Blackfriars: All seats $20 through June 20
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Visitors to Blackfriars Playhouse can get a ticket to any of the three productions in the 2010 Spring Season before they close on June 20 for just $20.
Shows currently in production include The Knight of the Burning Pestle, All’s Well That Ends Well, and Romeo and Juliet. Also on the schedule are early previews of The Taming of the Shrew on Sunday, June 13, and Othello on Sunday, June 20.
Offer good for 1-6 tickets per purchase of new tickets only. Other restrictions apply.
More information online at www.americanshakespearecenter.com.
Shakespeare Center names new managing director
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The American Shakespeare Center announced today that its board of trustees has selected Amy Wratchford to serve as its new managing director. She will begin work on May 10. Continue reading “Shakespeare Center names new managing director” »
Shakespeare Center gets NEA grant
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The American Shakespeare Center announced today that it has been awarded a competitive grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to expand its outreach to middle- and high-school students. Continue reading “Shakespeare Center gets NEA grant” »
$10 Blackfriars tickets this week
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The American Shakespeare Center announced today that it is offering $10 tickets for every performance this week of the three productions now playing at the Blackfriars Playhouse: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, and The Alchemist by Ben Jonson.
This special promotion is the ASC’s response to the snowy weather that has hit the mid-Atlantic region in the last few weeks and has kept theatre patrons and retail shoppers home.
“For our patrons who can make it safely to the Blackfriars Playhouse, we’re offering a reason to dig out of their snow bunkers and come enjoy a show,” said ASC Artistic Director Jim Warren. “We also want to help boost business for local hotels, restaurants, and shops that count on the Blackfriars to bring folks out to enjoy a night on the town.” Continue reading “$10 Blackfriars tickets this week” »
