Shows in Charleston

Clay Center's Maier Foundation Performance Hall is West Virginia's premier performing arts venue — a beautifully designed Charleston concert hall presenting the West Virginia Symphony, Broadway touring shows, and outstanding cultural events. The Clay Center's extraordinary scope and the Maier Foundation Hall's superb acoustics create a performing arts venue of considerable West Virginia cultural significance.

Dock Street Theatre is America's oldest theatrical venue — a 1736 institution (rebuilt after the Civil War in a 19th-century Planter's Hotel) presenting Charleston Stage's professional theater productions in one of the most historically atmospheric theater spaces in the nation. The theater's connection to America's theatrical history and its French Quarter setting make it one of the most unique and culturally significant performance spaces in the entire United States.

Gaillard Center is Charleston's most beautiful performing arts venue — a 1,800-seat concert hall opened in 2015 as the home of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, presenting Broadway touring productions and major classical performances in a purpose-built hall designed with exceptional acoustics. Its construction as part of Charleston's cultural district development reflects the city's ambition to match its extraordinary tourism reputation with world-class performing arts infrastructure.

Gaillard Center is Charleston's most important performing arts venue — a beautifully designed 1,800-seat concert hall presenting the Charleston Symphony, Jazz Artists of Charleston, and Spoleto Festival USA performances in South Carolina's most architecturally distinguished modern performance space. The Gaillard's extraordinary acoustic design and its role in Charleston's remarkable cultural life create a performing arts experience befitting one of America's most historically significant cities.

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is the most important classical music institution in Appalachia — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Clay Center for the audiences of West Virginia's state capital. WVSO's remarkable programming and its extraordinary community engagement across West Virginia create an orchestra of genuine West Virginia classical music cultural significance.