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MY WIFE'S MIRROR Streaming at The Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents a live-streamed readings of two new plays, free of charge, with a talkback to follow: MY WIFE'S MIRROR, by by Edward G.P. Wilkins.

Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SLEEPING CAR


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free 'screened' readings, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow: THE SLEEPING CAR, William Dean Howells. A silly play of repeatedly mistaken identities and misplaced infants, The Sleeping Car is another Howells probe of social norms in direct conflict with personal distress.

Photo Flash: First Look at Firehouse's East Coast Premiere Of STUPID KID


In the east coast premiere of Sharr White's very dark and powerful comedy, Chick Ford surprises his parents when he returns home from prison after serving only 14 years of a 486 year sentence. He's been released to face a possible retrial for a gruesome murder that he confessed to committing when he was a teenager. The flat-broke Ford family has tried to rebuild their lives and overcome the shame and guilt of their son's crime. Now that Chick is back they're forced to reluctantly face the consequences of the past and chose a path forward.

Firehouse to Produce East Coast Premiere of STUPID KID


Firehouse will produce the east coast premiere of Sharr White's play STUPID KID. Performances begin Thursday, January 23, 2020 for a limited run of eleven performances thru Sunday, February 16, 2020.

Photo Flash: Firehouse Theatre Presents INVALID


Firehouse will produce the world premiere of INVALID -- a new adaptation of Moliere's 17th century French farce THE IMAGINARY INVALID -- directed by Josh Chenard in a new adaptation by Chenard and Jane Mattingly. Performances begin Thursday, August 30, 2018 and run thru Saturday, September 29, 2018.

Firehouse to Produce the Play that Killed the Playwright


Firehouse will produce the world premiere of INVALID -- a new adaptation of Moliere's 17th century French farce THE IMAGINARY INVALID -- directed by Josh Chenard in a new adaptation by Chenard and Jane Mattingly. Performances begin Thursday, August 30, 2018 and run thru Saturday, September 29, 2018.

BWW Review: Richmond Triangle Players' CLOUD 9: A Mysterious Cup of Tea


CLOUD 9 is a charmingly funny but introspective head-scratcher of a play that shouldn't be missed. The entire company, production team, and everyone at Richmond Triangle Players have delivered a solid piece of theatre.

RTP'S 25th Anniversary Season Continues with CLOUD 9


Richmond Triangle Players continues its 25th Anniversary Season with a production of Caryl Churchill's gender-bending comedy Cloud 9. A sex farce that is really more about sexual politics, the production opens Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8 pm, following a low-priced preview on Wednesday, September 27. The production runs through October 21.

Virginia Rep Announces the Opening of AIRLINE HIGHWAY


Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of the Tony-nominated play Airline Highway, by playwright Lisa D'Amour today, January 27 on the Arenstein Stage at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street.  The play runs through February 12 with preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday, January 25 and 26.  Set in post-Katrina New Orleans and echoing the spontaneity and rich texture of jazz,  this gritty comedy celebrates the colorful, fractured characters that define the city's spirit. D'Amour, a fifth-generation New Orleans native, was a Pulitzer finalist for her work on Detroit.  She was commissioned to write Airline Highway in 2014 for Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The show made its Broadway debut in 2015 and earned four Tony Nominations.

Virginia Rep Announces the Opening of AIRLINE HIGHWAY


Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of the Tony-nominated play Airline Highway, by playwright Lisa D'Amour on Friday, January 27 on the Arenstein Stage at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre, 114 West Broad Street.  The play runs through February 12 with preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday, January 25 and 26.  Set in post-Katrina New Orleans and echoing the spontaneity and rich texture of jazz,  this gritty comedy celebrates the colorful, fractured characters that define the city's spirit. D'Amour, a fifth-generation New Orleans native, was a Pulitzer finalist for her work on Detroit.  She was commissioned to write Airline Highway in 2014 for Steppenwolf Theatre Company. The show made its Broadway debut in 2015 and earned four Tony Nominations.

5th Wall Theatre to Host M*A*S*H Staged Readings


5th Wall Theatre, The Mighty Pen Project, and Richmond Triangle Players present hilarious staged readings from the first season episodes of M*A*S*H featuring some of Richmond's best-known and talented actors.

5th Wall Theatre to Host M*A*S*H Staged Readings


5th Wall Theatre, The Mighty Pen Project, and Richmond Triangle Players present hilarious staged readings from the first season episodes of M*A*S*H featuring some of Richmond's best-known and talented actors.

LAZARUS SYNDROME Begins 2/24 at RTP


? LAZARUS SYNDROME, an acclaimed new comedy by Bruce Ward about the power of faith and family, is Richmond Triangle Players' entry into the city-wide Acts of Faith festival.  The production opens Thursday, February 25 at 8 pm, following a low-priced preview on Wednesday, February 24 at 8 pm.  RTP's production is the play's second, following its premiere at DC's Theatre Alliance in 2007.

BWW Reports: The 7th Annual 2014 RTCC AWARDS Are Presented


The seventh annual Richmond Theater Critics Circle Awards were presented Sunday night...and the awards went to...

BWW Reviews: Cadence Theatre's SIGHT UNSEEN Is a Sight To Be Seen


Take a leap of faith "sight unseen" and go and see Sight Unseen

Cadence Theatre Company & Virginia Repertory Theatre to Present CLYBOURNE PARK, 2/20-3/15


Cadence Theatre Company in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre presents the Richmond premiere of Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Clybourne Park. Clybourne Park runs February 20-March 15, 2014 (opens February 22nd) in association with the 10th Annual Acts of Faith Festival, with Acts of Faith post-show discussions Sunday, March 2nd and Sunday, March 9th.

Met Playhouse Hosts East Village Theater Festival 6/6-26


Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner and "indispensible East Village institution" (nytheatre.com), presents the second annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village.

Met Playhouse Hosts East Village Theater Festival 6/6-26


Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner and "indispensible East Village institution" (nytheatre.com), presents the second annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village.

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