Photo Flash: Patrick Stewart, Chelsea Clinton & More Attend Shakespeare Theatre Company Gala

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's innovative approach to Shakespeare and other classic playwrights has earned it the reputation as the nation's premier classical theatre company. By focusing on works with profound themes, complex characters and poetic language written by Shakespeare, his contemporaries and the playwrights he influenced, the Company's artistic mission is unique among theatre companies: to provide vital, groundbreaking, thought-provoking, vibrant and eminently accessible theatre in a uniquely American style. Artistic Director Michael Kahn has led the organization for 23 years, establishing the company as "the nation's foremost Shakespeare company" (The Wall Street Journal) producing "a repertory of classics that no New York theatre of similar size and scale can match" (The New York Times).

In its 2007-2008 season, the Company opened the Harman Center for the Arts consisting of the new 774-seat Sidney Harman Hall and the 451-seat Lansburgh Theatre, both located in downtown Washington's Penn Quarter neighborhood. A dynamic hub of activity, the Harman Center showcases the Company as well as outstanding local performing arts groups and nationally renowned organizations.

The Company celebrated 25 years on Monday, and on hand to celebrate were Chelsea Clinton, Patrick Stewart and more! Check out the photos from the event below.

Photo Credit: Kevin Allen