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…
Over the past twenty-five years in higher education as a teacher, coach, and a faculty and student development professional, Dr. Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert has taught and counseled hundreds of students and faculty members on interpersonal relationships and personal development. She is the founder of Foundation for Family and Community and Healing.
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.…
If you’re expecting to have a ball when you see Mamma Mia! at Virginia Repertory Theatre, you won’t be disappointed. This fun and light-hearted production will turn you into…
A play about death has the potential to be a downer, a huge cliché – or both. Everybody, a play presented by Cadence Theater Company, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and…
There are a lot of hard jobs in the world, especially now. One that is made to look easy by the cast of Beehive: The 60s Musical, now playing at…
Did you find the study of Greek classics in high school confusing and stressful? I thought so. In An Iliad, an Obie Award-winning, one-actor play based on Homer’s The Iliad,…
King Lear, William Shakespeare’s tragic tale of self-betrayal, deceit, and loyalty, presented by Quill Theatre in partnership with VMFA, depicts two parallel cautionary tales of parents caught in sibling rivalry,…
Occasionally, a play dispenses with the traditional stage-far-removed and opts for a more integrated format. Actors move among the audience, sometimes even involving audience members in the play itself.…
Think of all the people in your life that are on the wrong track. They’re in the wrong career, relationship, or friendship. They’re focusing on the wrong things, behaving poorly…
“Unexpected” is probably the best descriptor for Quill Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo at TheaterLab. This unconventional experience began as we descended the stairs to the basement of…
