Reviewed by Mara Guyer In Uncle Vanya, the future is full of contradictions. Winter will be eerily quiet without summer birdsong, but maybe it will be more peaceful that way. Those who obsess over their legacies might be forgotten regardless.…
Few topics evoke feelings of discomfort more than race and violence. Only the most masterful storytellers can weave two such themes together in a way that helps us deeply explore the intersection of what feels most unsettling to us. In…
There’s a new entertainment venue in town for both family and grown-up fun, and it’s one you’re going to have to see to believe. Our family was recently hosted for a tour and dinner at The Park at RVA, and…
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and throughout this great show, my son was laughing … his eyes all aglow. The inaugural show at the Virgina Rep’s Center for Arts and Education is an origin story of the classic Christmas poem A…
Reviewed by Mara Guyer My sister and I talk every day – but when we’re together, we can communicate without saying a word. Virginia Repertory Theatre’s production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley captures the unspoken language that sisters can…
I have a confession to make. I go to Swift Creek Mill Theatre for the food, and the play is really just the icing on the cake for me. There, I said it. I feel better now that I’ve come…
Reviewed by Mara Guyer All’s Well That Ends Well is one of those Shakespeare plays you might only hear about on Jeopardy! or at a trivia night. It’s not frequently taught or performed, and its ambiguous morality and inconsistent tone…
Family dynamics can be challenging, even under the best of circumstances. When the worst happens, families can either rally or fall apart. Or both, in the case of Chicken & Biscuits. The complex and nuanced dynamic of a dysfunctional yet inherently…
In modern pop psychology, the term gaslighting is used to describe deliberately and methodically influencing another person to doubt their own sanity. It comes from the 1944 movie Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman as a woman whose husband has bullied her…
“Skin – what is it good for? Absolutely everything!” On our latest outing to the Science Museum of Virginia, we explored Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity. From the moment you enter this exhibit, which is free with your Science Museum…
