ie ▁C ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Virginia ▁Stage ▁Company ▁( V SC ) ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁the ater ▁company ▁located ▁in ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads , ▁Virginia . ▁V SC ▁presents ▁locally ▁produced ▁plays ▁for ▁over ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pat rons ▁a ▁year ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁Well s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁community . ▁A ▁non pro fit ▁the ater , ▁V SC ▁has ▁developed ▁their ▁" American ▁So il ▁Series ," ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁comm issions ▁plays ▁of ▁special ▁regional ▁interest , ▁usually ▁receiving ▁their ▁world ▁premier es . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁began ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" N or folk ▁Theatre ▁Center ", ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁performances ▁were ▁presented ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 0 - se at ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁public ▁library ▁building ▁on ▁Fre em ason ▁Street . ▁The ▁Theatre ▁Center ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁space ▁under ▁Ch rys ler ▁Hall ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Stage ▁Down under ▁at ▁S cope . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁decided ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁fully ▁professional ▁theatre . ▁A do pt ing ▁the ▁name ▁Virginia ▁Stage ▁Company , ▁they ▁h ired ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁began ▁detailed ▁planning ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Exp ansion ▁and ▁Development ▁of ▁American