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Hiring: Education Manager – Richmond Shakespeare

By | August 23, 2026
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NOW HIRING: EDUCATION MANAGER! Do you love Shakespeare, theatre, and working with young people? Richmond Shakespeare is seeking a Part-Time Education Manager to help lead our growing education programs!This hands-on position combines teaching artistry, arts administration, and program leadership and will oversee three of our cornerstone education programs:Student Matinees — Coordinate school groups for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, create educational materials, welcome… Read More »

Firehouse Theatre Announces Confederates by Dominique Morisseau

By | August 2, 2026
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Firehouse Theatre is proud to present Confederates by Dominique Morisseau and honored to welcome back Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D. as director. This marks Pettiford-Wates’ second time directing a Dominique Morisseau Mainstage production at Firehouse Theatre, following the acclaimed Detroit ’67, Winner of the Best Play award at the 2025 Richmond Community Circle Awards. In Confederates, Morisseau… Read More »

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest Opens – Richmond Shakespeare

By | August 2, 2026
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Claire Wittman as Cecily Cardew and Korey Harlow as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.  The Grand Finale of 2026 Shakespeare Fest After a summer of immersive Shakespeare, unforgettable performances, and thousands of audience members joining us in Richmond and Williamsburg, Richmond Shakespeare concludes 2026 Shakespeare Fest with Oscar Wilde’s beloved comedy, The Importance… Read More »

Volunteer Ushers Needed for the 2026 Shakespeare Fest

By | June 21, 2026
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Volunteer Ushers Needed for the 2026 Shakespeare Fest! Love theatre? Love being part of the action? 2026 Shakespeare Fest is seeking volunteer ushers for our 2026 season of immersive theatrical experiences in Richmond and Williamsburg! Our ushers help create a welcoming experience for audiences by assisting with ticket sales and check-in, distributing wristbands, answering patron questions,… Read More »

Announcing 2026 Shakespeare Fest

By | June 7, 2026
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Kendall Walker as Rosalind and Nora Ogunleye as Celia in As You Like It.Photo by Terence Sullivan Immersive Summer Season Brings Theatre to Gardens, Lakesides, and Historic Spaces Across Virginia Richmond Shakespeare has announced its 2026 Shakespeare Festival, a season of immersive theatrical experiences that will transform some of Virginia’s most beautiful and historic locations into… Read More »

Richmond Shakespeare: Announcing Season 27

By | July 6, 2025
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 Five plays explore identity, ambition, and the contradictions of being humanRichmond Shakespeare is proud to announce its 27th Season lineup of classic and contemporary plays. Season 27 will include Witch, King James, Macbeth, As You Like It, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Season memberships are now available at www.richmondshakespeare.org.“This season offers a selection of plays that are about identity,” remarks artistic… Read More »