West End Comedy featuring Improv Comedy
West End Comedy featuring Improv Comedy Show Information Friday, March 30 7:30 – 8:45 pm HATTheatre General audiences show Saturday, March 31 7:30 – 9:00 pm HATTheatre Mature audiences show immediately after the show Improv Jam Tickets: Each show: $5 per ticket Ticket Specials: Show pass: 6 shows for the price of 5 ($25) Group Rates: 13 or more – $4 per ticket Welcome spring and warm weather with a hilarious West End Comedy show this March at HATTheatre (1124 Westbriar Drive). Friday, March 30 at 7:30 is the general audiences show. Celebrate spring flowers as West End Comedy offers one of the best comedy shows…
A Gender-Reversed Exploration of Much Ado About Nothing
A Gender-Reversed Exploration of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Conceived and Directed by Billy Christopher Maupin Assistant Direction by Deejay Gray In this powerful comedy, young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well. See what happens when Hero is played by a boy, Claudio by a girl, Benedick by a woman, Beatrice by a man, and a slew of many other fascinating characters brought to life by actors whose gender may be opposite that of the character on the page. Shakespeare makes you laugh, but also breaks your heart – and magically puts it back together again….
Huguenot Community Players present Harvey, a comedy by Mary Chase
Huguenot Community Players present Harvey, a comedy by Mary Chase This Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy offers sharp wit, a bit of romance and unforgettable characters. When Elwood P. Dowd introduces his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to his sister’s friends, we know the fun is about to begin! Performance dates: April 20 – 28, 2012 Friday April 20 at 8:00pm Saturday April 21 at 8:00pm Sunday April 22 at 2:30pm (Matinee) Friday April 27 at 8:00pm Saturday April 28 at 2:30pm (Matinee) AND at 8:00pm (Evening) All tickets $12 for dessert and a great play Performances at Huguenot United Methodist Church 10661 Duryea Drive, Richmond, VA 23235 For Reservations Call 804-272-6820 Email HCPPresents@gmail.com Leave Name; Phone; Date(s);…
St. John’s Players Presents Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock n Roll
St. John’s Players Presents Little Bit Country, Little Bit Rock n Roll A Musical Cabaret Starring Cammie Allen Jessica Baskerville Isabelle Cipollina Amber dePass Helena DeLigt Brooke James David Janosik Mikaela Jones Tristin Jones Abbie Lloyd Bobbi Moore Rob Osborn Suzanne Nicar Anita Sharpenstein Tony Sharpenstein Shirley Townsend Caitlyn St. Clair Mike White Trish White *** We hope you will plan to join us for our annual musical cabaret event featuring country and rock favorites from the 1950’s to 2012! *** Saturday, April 21 @ 7:30 pm w/ Dinner at 6:00 pm *** Reservations Required for Dinner *** Sunday, April 22 at 3 pm (Show Only) St. John’s UCC located at 503 Stuart Circle, Richmond,…
The Firehouse Theatre Projects presents Stories from the American Inferno
The Firehouse Theatre Projects presents: Stories from the American Inferno 2012-13 Season Reveal Event March 29, 2012 7:30-9:30pm The Firehouse Theatre Project is pleased to announce their 2012-13 season line-up on March 29, 2012. This fantastic evening will feature short readings from next season’s shows, as well as performances from the cast of Rocky Horror and the Theatre Lab, a brand new ensemble group. There will be door prizes, refreshments and a cash bar provided. A $5 suggested donation will be collected at the door. Members of the press are invited to attend at no cost, please RSVP to Annie Colpitts at (804)355-2001 or annie@firehousetheatre.org if you will be able to attend. WHERE Firehouse Theatre Project 1609 W. Broad…
Richmond Shakespeare: Jan Powell named Interim Artistic Director
Richmond Shakespeare announces Jan Powell, PhD as Interim Artistic Director through summer 2012. Powell’s official start date is March 15. Powell is based in Oregon, where she was founder and Artistic Director of the Tygres Heart Shakespeare Company in Portland, and where she received her PhD in Theater Arts from the University of Oregon in Eugene. Her professional résumé includes serving as the Artistic Director of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival from 2007 through 2008, and past president of the international Shakespeare Theatre Association. She has extensive experience in education, training and professional development, theater consulting, community engagement, and leadership in the professional theater community. Powell’s artistic credits are also extensive, most recently as director of…
Broadway Star Sandra Reaves-Phillips to Perform in Rhythm Hall
Broadway Star Sandra Reaves-Phillips to Perform in Rhythm Hall The final featured artist in the inaugural U.S. Trust Life is a Cabaret! Series will perform Me, Myself, and You on April 5 – 8 Richmond CenterStage wraps up its inaugural U.S. Trust Life is a Cabaret! Series: A Celebration of the Great American Song Book by welcoming award-winning Broadway star Sandra Reaves-Phillips to Rhythm Hall as she performs her show entitled Me, Myself, and You. Originally from South Carolina, Sandra Reaves-Phillips’ career includes a film credit in the critically-acclaimed 1986 film Round Midnight (1986) and a recipient of a Woodie Award for her work on Broadway in the revival of Raisin. Reaves-Phillips has also been a frequent guest singer and performer on “Garrison Keillor’s Prairie…
Chamberlayne Actors Theatre presents The Children’s Hour’
