BLACKFRIARS TOUR

The Blackfriars Tour experience offers users the chance to step inside a virtual reconstruction of the Blackfriars Playhouse in Stanton VA—a re-creation of Shakespeare’s original indoor theater. Designed in cooperation with collaborators from the American Shakespeare Center, the tour was filmed with professional actors, performing in front of a live audience.

See our Downloads page for details on downloading the Blackfriars Tour (free).
Access lesson plans that incorporate the Blackfriars Tour here.
Read articles about the Blackfriars Tour here.
Read Stephen Wittek’s essay about Shakespeare, virtual reality, and the Blackfriars Tour from Shakespeare and Virtual Reality here.

This video provides a two-dimensional recording of what a user sees (in 3D) during gameplay for the Blackfriars Tour:

Zoe Speas encounters her virtual self (as Hamlet) at the 2019 Blackfriars conference: