Patrick Henry News

First Stage has announced the return of ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S “WE ARE IN PLAY!”, a rollicking musical adventure written by Mo Willems (Book and Lyrics) and based on his award-winning Elephant & Piggie children's books. Learn more about the production here!

First Stage announces the return of ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S 'WE ARE IN A PLAY!', a musical adventure based on Mo Willems' beloved children's books.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment honors the 'Real' Indiana Jones in celebration of the final chapter of the iconic film franchise.

First Stage is excited to introduce Michelle LoRicco as their new Associate Artistic Director. Discover how LoRicco's vision will shape First Stage's future and foster stronger connections within the Milwaukee community.

Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announces the film lineup for its 26th edition, themed Human Times. The 2023 edition will feature 44 World Premieres, 21 US bows, 26 east coast debuts, and 36 first-time screenings in NY. In total, BFF will show in competition 155 features and shorts from over 30 countries.

The Norton Museum of Art will present From Man Ray to O'Keeffe: American Modernism at the Norton (March 18 – July 16, 2023), a recontextualization of the Norton Museum of Art's American modernist art collection, alongside At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism (March 18 – August 27, 2023), which comes to the Norton from the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The City of San Diego, in partnership with the National Poetry Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council and Write Out Loud, will host the regional national poetry recitation competition, Poetry Out Loud.

The San Diego Symphony today announced its winter-spring 2022 concert season, offering 31 performances of classical and contemporary masterworks and chamber music from January 15 through May 28. Presented as “Hear Us Here,” the season will give the San Diego Symphony the opportunity to bring its music to a wider audience, with concerts performed at nine venues in the city and across the County, including the Symphony's newest venue, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

Virginia Children's Theatre has announced the ten performers that have been selected for the esteemed Youth Professional Ensemble at VCT for Fall 2021.

Producing Artistic Director Brett J. Roden, along with the staff and board of Virginia Children's Theatre has announced that Anna Locklear will receive the Sarabeth Hammond Scholarship for the 2021-2022 Season. 

Virginia Children’s Theatre has announced the 12 performers that have been chosen for the esteemed Youth Professional Ensemble at VCT for Winter 2021. The Youth Professional Ensemble is a conservatory-type instructional experience offering year-round, high quality music, theatre and dance instruction.

Brett Roden, Producing Artistic Director of Virginia Children’s Theatre, announces a newly formed partnership with Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC) Patriot Players. The partnership begins with the upcoming production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. The production will be available to be streamed online November 19-22, 2020.

Virginia Children's Theatre has announced the ten performers that have been chosen for the esteemed Youth Professional Ensemble at VCT. The Youth Professional Ensemble is a year round conservatory-type instructional experience.

Wade Dunford, President of Virginia Children's Theatre's Board of Directors has announced the addition of three new members. Amy Anguiano, Thomas Bass, and Virginia Children's Theatre (VCT) student Olivia Goodman join the 2020-2021 VCT Board of Directors.

Brett J. Roden, Producing Artistic Director for RCT is pleased to announce that RCT: Professional Theatre for Schools and Families will revive their Youth Professional Ensemble for the 2019-2020 Season.

Free Street Theater will present "Still/Here," addressing a theme of a vision for a just and joyous Chicago. Created and performed by an ensemble of 17 artists from across the city, "Still/Here" incorporates ideas and opinions gathered from community members about what a just and joyous city looks like.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding, Free Street Theater will stage "50 in 50: A City-Wide Theatrical Flash Mob," spanning Chicago's 50 wards to create a remarkable city-wide theatrical production. The company has brought together 10 multidisciplinary theater artists from across Chicago, including its own artists and ensembles, to lead teams of five to seven performers in creating short pieces to be presented as pop-up performances in each of Chicago's 50 wards.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its founding, Free Street Theater will stage "50 in 50: A City-Wide Theatrical Flash Mob," spanning Chicago's 50 wards to create a remarkable city-wide theatrical production.

Mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade starred in the San Diego Opera's staging of Three Decembers. One of several works written with her in mind by her close friend Jake Heggie, it' s a chamber opera for three singers and 11 musicians. In a recent Interview Von Stade said, 'I've done three productions, the original in Houston, a new production in Chicago, and this one, which is my favorite.' The libretto by Gene Scheer is based on a play by Terrence McNally. Von Stade portrays Madeline Mitchell, a self-centered Broadway star who has devoted so much time to her career that her children have come to resent her. She owns the role she premiered in 2008 with acting that makes the character believable, and a voice that remains attractive and compelling, if no longer as versatile as it was earlier in her career.

The famous mezzo soprano Fredericka von Stade is in San Diego this week rehearsing Three Decembers, one of several works written with her in mind by her close friend Jake Heggie. The chamber opera for three singers and 11 musicians will be performed three times next weekend at the 500-seat Patrick Henry PHAME Theatre. Von Stade recognized Heggie's talent long before he wrote his first opera and has been an influential champion ever since. Their friendship and collaboration have benefitted both. In my interview with her in a San Diego Opera rehearsal room she said, 'He's given me a second career with parts in Dead Man Walking and Great Scott, and a lot of song cycles. He's my guy.'