Author Archives: Courtney

AUDITIONS: “Floyd Collins” – Firehouse Theatre

By | April 19, 2026

Firehouse Theatre is announcing auditions for the musical Floyd Collins, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and book by Tina Landau, with direction by Katrinah Carol Lewis, Music Direction by Anthony Smith, and Choreography by Tippi Hart, to be performed at Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, VA. Synopsis: This haunting musical, featuring a glorious folk and… Read More »

Performing Arts Technical Coordinator – Westminster Canterbury

By | April 19, 2026

Westminster Canterbury Richmond is looking for a new Technical Coordinator to join our Performing Arts team. This position helps inside and outside groups look and sound their best in our Sara Belle November Theater and other venues throughout our campus. It’s a great opportunity to showcase your technical abilities in a warm and friendly community,… Read More »

Improv Drop-In: Pay-What-You-Will – Bridge9 Theater

By | April 19, 2026

Interested in improv? Looking for a place to escape and laugh for 90mins? Join us for a Pay-What-You Will intro to improv class. This is a fun low-pressure way to try out improv! No experience is required to come learn! This is for folks 18+. Come learn, share a laugh, and connect with with the… Read More »

ACTING IS FAILING or HOW TO ACT LIKE MERYL – Failure Theater

By | April 19, 2026

​Acting is both easy and impossible. At its core, acting is simply doing the thing every child knows how to do: playing pretend. But you get into trouble when you try to act too well. To attempt a polished and predictable performance is to deliver a lifeless, boring recitation. Acting demands that we embrace failure.… Read More »

Firehouse First Drafts & Bagels: “The Lodge”

By | April 19, 2026

FIREHOUSE NEW PLAYS WORLD PREMIERE THE LODGEwritten by Mary Elizabeth HamiltonDirected by Emma Miller The Hearth Theatre A Man and his new Bride and A Woman and her Nanny and Son are stranded at a cross-country ski lodge during a snowstorm. People go missing. There are monsters in these woods. And turkeys, so many turkeys. (Are they turkeys?) Relationships… Read More »

The Noh Training Project at Hampden-Sydney College

By | April 19, 2026

This is a 3 week intensive training in classic noh theatre.  Focus is on the movement, voice, and music of this nearly 700 year old theatre tradition from Japan.  The course is lead by master performers of Theatre Nohgaku, a theatre company with 26 years of experience performing noh in Japanese, English, French and Spanish. … Read More »

The Three O’Clock Briefing – RTP

By | April 19, 2026

Directed by RTP’s artistic director Lucian Restivo, Bo Wilson’s new play takes place deep in an unnamed region of the Middle East, where a prize-winning journalist Roberta “Bobbi” Bookman (played by Kendall Walker) tries to get a slippery US Marine Public Affairs Officer Cary Bookman (Evan Nasteff) to confirm a story she’s uncovering…but the officer is her brother, so… Read More »

AUDITIONS: “Over the River and Through the Woods” – Swift Creek Mill Theatre

By | April 19, 2026

Director Tom Width is seeking four actors to complete his cast for Joe DiPietro’s comedy Over the River and Through the Woods, playing 24 performances between June 4 and July 18 at Swift Creek Mill Theatre. The two “grandpas” (Frank Gianelli and Nunzio Cristano) have been cast. The open roles are:Nick Cristano – in his… Read More »

VOXRVA: RVA’s newest live storytelling event

By | April 19, 2026

If you love stories and storytellers – then you’ll love VOXRVA, RVA’s newest live storytelling event. Every month you’ll hear true, personal stories from the heart on a different theme. April’s theme is Family Secrets. Please come and share your story in front of a supportive audience. You can submit a brief summary at voxrva.org The… Read More »

OPEN CALL: “FIVE” – Dragonfly Physical Theatre

By | April 12, 2026

Open call for collaborators. DPT is preparing for it’s first show, FIVE. It is an exploration of the embodiment of the five stages of grief. On May 9th we will be holding a physical devising workshop in preparation for the development of FIVE. This workshop will serve as an audition for a work-in-progress staging on… Read More »

AUDITIONS: “New Voices for the Theater” – SPARC

By | April 12, 2026

New Voices for the Theater is seeking adult and student actors for the 36th Festival of New Works at the historical Henrico Theater on June 27. To audition, submit a headshot and video of a one-minute contemporary monologue due by May 18, 2026. All actors will be notified about casting by June 1, 2026. Character… Read More »

AUDITIONS: “Into the Woods” – Amaryllis Studios

By | April 12, 2026

Sunday, April 19th-6-9:30PM Monday, April 20th-7-9:30PM Open Call. Prepare a Sondheim song of your choosing. An accompanist will be provided. In person auditions are preferred, but taped auditions will be accepted through April 25th. Over 18, please. All roles are open. No Actors paid. For further details email AmaryllisStudios74@gmail.com. Amaryllis Studios provides a safe space and… Read More »

THE HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN – The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen

By | April 12, 2026

THE HOT CLUB OF COWTOWNFriday, April 24th at 7pm at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen AllenTickets at 804-261-ARTS or www.artsglenallen.comVIEW TICKETS HERE!If you love hot jazz and western swing, you won’t want to miss the return of this Austin-based virtuosic trio! Back for another thrilling show filled with fast licks and smooth vocals, fiddler Elana… Read More »

WITCHDUCK – CADENCE AND FIREHOUSE THEATRE

By | April 12, 2026

WOMEN, WITCHES AND A WORLD PREMIERE CADENCE AND FIREHOUSE THEATRE PRESENT WITCHDUCK BY EVA DEVIRGILIS May 8–24, 2026 at The Carol Piersol Stage at Firehouse Theatre Cadence and Firehouse Theatre present the world premiere of WitchDuck, a dark comedic and wickedly subversive new play based on the true story of Grace Sherwood, Virginia’s last convicted… Read More »

President/CEO K Alferio retiring from the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen

By | April 5, 2026

After 18 years of dedicated service and meaningful contributions to the arts community, President/CEO K Alferio has announced her retirement from the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, effective January. Alferio has played an important role in supporting arts programming, fostering community programming, promoting community engagement and helping the organization grow as a vibrant hub… Read More »