Many women see body image through the lens of a magazine or television program. This image is often distorted, making women feel that they need to be perfect when it…
Author: Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
An award-winning writer based in Richmond, Joan Tupponce is a parent, grandparent, and self-admitted Disney freak. She writes about anything and everything and enjoys meeting inspiring people and telling their stories. Joan’s work has appeared in RFM since the magazine’s first issue in October 2009. Look for original and exclusive online articles about Richmond-area people, places, and ideas at Just Joan: RVA Storyteller.
Famed Beachbody super trainer Autumn Calabrese believes fitness “should be part of your life – like brushing your teeth,” she says. “The body you get is the place you have…
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…
Rob Roberts hopes to start a worldwide movement with the national kickoff of the MS Pushup Challenge. “I want to bring awareness to multiple sclerosis,” he says. “This challenge is…
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…
In true feline fashion, CATS leaped onto the Altria Theater stage last night heralding in a purrfectly fun night of song and dance. If you’re not familiar with the long-running…
Adam Richardson’s first day of rehearsals for the touring production of CATS was very different than most musical rehearsals. The time was spent learning how to be and think like…
If you took a poll, you’d discover that most people like to sing along with their favorite songs. That’s what kids and families will be doing at the Atlantic Union…
Steve McCourt and his fellow actors are always encouraged to play onstage and interact with the audience when they appear in Tall Stories, Wilde Creatures. And that’s just what will…
Professional dancer Alan Bersten and his celebrity dance partner Hannah Brown of Bachelorette fame were shocked when she was announced winner of Dancing With The Stars in November. “I didn’t…
Andrew Wade was familiar with the biggest hits of the legendary folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, but he didn’t know their backstory until he was tapped to play Art Garfunkel…
Charlotte Cavanagh’s parents were thrilled when their daughter was born. She was the couple’s first child, and everything about the delivery and their new baby seemed typical. But just two…