Haunting, hopeful, and striking, No Home but Ropes and Stakes is an original one-act play written and directed by Charlottesville High School senior Stella Gunn. Set in the 1930s, the atmospheric play follows an intriguing group of performers as they navigate the dark underbelly of a magnificent yet derelict circus. Eddie the Clown narrates as characters like the Dancer and the Strong Man search for acceptance and autonomy while grappling with social prejudices and structures of oppression.
Saturday 11/5. $6, 7:30pm. Charlottesville High School’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center, 1400 Melbourne Rd. theatrechs.weebly.com
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