Mary Christopher

Following a national search, Virginia Repertory Theatre welcomes new artistic directors, Desirée Roots, Todd D. Norris and Rick Hammerly, who will steer all artistic aspects of Central Virginia’s flagship professional theatre, according to William H. Carter, Chair-Elect of the Board and Chair of the Selection Committee.

This brisk new stage adaptation is delightfully antic and deliciously revelatory.

You may have seen or read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but this summer, Heritage Theatre Festival's got news for you: You've never seen it quite like this!

At one point in Diana Grisanti's sharply written RIVER CITY, in its final weekend at Voices of the South, an older character challenges the 'education' that a fourteen year-old black youth has received at St. Thomas, the Catholic-run orphanage in Louisville: The young man may know history from a white perspective, but does he know anything important about his own black heritage -- and does he know what's happening in 1968, as the black community plans a demonstration to protest the rehiring of a police officer guilty of harassment? (Yes, sadly, the times . . . they aren't always 'a-changin' -- sorry, Mr. Dylan.) I remember an instance when, as a white youngster in a rural town outside Memphis, I first heard the name 'Martin Luther King.' Our school bus had already run, and I was waiting for the bus of my best friend (who happened to be black) to drop him off so that he could rid himself of his books, change clothes, and come out to play. When he descended from the bus, I walked with him down the lane where he lived with his grandparents. I asked him what he had done in school that day, and he replied that he learned who the father of 'his' country was. 'George Washington,' I interrupted. 'No,' he insisted. 'The father of 'his' country was Martin Luther King.' In just a few years, some great strides would be made; however, I am nearing seventy now -- and the ugliness of racism is still omnipresent. Not only does police harassment still dominate the news, but, with the OSCARS being broadcast Sunday evening, there is a planned boycott by a number of black actors and actresses over the lack of racial diversity among the major nominees.

The Big Bang plays Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7 pm; Sundays at 1 pm. Tickets are $35, $30 Students and Seniors and are available at www.bstreettheatre.org or by calling (916) 443-5300.

Original 2005 cast members Greg Alexander, Jason Kuykendall, and Chris Schlagel return in Graham and Feuer's cosmic romp. Reprising their roles as two wannabe producers, Greg and Jason pitch their new idea for a musical recounting the history of the world to prospective investors. Chris accompanies as they introduce us to Adam and Eve, Nefertiti Queen of Egypt, Julius Ceasar, the Virgin Mary, Christopher Columbus, Pocahontas, Napoleon, Jimi Hendrix and many others in this gloriously campy and outrageously funny show.

During February 10th-25th, 2012 The Attic Theater Company will be presenting American playwright William Saroyan's five-act play The Time of Your Life at the grand Connelly Theater. Tickets are available at www.smarttix.com.

During February 10th-25th, 2012 The Attic Theater Company will be presenting American playwright William Saroyan's five-act play The Time of Your Life at the grand Connelly Theater. Tickets are available at www.smarttix.com.

Little Radical Theatrics - a theatre troupe for the twentysomething artist of today - proudly presents the Westchester Premiere production of Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney's REEFER MADNESS! The Musical! Performances will be January 21, 22, 28, and 29 @ 8:00PM, at the Westchester Sandbox Theatre (931c E. Boston Post Rd., in Mamaroneck). Tickets - which are currently on-sale - can be purchased via the theatre box office at (914)-630-0804.

Little Radical Theatrics - a theatre troupe for the twentysomething artist of today - proudly presents the Westchester Premiere production of Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney's REEFER MADNESS! The Musical! Performances will be January 21, 22, 28, and 29 @ 8:00PM, at the Westchester Sandbox Theatre (931c E. Boston Post Rd., in Mamaroneck). Tickets - which are currently on-sale - can be purchased via the theatre box office at (914)-630-0804.

Little Radical Theatrics - a theatre troupe for the twentysomething artist of today - proudly presents the Westchester Premiere production of Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney's REEFER MADNESS! The Musical! Performances will be January 21, 22, 28, and 29 @ 8:00PM, at the Westchester Sandbox Theatre (931c E. Boston Post Rd., in Mamaroneck). Tickets - which are currently on-sale - can be purchased via the theatre box office at (914)-630-0804.