Since its inception, THEATER OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH productions have been presented at the Boykin Cultural Center, a showpiece vaudeville theater built in 1919 and restored in the late 1990s. The Boykin Center is located at 108 West Nash Street in downtown Wilson.

The Boykin Center has hosted world-class performing artists, including the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre of Russia and the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble. This arcaded building features unusually ornate architectural details such as classical cornices, plasters and intricate circular medallions.

Beginning in 2010, the festival expanded to a second performance space. The Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre is a delightful, intimate venue on the campus of Barton College that opened in 2009.

Directions to THEATER OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH Theaters

TO THE BOYKIN CULTURAL CENTER (108 W. Nash Street, Wilson, NC 27893)
From I-95
Take Exit 121 and follow Raleigh Road Parkway (US Alt. 264) toward downtown Wilson. Continue straight for approximately 5.4 miles (during which Raleigh Road Parkway becomes Hines Street). Turn left onto Atlantic Christian College Drive, then right after 0.3 miles on to Nash Street. Proceed into downtown Wilson. The Boykin Cultural Center is on the left, between Pine and Tarboro Streets.

From Raleigh
From I-440 or I-540, take US 64/264 east. When US 64 and 264 diverge, veer right on to US 264 (signs to Wilson/Greenville). Take the Wilson/US Alt. 264 exit (Exit 36-B). Merge right on to US Alt. 264. Follow directions from I-95 after passing Interstate.

TO THE LAUREN KENNEDY AND ALAN CAMPBELL THEATRE (Barton College, Wilson, NC 27893)
Follow the directions for the Boykin Cultural Center above. After turning right on to Nash Street, turn left on to Whitehead Avenue (The Whitehead Inn is on that corner). After passing Vance Street, the Barton College campus will be on your left. Turn into the second large surface parking lot on your left. (If you reach College Street, you will have gone too far.) The Theatre is to the left as you proceed into the parking lot.