Chamberlayne Actors Theatre
The 13th of Paris by Mat Smart
Escape to Paris in search of the true meaning of love in the delectable The 13th of Paris.
Qu’est-ce que c’est l’amour? What is love? In this charming and theatrical romantic comedy,
Vincent takes a spontaneous trip from his life in Chicago to the 13th arrondissement of Paris,
carrying only a suitcase filled with the surprising love letters of his late grandparents. Rated
PG-13 for language and adult situations.
January 18 – February 3, 2013
Discussions: January 19 & 27, 2013
804-262-9760 www.cattheatre.com
319 North Wilkinson Road, Richmond, VA 23227
Tickets: $18 adult, $16 student, $12 – $16 group rates
Virginia Rep’s Children Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn
The Magic Flute
Music, lyrics, and book by Paul Deiss
Inspired by Mozart’s Comic Opera Directed by Susan Sanford
This children’s theatre adaptation of Mozart’s masterpiece imparts a poignant message of
tolerance as it weaves a web of make-believe and music.
January 18 – February 10, 2013
Discussion: January 27, 2013
804-282-2620 www.va-rep.org
1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA 23230
Ticket Prices $10-$16
Virginia Rep’s Barksdale Season at Hanover Tavern
Cotton Patch Gospel
Book by Tom Key and Russell Treyz
Music and lyrics by Harry Chapin
Adapted from the books by Clarence Jordan
A joyous, musical adaptation of the Gospels of Matthew and John! A gem of musical theater,
this reverent adaption of “The Greatest Story Ever Told” transplants the story of Jesus into
the mid-20th-century American South and considers what might have happened had Jesus
been born in Georgia.
January 25 – April 28, 2013
Discussion: February 10, 2013
804-282-2620 www.va-rep.org
13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover, VA 23069
Ticket Prices $20 – $42
Henley Street Theatre
Faith Healer by Brian Friel
Written by one of Ireland’s most beloved playwrights, Faith Healer depicts three fascinating
characters – an alcoholic, charismatic faith healer Frank, his love-starved companion Grace
and his devoted promoter Teddy – who tell conflicting versions of the same story. In this
darkly lyrical tale, Brian Friel unfolds a disturbing, yet humorous mystery that examines how
subjective truths inform the choices we make.
January 31 – February 23, 2013
Discussions: Sunday, February 10 and 17, 2013 after 2 p.m. performances
804-340-0115 www.henleystreettheatre.org
The SPARC Performing Arts Center 2106 N Hamilton St, Richmond, VA 23220
Tickets $30 adults, $15 students, $20 for groups 10 or more
Richmond Triangle Players
Confessions of a Mormon Boy by Steven Fales
Confessions of a Mormon Boy is Steven Fales’ compelling, humorous and inspiring true story
about how he went from being a Mormon boy in Utah to a high-priced gay call boy in New
York City. His provocative tale takes audiences through his excommunication from the
Mormon church, his marriage, having children, his divorce, his prostitution and drug abuse
and, ultimately, his struggles to reclaim himself and his children. The one-man show has
earned Fales accolades and won him fans around the world.
February 13-16, 2013
Discussions: February 16
804-346-8113 www.rtriangle.org
1300 Altamont Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230
Tickets: $26 adults for Opening Night and Fri-Sat Eves; $21 adults for Thurs Eve and Sun
Matinees; Evening shows at 8pm, Matinees at 4pm; Low-Priced Preview Weds Feb 20 ($16),
$5 discount for groups of 10 or more
Cadence Theatre in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre
Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam
Finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Sons of the Prophet, by Stephen Karam
(Speech & Debate), is a refreshingly honest take on how we cope with wounds that just
won’t heal. If to live is to suffer, then Joseph Douaihy is more alive than most. With
unexplained chronic pain and the fate of his reeling family on his shoulders, Joseph’s health,
sanity, and insurance premium are on the line. In an age when modern medicine has a cure
for just about everything, Sons of the Prophet is the funniest play about human suffering
you’re likely to see.
