Henley Street Theatre’s New One-Woman Show Searches For Signs Of Intelligent Life

by | Dec 5, 2012 | ART

This piece was posted to GayRVA.com, our media partner, late last week. It speaks to the quality and excitement we at RVA Mag feel about the new Henley St. Theatre production of “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.” Read the except below and follow the link at the bottom to read the rest.


This piece was posted to GayRVA.com, our media partner, late last week. It speaks to the quality and excitement we at RVA Mag feel about the new Henley St. Theatre production of “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.” Read the except below and follow the link at the bottom to read the rest.

“Do you still have hope in the human race?”
By SHERA ST.CLAIR

“If you spend too much time thinking about reality, you could go stark raving mad. Reality was too demanding. It expected me to be there all the time, and with all I have to do, I had to let something go. Now that I’ve put reality on the back burner, my days are jam-packed and fun-filled.” – Trudy

Dearest Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Trudy. A philosopher from New York, Trudy enjoys being outside, hanging out with friends, and acting in her spare time. Sound like a few people you might know? Well, what if I also told you she sleeps on the streets of NY, those friends are tiny aliens that sit on her shoulder, and her one woman sidewalk shows are actually conversations with just a few voices in her head…

The emboldened Trudy, along with 13 other characters from the mind of Jane Wagner, will be soon be given life by Eva DeVirgilis in the comedy Search for Intelligent Signs of Life in the Universe. DeVirgilis, herself a recent transplant from New York City, is thrilled to make her Richmond debut in Henley Street Theatre’s first production ofSearch for Signs.

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Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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