Chamberlayne Actors Theatre is proud to bring you this classic play by Lillian Hellman as a part of Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Children and the Arts. A serious adult play about two women who run a school for girls. A malicious youngster, trying to protect herself, starts an entirely unfounded rumor about the two women. When the young girl sees the rumor turn to scandal, she understands the power she wields and sticks by her story, which eventually precipitates tragedy. Directed by Billy Christopher Maupin the cast features Donna Marie Miller & Alina Collins-Maldonado with Izabela Clarke, Allison Gilman, Lily Hargis, Odessa Hott, Becki Jones, Natasha Liu, Seth Lyons, Aaron Orensky, Hannah Polaski, Marcia…
Henley Street Theatre presents The Liar
Henley Street Theatre presents The Liar Adapted by David Ives from the comedy by Pierre Corneille directed by James Ricks April 5 – April 28, 2012 Friday and Saturdays at 8pm Select Sundays at 2pm Talk backs after each Sunday matinee. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! Dorante is charming, handsome…and a pathological liar! The high jinks rope in a pair of lovely lasses, a gullible father, an earnest servant, a jealous courtier and, just to rev up the farce, identical twin maids! Can he keep the lies going and still win the girl in the end? Will his pants truly be on fire? This hilarious, high-speed farce of fabrication proceeds with one misunderstanding…
West End Comedy Downtown Improv at CenterStage-Rhythm Hall
West End Comedy Downtown Improv at CenterStage-Rhythm Hall sponsored by Altria Show Information Friday, March 16 Tickets: $10 per ticket 8:00 pm mature audiences show Give some cheers – St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! West End Comedy Downtown celebrates St. Patty’s Day and entertains audiences with hilariously funny improv comedy on Friday, March 16 at CenterStage-Rhythm Hall (600 E Grace St). Friday, March 16 at 8:00 pm is the West End Comedy Downtown show at CenterStage- Rhythm Hall sponsored by Altria. For only $10 at the premier venue in Richmond, West End Comedy Downtown has dazzled sold out shows and continues in the style of a Whose Line Is It Anyway mature show. These talented comedians will use YOUR…
Cancellation of “Shakespeare and Galileo”
Richmond Shakespeare apologizes for the confusion caused by the recent cancellation of Shakespeare and Galileo, and the consequent failure of Richmond Shakespeare to communicate this to the public. The show, originally scheduled to run this month at Richmond CenterStage, was planned as a co-production with the Science Museum of Virginia’s Carpenter Science Theatre. The decision to cancel was wholly at the request of Richmond Shakespeare as the company works through this period of transition and restructuring. Unfortunately, we did not act responsibly on our obligation to our partner, the Carpenter Science Theatre, in communicating the decision in a timely fashion. As a result, many patrons have been disappointed or frustrated by attempts to get additional information…
CenterStage Applauds Mayor’s Investment in Growing Richmond’s Creative Economy
- Proposed improvements to Landmark Theater would help bring more revenue to the City – RICHMOND – CenterStage Foundation commended Mayor Dwight Jones’ decision to invest in the Landmark Theater when he proposed $14 million in his Capital Improvements Budget for the historic theater. The investment is part of a proposed $50 million renovation that the Landmark Theater needs in order to ensure the long-term success of the performing arts facility as Richmond’s largest theater. The Landmark Theater is home to much of the Broadway in Richmond Series, The Richmond Forum, and many other shows and events. The remaining $36 million will be raised by the CenterStage Foundation and from historic tax credits. CenterStage will raise…
INDUSTRY NIGHT for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Cadence Theatre Company, in partnership with Barksdale’s Theatre Gym announces INDUSTRY NIGHT for AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY by Tracy Letts Directed by Keri Wormald Monday, March 5th , 7PM at Theatre Gym, located in the Theatre IV Complex, 114 W. Broad Street. $15 Tickets (Not retroactive. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Valid only for 3/13/12. Use promo code AOCINDUSTRY online.) “Intense and angry, August: Osage County is an epic and devastating drama, and this performance does it justice.” - STYLE Weekly “…stunningly realized, an experience of outrageous comedy and visceral pain.” – Richmond Times-Dispatch “The highly anticipated, tumultuous, and Pulitzer-Prize winning August: Osage County arrives in Richmond in an excitingly shrill production that’s as sizzling as the…
YOU DON’T KNOW ME: A Trio of One-Acts
YOU DON’T KNOW ME: A Trio of One-Acts presented in partnership with Virginia Union University Theatre Department and K Dance You don’t want to miss this powerful evening of theatre! BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY February 16-March 11 Thurs-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 4pm Firehouse Theatre Project 1609 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23220 804-355-2001
Return of the Superheros
The On-the-Air Radio Players will present a live performance of 3 exciting episodes from the Golden Age of Radio on March 6 & 7, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen. Voice actors, sound effects wizards and a musician will present “Flash Gordon,” “The Shadow” and “Superman.” Featuring: Eric O’Brien, Emma Mason, Rob Oscanyan, Lynn West, Joseph Bishop, Jim Meisner, Cory Hull, Woody Robertson, Craig Keeton, James Nygren, Jack Mooney, and Lois Perley. For more information go to www.otarp.com or call 501-5859.