February 14 – March 9, 2013
Discussion: March 3, 2013
804-282-2620 www.va-rep.org
114 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Ticket Prices: $28 adults, $10 students, $22 groups of 10 or more
Firehouse Theatre Project
Any Given Monday by Bruce Graham
We find Lenny, a middle-aged public school teacher, dealing with the aftermath of his wife
leaving him for another man. This biting comedy discusses morality and religion, Old
Testament vs. New, the relevancy of Jewish law, and the consequences of infidelity.
February 14 – March 9, 2013
Discussions: February 16 & March 2, 2013
804-355-2001 www.firehousetheatre.org
1609 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Tickets $32 adults, $26 seniors 65+, $15 students & RAPT, $24 groups 10 or more, $27 for
Acts of Faith Participants
Virginia Repertory Theatre at Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre
Hay Fever by Noel Coward
This hilarious comedy of manners set in London in 1925 portrays the outlandish lifestyle of
four bohemians as they host unsuspecting guests for a weekend in the country. Coward’s
characters represent a sociological movement known as “Bright Young People”, the lost
generation of hedonistic young adults who struggled with spiritual issues and the meaning of
life (or lack thereof) between the wars in Britain. This movement made a large impact on
society in the 20s and 30s and foreshadowed modern cultural life where the quest for
pleasure often comes at a price.
Ages 16+
February 15 – March 10, 2013
Discussion: February 24, 2013
804-282-2620 www.va-rep.org
114 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Ticket prices $20 – $46
Sycamore Rouge in collaboration with Richmond Triangle Players
Before It Hits Home by Cheryl West
Before It Hits Home is a bold and provocative story. This 1989 family drama continues to
deliver a powerful punch to today’s audiences as it examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its
impact on an African American family. As a family comes to terms with a son’s revelation,
the story ultimately becomes about unconditional (and conditional) love.
February 22 – March 10, 2012
Discussion: March 3
804-957-5707 www.sycamorerouge.org
306 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
Tickets: $24 adults, $20 member/military/student/senior, $18 for groups of 10 or more
Richmond Triangle Players
The Busy World Is Hushed by Keith Bunin
With wisdom, humor and insight, The Busy World Is Hushed examines the contradictions we
find in our faith, our families and ourselves. Hannah, a widowed Episcopal minister, is hoping
to translate a long-lost gospel when she is challenged by both her scholarly assistant and her
wayward gay son. But when family secrets are revealed, only the intercession of a stranger
can help Hannah find peace.
February 27 – March 23, 2013
Discussions: March 10 & 17, 2013
804-346-8113 www.rtriangle.org
1300 Altamont Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230
Tickets: $26 adults for Opening Night and Fri-Sat Eves; $21 adults for Thurs Eve and Sun
Matinees; Low-Priced Preview Weds Feb 20 ($16), $5 discount for groups of 10 or more
Friends of Dogwood Dell in collaboration with African American Repertory Theatre
ECCE by AP Carroll
An innocent man’s life in one hand, your future in the other. Which would you save? A
modern interpretation of the Crucifixion of Jesus, but at the center of this story lies Pontius
Pilate, a well–meaning but ambitious politician.
February 28, March 1-10, 2013
Discussions: March 8, 2013
804-646-1031 www.richmondgov.com/parks/CommunityCenterPineCamp.aspx
4901 Old Brook Rd., Richmond, VA 23227
Tickets $15 adults, $5 for Acts of Faith participants
Carol Piersol in partnership with VA Rep at Willow Lawn
Breast in Show by Lisa Hayes, music and lyrics by Joan Cushing, originally
conceived by Eileen Mitchard
The show explores the lives of five very dissimilar characters, in different stages of their lives
who have just been diagnosed with breast cancer. They have nothing in common except
their illness and that they are each in a state of total disbelief. This 90 minute piece with no
intermission and 12 original songs is based on interviews with patients, medical staff and
others around the country. The audience rides the roller coaster of the disease with the
characters as they gain strength and create lasting friendships. Humorous, touching and
hopeful this show will keep people talking long after the curtain falls.
March 7-19, 2013, evening performances at 8pm, matinees at 2pm
Discussions following each show
804-282-2620 www.va-rep.org
1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, VA 23230
Ticket Prices $25 ($10 Students/RAPT)
Richmond Shakespeare
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
This is the story of Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, who twelve years ago was set adrift
in the ocean by his brother, who wished to take over the dukedom. Prospero, with his baby
daughter, landed on a mysterious island, and using his magic, tamed the spirits he found
there. He now has the chance to shipwreck his wicked brother and take his revenge. Filling
the theatre with storms, magic, faeries and monsters, this story of chaos culminating in
reconciliation and forgiveness tests what we are capable of and willing to do for those we
love.
