9 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 3 rd ▁Virginia ▁Regiment ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bibli ography ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁in ▁Virginia ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Center ▁of ▁Military ▁History ▁ ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Company ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁theatre ▁company ▁located ▁in ▁Len ox , ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁region ▁of ▁western ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁art istic ▁director ▁T ina ▁Pack er , ▁who ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Al lyn ▁Bur rows ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁art istic ▁director . ▁ ▁A ▁co - found er ▁was ▁Krist in ▁Link l ater , ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁Link l ater ▁vocal ▁technique ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁company ▁performs ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁new ▁plays ▁of ▁" social ▁and ▁political ▁significance ", ▁reaching ▁over ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pat rons ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁it ▁conduct s ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁professional ▁classical ▁actors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁education ▁programs ▁for ▁elementary ▁through ▁high ▁school ▁students , ▁the ▁latter ▁reaching ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9