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2026: Season 3
AMERICAN MYTHS
RHINOCOSAURUS REX: April 16-20​
TANGLEROOT: May 28-June 6
AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY, ACCORDING TO STAUNTON: June 25-July 4
THE CHIMERICAL BALLAD OF BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY: August 20-29
THE UNJUSTLY CENSORED REVENGE OF TALLIE ROBICHAUX, GENTLEWOMAN WITCH: October 22-31
THE YULE CAT, December 10-19
Tangleroot
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A Shadow Play adaptation of the Indies Introduce and Indie Next debut novel by Staunton's Kalela Williams, Tangleroot tells the story of Noni Reid, a talented young woman who unwillingly moves with her mother to Central Virginia, where she lives in the home of the enslavers of their ancestors. Noni discovers the tomb of a girl her age with whom she shares a name. Noni is swept up in a whirlwind of the history of the town, her family, and America.
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May 28 - June 6, Thursday through Saturday, 7pm.
Staunton Augusta Art Center, 20 S. New Street, Staunton.​
Donate to the Off Center
In just three years, The Off Center has become a vibrant member of Staunton's cultural landscape. We seek to bring Staunton thought-provoking, evocative experimental puppetry and visually playful performance.​
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We're a growing company, quickly outgrowing our terra cotta planter. Help us expand in a sustainable way. Donations help keep our ticket prices affordable for all of the community.
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We are an ensemble-based company. Our core members are accomplished artists from various disciplines who have dedicated their lives to their craft. Help us continue to offer them compensation for their work. Become our patron, and make our work possible.
The Off Center's Mission
The Off Center is a Staunton, Virginia based organization that brings people of every background together to experience curious stories and experiences. We believe in the intrinsic value of gathering and exploring thoughts that we’ve never thought. We encourage novelty and disruption. Discovery is a basic human need. We seek to fill it.
The work that we create and support is off center, inviting participants to see something askew, possibly something previously unconsidered, maybe something uncommon or even disquieting. An aslant view, we believe, brings us all together as community, welcoming our quirky and genuine selves.