Scott Wichmann Stars in Virginia Rep's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS, Now thru 8/30

Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of Last of the Red Hot Lovers, tonight, July 17, at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road. The show runs through Sunday, August 30, 2015.

This Neil Simon comedy tells the story of Barney Cashman, a middle-aged, married man who is determined to join the sexual revolution. With no experience in the world of adultery, Barney hilariously tries and fails to venture into the world of seduction with three separate women: a sexpot rebel, an over the top actress, and even his morally sound best friend's wife. The play first appeared on Broadway in 1969 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Director, Steve Perigard, is well known in the Richmond area where his work has been seen on the stages of Virginia Rep, Cadence Theatre, Richmond Shakespeare, Firehouse Theatre, Theatre Virginia, SPARC, Theatre VCU, Randolph Macon College, and Collegiate School where he currently serves as the Upper School Director of Theatre. He last directed Steel Magnolias at Hanover Tavern. Other directing credits include Twelfth Night, Enchanted April, The Laramie Project, The Comedy of Errors and The Pillowman.

Virginia Rep is delighted to welcome Scott Wichmann back to the Richmond stage after a 12-month deployment in the Navy Reserves. Wichmann is a Richmond favorite, known for his comic energy and versatility. He recently starred in the one-man show, Say Goodnight Gracie (RTCC Award for Best Actor) at Hanover Tavern. Other Virginia Rep credits include Leo Bloom in The Producers (2013 RTCC nomination for Best Actor in a Musical), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Guys and Dolls, Fully Committed, and the one- man adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life.

Eva DeVirgilis, Maggie Roop, and Debra Wagoner round out the cast. DeVirgilis was last seen in Tartuffe for Virginia Rep and most recently in the world premiere of Sam and Carol at Quill Theatre. Maggie Roop was last seen at Hanover Tavern in Steel Magnolias and in Hay Fever on the November Stage. Debra Wagoner most recently played the role of Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the November Theatre. Other recent credits for Virginia Rep include Tartuffe at the November Theatre and Always, Patsy Cline at Hanover Tavern.

Direction & Design:

Direction - Steve Perigard
Scenic Design - Terrie Powers
Lighting Design - BJ Wilkinson
Costume Design - Marcia Miller-Hailey

Cast:

Barney Chashman - Scott Wichmann*
Elaine Navazio - Eva DeVirgilis*
Bobbie Michele - Maggie Roop
Jeanette Fisher - Debra Wagoner

For tickets and more information, contact the Box Office at 804-282-2620 or www.va-rep.org. Full Price Tickets: $38. Discounted Group Rates and Rush tickets available. U-Tix for college and high school students $10. Available day of show by phone or in person. Student ID required. Evening performances at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Matinee performances at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday and select Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Virginia Repertory Theatre, located in Richmond, VA, combines the talents and strengths of two nonprofit companies that shared facilities, resources, and management teams for over a decade. Now the heritages of Barksdale Theatre (founded in 1953) and Theatre IV (founded in 1975) live on in their new form, as Central Virginia's leading professional theater company. Virginia Rep presents national caliber productions of the great dramas, comedies, and musicals as well as classics, contemporary works, and world premieres, always seeking to demonstrate the unique power of theater to engage, enthrall, educate, and inspire. Productions are staged at four distinct venues: the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre and Theatre Gym at the downtown Virginia Rep Center, Virginia Rep's Children's Theatre of Virginia located at Willow Lawn, and at Hanover Tavern, home to Virginia Rep's Barksdale Season.

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A.

Pictured: Scott Wichmann, Debra Wagoner, Maggie Roop, Eva DeVirgilis. Photo by Jay Paul.