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Dominique Morisseau's 2019 play--one of the most-produced plays of that year--hurls the audience into the emotions that surface when schoolteacher Nya's son Omari is threatened with being diverted from his private boarding school into the notorious school-to-prison pipeline.

Richmond Triangle Players has had occasional live productions going through the pandemic, but its new '4000 Days' is the first in-person show for many newly vaccinated theatergoers. The socially distanced, masked patrons in the audience seemed happy to be in a theater at all, but '4000 Days' is only a mild inducement to come back.

Richmond Triangle Players continues its 28th season with the Virginia premiere of Peter Quilter's 4000 Days, an acclaimed play that has earned rave reviews around the world. The production will open Friday, April 30, 2021 after a low-priced preview on Thursday April 29. The production will run through May 15, and will have an online option available as well.

Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the company of the first production of the 2019/2020 Children's Season, Tuck Everlasting, opening Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. This Co-World Premiere, adapted for young audiences from the 2016 Broadway Production, is a magical adventure for the whole family. Natalie Babbitt's effervescent children's novel leaps from page to stage in this vibrant new musical, onstage through December 1, 2019, at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23230.

Firehouse Theatre has announced the cast and creative team that will be performing a workshop of JC Gonzalez's new pop/rock opera WARM.

TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, starring local favorites, Katrinah Carol Lewis and Landon Nagel. The production is the second show in TheatreLAB's 2018/2019 Season, "In Pursuit of Happiness," and will run December 6-22 at The Basement.

TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present Mike Bartlett's thrilling new play, COCK, as the fourth show in their second full season. The production will run tonight, June 5 - 20 at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement (300 East Broad Street).

TheatreLAB, Richmond's home for unexpected and evocative performance, is proud to present Mike Bartlett's thrilling new play, COCK, as the fourth show in their second full season. The production will run June 5 - 20 at TheatreLAB's venue, The Basement (300 East Broad Street).

While more than 30 years have passed, Virginia Repertory Theatre at Hanover Tavern's current production shows that the musical stands the test of time.

Given its short run on Broadway, it's only fair that one would approach SHREK: THE MUSICAL with a little bit of skepticism. But just a few short minutes into this first-rate feast of entertainment at Virginia Repertory Theatre's Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn, audiences will believe in a dancing, singing and wildly amusing SHREK. Together, David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori have written an endearing and light score suitable for the entire family.

Virginia Repertory Theatre opens their biggest show in the Children's season, Shrek, The Musical tonight, March 14 at the Children's Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show will run through April 27, 2014 and is based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shrek. With book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, the timeless fairytale of rescued damsel in distress takes many fun and quirky twists as the green and stinky swampland ogre saves Princess Fiona and wins her love. The show lasts about two hours with intermission and is best enjoyed by children and adults alike 5 years and older

Virginia Repertory Theatre opens their biggest show in the Children's season, Shrek, The Musical on Friday, March 14 at the Children's Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show will run through April 27, 2014 and is based on the Academy Award-winning film, Shrek. With book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, the timeless fairytale of rescued damsel in distress takes many fun and quirky twists as the green and stinky swampland ogre saves Princess Fiona and wins her love. The show lasts about two hours with intermission and is best enjoyed by children and adults alike 5 years and older

The Firehouse Theatre Project and Richmond CenterStage present the Civil War-Era musical Dessa Rose May 2 - June 3, 2012. Dessa Rose will be performed at the Firehouse Theatre and comes during Virginia's commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and Emancipation.