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George Mason University's Professional Theater Company
 Our Mission:
We provide playwrights the resources to create new work, and audiences the opportunity to experience thought-provoking plays.
“We entertain ideas."
What’s in a Name?
Theater of the First Amendment is the professional theater company of George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. Our name derives from the writings of George Mason, namesake of the University that created us in 1990.
George Mason was the author of the original Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was the basis for the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees, among other things, freedom of speech.
We develop and produce new plays, including new translations and adaptations of classic work. We also produce regional premieres of recent work.
The style, target audience, themes, and genre of these plays vary. We believe in telling good stories through the art of theater. We believe in giving playwrights the freedom to explore their ideas without imposing an agenda on the outcome, other than artistic excellence. By bringing these voices to the stage, we celebrate truly free speech. |
