Empty Chair was created to give students of all ages, from the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the opportunity to study and perform Shakespeare outside of the classroom. Due to its highly collaborative design, Empty Chair incorporates students interested in a wide range of theatrical practices. These actors, directors and designers come from a wide range of public and private high schools and colleges from all over the east coast. They range in age from 14-23. Empty Chair's performance goals are to create classic works that encompass the basic principles of early modern theatre, known as Original Practices, combined with innovative modern techniques. The founders were inspired by the practices and techniques of the American Shakespeare Center and The Folger Shakespeare Library as well as many other local and international theatres.

Website: Empty Chair Theatre, Arlington, VA

• Twelfth Night, June 2011 Schedule
• Titus Andronicus, July 2011 Review Schedule

• Much Ado About Nothing, January 2010 Auditions
• Richard II, July 2010 Schedule Auditions
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, July 2010 Schedule Auditions

• Measure For Measure, July 2009 Review Schedule
• King Lear, July 2009 Review Schedule

• Richard III, July 2008
• The Taming of the Shrew, July 2008

• The Shakespeare Showcase, June 2007