This weekend, Richmond Shakespeare opens Witch at the Theatre Gym inside the Virginia Repertory Theatre, running October 23 – November 9. Directed by longtime company associate Andrew Gall, the darkly comic play reimagines a 17th-century tale through a sharp, modern...
As our worldview continuously grows darker with every news broadcast, our thirst for dystopian media grows thicker. Luckily for us, local author Ian Bodkin’s has just released the third installment of his comic, The Savage Lyrics, to satiate this need. Equal parts 1984, Under the Dome, and that one season of The Walking Dead with the Governor and...
The magnificent part about theatre is the examination of the human condition. The triumphs, the failures, the intricacies, and the grand sweeps that make up our lives are told in such artistic ways on the stage. But perhaps the most realistic, cathartic way to capture the human condition is through the example of pain. As part of TheatreLAB’s...
With platforms such as Twitch and constantly changing technology, it is a fact that computer and video games will always be here to stay. However, before we had Mario and Link saving their respective princesses, there was a system that solidified itself for life in the hearts of American gamers. A time of cabinets, a steel ball, plungers, and...
Have you ever wondered about the sounds around you? Take a moment and listen to your environment. Perhaps you can hear the chatter of your co-workers, maybe your phone just went off, or maybe all you can hear is the hum of the air conditioning circulating in the room. Have you ever stopped to think about what is causing the sounds you hear, or...
The Charlottesville Mural Project recently announced that VCUArts alums Emily Herr and Eleanor Doughty will curate its latest mural as the project ramps up its efforts to bring top-tier muralists to the city. Selected by a panel of Albemarle High School students, local residents, and arts advocates, the pair began work on the retaining walls at...
Part of the beauty of William Shakespeare’s work is how timeless it is. The seemingly unrealistic, dramatic, even chimerical stories with his colorful characters have been told for centuries, and yet offer lessons and hypothetical situations that could easily occur within our world. One of Shakespeare’s most beloved, and arguably overdone...
Quill Theatre kicks off its 20th Annual Richmond Shakespeare Festival at Agecroft Hall with a true classic, Romeo and Juliet. Before you disregard the possibility of seeing one of the most popular romances of the Bard, consider the opportunity to re-learn or discover new plot points, romantic monologues, and alternative perspectives within this...
Topdog/Underdog, the final production in TheatreLAB’s series Picking Sides, does an extraordinary job emphasizing the division created by brotherhood. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks is a dark comedy rife with themes of family, history, and resentment. Starring two incredibly talented actors, Jeremy V. Morris and Jamar Jones,...
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has added 34 works from prominent African American painters, sculptors, and other artists to its collection, recently acquired from the Atlanta-based Souls Grown Deep Foundation as part of a gift/purchase program to broaden the representation of African American artists from the South in art museums across the...
