Only three days until Christmas and it's rainy outside so why not take in a Shakespeare play at Staunton's Blackfriars Playhouse? This identical replica of its namesake in England, known as Shakespeare's American home, presents all kinds of entertainment throughout the year, pulling the audiences into the story lines in the up-close-and-personal setting.
With a reputation that has grown every year, "The American Shakespeare Center hosts an internationally acclaimed theatre company that performs Shakespeare's works under their original staging conditions -- on a simple stage, without elaborate sets, and with the audience sharing the same light as the actors. Home to the ASC's resident troupe and the ASC on Tour, the Blackfriars Playhouse has been established as one of America's premier Shakespeare destinations."
Today Blackfriars is featuring three plays, two presentations of the traditional Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol," and one of the boisterous, adults-oriented "The 12 Dates of Christmas."
While in town, there's restaurants for lunch and dinner, and coffee houses to sit and chat with friends. It's Staunton ... there's lots to love.
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Blackfriars Theater events for Dec 22, 2013
A Christmas Carol
December 22 2013, 2:00 pm | Blackfriars Playhouse The 2013/14 25th Anniversary World’s Mine Oyster Tour takes a break from touring the country to give you some ghostly season’s greetings. Marley, the three Christmas ghosts, the Cratchits, and Tiny Tim are all back to take Scrooge on the ride of his money-grubbing life. Expect to be right in the middle of this beloved tale with new twists, surprises, and a production filled with music and cheer for the whole family. Note: Children 3 and older are welcome to attend. But remember that some kids need coaching about rattling chains, spooky noises, and creepy faces!
The 12 Dates of Christmas
December 22 2013, 5:00 pm | Blackfriars Playhouse What happens when Mary sees her fiancĂ© making out with his co-worker on national TV at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? She dumps him and drops her engagement ring into a Salvation Army kettle. She then spends the next year being set up, hooked up, strung up, and fed up as she navigates her life “alone” as a New York actor in her thirties—”Sex and the City” for real people, with no Mr. Big in sight. Allison Glenzer returns to perform Mary in this delicious one-woman show about how much the holidays suck after your heart’s been crushed. RECOMMENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.A Christmas Carol
December 22 2013, 7:30 pm | Blackfriars Playhouse The 2013/14 25th Anniversary World’s Mine Oyster Tour takes a break from touring the country to give you some ghostly season’s greetings. Marley, the three Christmas ghosts, the Cratchits, and Tiny Tim are all back to take Scrooge on the ride of his money-grubbing life. Expect to be right in the middle of this beloved tale with new twists, surprises, and a production filled with music and cheer for the whole family. Note: Children 3 and older are welcome to attend. But remember that some kids need coaching about rattling chains, spooky noises, and creepy faces!
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