The Inside Plays Series with the ASC (now with Colleen Kelly)
Inside Plays offers an enriching introduction to the American Shakespeare Center’s Spring 2026 Repertory, featuring Twelfth Night, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and A Bold Stroke for a Husband. In this dynamic course, participants explore each play’s historical and literary roots, performance traditions, and the artistic choices shaping the ASC’s current productions. Offered during the 25th anniversary year of the Blackfriars Playhouse, the course invites reflection on how story, performance, and shared inquiry continue to animate these works today. No prior expertise required—just curiosity and the joy of learning.
The final class will be an extended session devoted to attending a performance of Twelfth Night at the Blackfriars Playhouse for Twelfth Night student matinee on April 2. Music begins at 10:20am, the performance starts at 10:30am, and the total running time (including intermission) is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with a talkback immediately following the show.
New Instructor: Colleen Kelly, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia, has also taught at USD/Old
Globe, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and American Shakespeare Center. Her work
as an actor, director, and fight & dance choreographer has been seen in NYC, regional
theatres, and on film/TV. She is recipient of awards from the Association of Theatre
Movement Educators, Virginia Theatre Association, and Society of American Fight
Directors, and served as president of ATME, and vice president of both VTA and SAFD.