March 7 – 31, 2013
Discussion: March 10
804-232-4000 www.richmondshakespeare.com
McVey Theatre at St. Catherine’s School
6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
Tickets: $22 adults, $17 seniors, $12 students/children, Matinees: $12 adults, $7
student/child
HATTheatre
Over the Tavern by Tom Dudzick
A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God, the play takes place during the
most idealized period of 20th century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950’s. The
Pazinsky family has a lot going in in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the
bunch, Rudy, has started to question family values and the Roman Catholic Church, and
when he goes up against the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa and announces that instead of
being confirmed he’d rather “shop a round” for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose.
March 8-17, 2013
Discussion: March 10, 2013
804-343-6364 www.hattheatre.org
1124 Westbriar Drive, Richmond, VA 23238
Tickets $18 for adults, $15 for seniors $12 for youth/students, RAPT & Group discount
available
TheatreLAB in collaboration with Henley Street Theatre
Riding the Bull by August Schulenburg
A love affair between a devout Catholic rodeo clown and a hell-raising agnostic rancher leads
to Graceland, prophetic sex, and cows that rise from the dead, all in the little town of
Godsburg, Texas.
17+
March 10-19, 2013
Discussions: March 10 & 17
804-355-2001 www.facebook.com/thetheatrelabRVA
Gallery 5, 200 West Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors/students, $10 groups 10 or more and Acts of Faith
Participants
Associate Theatre Productions
St. John’s Players
Closer to Thee
Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Osborn
Closer to Thee was inspired by the writer’s experience of church-life and the many stories
that can be found within each church-community. It’s a story of faith, a story of redemption
and a story of how love is lost and found in it’s many different expressions. So, it’s a love
story too.
February 22 – March 3, 2013
Discussion: March 2
804-358-9291 stjohnsrichmond.org
St. John’s United Church of Christ
503 Stuart Circle Richmond, VA 23220
Tickets are $10 for Adults and $8.00 for Students (Group rates available)
For Our Children Productions in collaboration with the Islamic Center of Virginia
The Madrassa Across Town by Jihad Abdulmumit
Malala, whose name means “determination” in Swahili, had many dreams. She aspired to go
to college, own her own apparel business, travel the world, and be the first Muslim astronaut.
Friends and foes teased her on just about every one of her aspirations. But the one dream
she was teased and challenged the most was to become a Hafizul Qur’an; one who has
memorized the entire Qur’an from beginning to end. Reciting the Qur’an and remembering
the words of Allah are one of the noblest pursuits of a Muslim. But for Nia Salim, this pursuit
was traumatized by poverty, sexism, chauvinism, and family traditions. Nia struggled hard
never to lose her faith. Just when she was on the verge of succumbing to mounting negative
social pressures and expectations, hope came from a small, obscure, poor Qur’anic recitation
school, the Madrassa across town. It was in this decrepit dwelling where Allah’s name was
rehearsed, recited and remembered that Nia blossomed into the beautiful flower that Allah
intended for her to be.
February 23, 2013 – 6:00 pm (Islamic Center of VA)
February 24, 2013 – 1:30 pm (Muslim Community Center of Chesterfield)
Discussion follows performances
804-647-0832 forourchildrenproduction@gmail.com
The Islamic Center of Virginia, 1241 Buford Rd. Chesterfield, VA 23235
Muslim Community Center of Chesterfield, 16831 Hull Street Rd, Moseley, VA 23120
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children under 10, Free for children under 5
Jewish Family Theatre
My Name Is Asher Lev based on the novel by Chaim Potok, adapted by Aaron
Posner
My Name Is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his
Hassidic up-bringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic
genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher
realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a
modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an
artist.
March 7 – 17, 2013
Discussion: March 14
804-285-6500 www.weinsteinjcc.org
5403 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23226
Tickets: $10 members, $15 non-members, $8 seniors & groups of 10 or more
