catch ‘Twelfth Night’ at The American Shakespeare Center

PRESS FOR 2020 RENAISSANCE SEASON:

DC Theater Arts | ‘Henry IV, Parts I and II’ were stellar at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | ‘A King and No King’ was a goodly one at American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | The American Shakespeare Center’s streaming ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a much-needed romp

OTHER ASC PRESS

2023:

DC Theater Arts | Brandon Carter is charting the future of Shakespeare in Virginia

Garden & Gun | Staunton, Virginia: The Shenandoah Valley’s Best-Kept Secret

En Forme Magazine I BEDROCK SHAKESPEARE—Staunton theater keeps the lights on for the Bard

Virginia is for Laughers with X2 Comedy | The Joy of Conquering “Shakesfear” at ASC

Blue Ridge Mountains Travel Guide I The 10 Best Things to Do in Staunton VA

GrownUp Travels I Best Things to do in Staunton, Virginia

Southern Living I The Best Things To Do In Staunton, Virginia

Country Living I 40 of the Best Main Streets in America You Need to Visit ASAP

2022:

The Washington Post | Brandon Carter is Named Artistic Director of American Shakespeare Center

DC Theater Arts | American Shakespeare Center gets new AD and sets new season

Staunton News Leader | New leadership and season at American Shakespeare Center, trying ‘group-led’ model

Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts | The new distributive leadership model at the American Shakespeare Center connects fundraising, community engagement, and audience development

2021:

Erik the Travel Guy via Youtube | American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse

WHSV | American Shakespeare Center hosts summer theatre camp

WHSV | Staunton’s American Shakespeare Center is asking for help

WHSV | American Shakespeare Center announces plans to reopen with live performances in May