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Queen Street Playhouse will be added to festival goers routes about town this season as Spoleto adds a new venue to its stable of performance spaces. Located in the heart of Charleston’s historic district, this cozy brick venue boasts the rustic charm and warm acoustics […]

As perhaps the most beloved venue at Spoleto, the Dock Street Theatre will continue to charm this year with an exciting lineup for the 2023 Festival. Situated in the heart of historic downtown Charleston, this stunning theater accommodates a range of programming, with a performance […]

At Spoleto, we tend to do things a bit differently—inviting opera stars to produce (and sing and play) new variations of historic pieces, setting classic plays en pointe, presenting artists who occupy multiple corners of the music industry. Yet one of the most surprising aspects […]

Festival Hall on Beaufain Street plays home to a variety of productions at Spoleto Festival USA, a tribute to its versatility as a venue. Essentially a 10,000+ sq. ft. black box theater, it’s the only Festival venue operated by Spoleto Festival USA and it offers […]

Home to many Spoleto Festival USA performances, the Gaillard Center is close to our hearts—figuratively and literally, as it stands just a few steps from the Festival headquarters at 14 George. This Festival season, the Gaillard Center features several fabulous performances: a tribute to Spoleto’s […]

Behind a shimmering King Street marquee is the historic Sottile Theatre, a now College of Charleston theater that has become a staple venue for the Festival. After a many rounds of renovations, this vintage movie house is now a roomy 900-seat house with an extended […]

No doubt one of Spoleto Festival USA’s most cherished venues, the College of Charleston Cistern Yard hosts a range of evening performances in 2023, from a disco-meets-punk spectacle to a serene night of jazz piano, progressive bluegrass to powerful folk and electronic classical-pop. And with […]