Theatres have been grappling with how to open their doors and present productions since the onset of COVID-19. The question is how can they make it work and work safely? …
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When members of Richmond-based a capella trio, Resound, quit their jobs in 2018 to devote all their time to music, they didn’t foresee that just two years later they would…
Award-winning Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi was introduced to the Richmond Symphony when her mentor, conductor Marin Alsop, was associate conductor. Peleggi admired the symphony for being the first orchestra to believe in…
The phrase “the show must go on” has new meaning for Virginia Rep’s upcoming season. It will be “accompanied by new expectations,” says Nathaniel Shaw, the theatre’s artistic director. “Business…
Godwin High School Choral Director Jacob Devol became interested in the concept of a virtual choir about ten years ago when he was a sophomore at Hermitage High School. That’s…
Anyone familiar with the “Yes, and…” principle of improv knows it’s important to be able to switch course at a moment’s notice and build on what’s being said. So when…
At the age of fifteen, Chloë Agnew found herself touring the world with Celtic Woman. It wasn’t a scenario she imagined when she was called to sing with Celtic Woman…
Amber Martinez didn’t know about Harriet Tubman’s sleeping spells until she was began research for the study guide she created for Virginia Rep’s production of Harriet Tubman and The Underground…
The deception of dissatisfaction and the allure of forgiveness are brilliantly explored in Virginia Rep’s presentation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-Prize winning play Fences. Performed on Broadway and made into an…
Virginia Rep Artistic Director Nathaniel Shaw wanted to stage The 39 Steps at Hanover Tavern because the play is “just darn fun,” he says. A spoof on the 1935 Alfred…
Being chosen to play Cory in August Wilson’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences was a full circle moment for actor Jamar Jones. The opportunity to be part of any…
Recently, I had the privilege of taking my 9-year old daughter to see Virginia Repertory Theatre’s production of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at the Children’s Theatre at Willow…