Billy-Christopher Maupin News

Kaitlin Paige Longoria has been named the new Artistic Director of 5th Wall Theatre in Richmond.

Carol Piersol, who launched 5th Wall Theatre in February 2013, said she will step down as artistic director at the end of February. A fixture on the Richmond theatre scene for more than three decades, Piersol also was co-founder of The Firehouse Theatre Project and its artistic director from 1993 to 2012.

Firehouse Theatre has launched its third limited collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) on OpenSea.com.

Firehouse Theatre has launched its first limited collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) on OpenSea.com.

Cynthia, a public school teacher, faces a day of personal and professional trials, including a husband with a nightshift, a job evaluation, and her tween daughter's determination to switch schools. TO THE TEST takes a personal look at the personal cost of high stakes testing.

Firehouse Theatre's ANN features Jacqueline Jones in the title role of Ann Richards. The production runs from Wednesday, September 16 through Sunday, October 25, 2020.

A new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is presented both live and streaming by Firehouse Theatre.

Just in time for what may be the most important election of our time, Firehouse Theatre has announced the dates for its Richmond premiere of Holland Taylor's ANN. The one-woman show features Jacqueline Jones in the role of Ann Richards, who was a revolutionary figure in American politics.

Firehouse Theatre has announced the performance schedule for the world premiere of Oscar Wilde's only novel, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. Performances are scheduled to begin on June 18 and run thru July 19, 2020.

I remain awed by Swift Creek Mill's production of 'Side Show.' the 1997 musical focused on the real-life story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins born in 1908 who were exhibited as circus freaks and then became vaudeville stars.

Memories from some Richmond Shakespeare shows of yore that remain clear in my heart but maybe not so much in my head.

If anyone was paying attention (though I don't know why anyone would), they probably noticed that I was in the bag for 'Preludes' long before it ever hit the stage.

Firehouse Theatre has announced their 2020-2021 SEASON OF DISCOVERY, when they all will be learning to adapt to extreme and turbulent circumstances, and artists will explore new ways of making and sharing performance.

Firehouse Theatre is pleased to announce added performances of our regional premiere of Dave Malloy's new musical PRELUDES.

Plays Through June the 10th, 2018 at the Firehouse Theatre

Firehouse Theatre has released production photos from their production of Dave Malloy's new musical PRELUDES. Check them out below!

Firehouse Theatre announces the cast, creative team, and performance schedule for the regional premiere of Dave Malloy's new musical PRELUDES.

HILLARY AND CLINTON, a kind of seriocomedy written by Lucas Hnath, is about the Clintons... and yet it isn't. This piece is an interesting amalgamation of political intrigue and a science-fiction contrivance that takes us quite-literally out of this world.

Not since Virginia Repertory Theatre's acclaimed staging of Spring Awakening has there been so much teen angst on one stage in Richmond. Like the aforementioned production, the young, spry cast of TheatreLAB's and Firehouse Theatre's Heathers: The Musical brings tenacity, rockin' vocals and an abundance of snark to Richmond audiences.

What's your damage? Based on the classic 1989 cult-favorite film, HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is the darkly delicious story of a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who finds herself in the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High -- the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable on the peak of the high school food chain her mysterious boyfriend has a plan to put the Heathers in their place -- six feet under. HEATHER: THE MUSICAL is sexy, sassy, laugh-out-loud funny, and is guaranteed to blow you away.