Our much-anticipated Avant Bard-Longacre Lea co-production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus is here! With collaborators like these, we knew it was going to be pretty special but this past weekend's opening blew the top off those expectations! Simply put: it's outstanding. And the critics agree:

The Avant Bard/Longacre Lea production of “Coriolanus” manages to be both deeply moving and incredibly entertaining, and leaves the audience wondering just where the game ends and the player begins.

-MD Theatre Guide

Coriolanus runs 2 hrs. with a 10-minute intermission. Tickets are available here. Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sat-Sun 2pm. Must close March 23!

As part of Avant Bard and Longacre Lea's commitment to accessibility, all Saturday 2pm matinees are Pay What You Can (PWYC), meaning patrons name their ticket price, with no set price minimum and no cap on the number of tickets they may purchase as PWYC. New for 2024: Free admission to the show is open to all Arlington middle and high school students along with $20 tickets for their accompanying parent(s)/guardian(s).

Avant Bard-Longacre Lea will be providing two mask-mandatory performances: Saturday, March 16, at 2pm and 7:30pm.

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https://twitter.com/AvantBard, https://twitter.com/longacrelea

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Kimberly Gilbert as Volumnia and James Finley as Coriolanus

Photo by Kathleen Akerley.

Shakespeare & Company Training Easter Weekend!

Avant Bard is thrilled hosts the renowned Shakespeare & Company Center for Actor Training for a training weekend, March 29 - 31.

Fri 6 - 10pm; Sat 10am - 6pm; Sun 2 - 7pm

Details: https://shakespeare.org/actor-training/weekend-intensive/

Homeless Garden in May:

Get Your Ticket to Watch the Filming!

Longacre Lea and Avant Bard will co-produce a film adaptation of Homeless Garden, written by Matt Minnicino and co-developed by Chicago’s Refracted Theatre Company and director Graham Miller. Kathleen Akerley will direct the film. The filming will occur at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two. Tickets are available at avantbard.org for audiences to come see a couple hours of filming! All audience members will receive access to the final film.

Tickets are available here.

2931 S. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA

703-888-2890 

padaekdc.com 

Looking for a great place to eat before/after a performance of Coriolanus? Visit Arlington Ridge's new Thai-Laotian restaurant, Padaek! Show your server your ticket or program for 10% off your meal!

Corporate and Individual Sponsorship Opportunities!

Artistic Sponsor ($1,000+)

Artistic Sponsors invest in the skilled artists who bring Avant Bard shows to life. Benefits include:

• Two complimentary tickets to the production's opening performance and an invitation to the opening celebration 
• Two complimentary tickets to use during the run of the production
• Playbill recognition as an Artistic Sponsor
• A listing on Avant Bard's website as an Artistic Sponsor

Production Sponsor ($2,000+)

Production Sponsors invest in Avant Bard's award-winning art. Benefits include:

• Two complimentary tickets to the production's opening performance and an exclusive invitation to the opening celebration 
• Behind-the-scenes dress rehearsal access, including private conversations with the actors
• Four complimentary tickets to use during the run of the production
• Playbill recognition as a Production Sponsor
• A listing on Avant Bard's website as a Production Sponsor

To become a sponsor, please contact us at info@avantbard.org or at (703) 418-4808.