Try to keep up at The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a rollicking production that attempts to tell all 206 Brothers Grimm fairy tales in one act. Two narrators put a comedic spin on classic and lesser-known stories, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Faithful Johannes. These fractured fairy tales keep the original endings intact while mixing […]
Try to keep up at The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a rollicking production that attempts to tell all 206 Brothers Grimm fairy tales in one act. Two narrators put a comedic spin on classic and lesser-known stories, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Faithful Johannes. These fractured fairy tales keep the original endings intact while mixing […]
UVA Drama’s production of Twelfth Night is not your average play. The classic tale of mistaken identity, true love, and survival is reimagined as a musical with a vibrant, funk-jazz score from Shaina Taub. Chloe Rogers stars as Viola, a young woman who is separated from her twin in a shipwreck, and assumes a male […]
Saddle up for The Wild Caldonia Rodeo, a sensual, burlesque play from Nu Rodeo Caldonia, a queer BIPOC production team and artist collective from Richmond. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, and inspired by a few historical people and events, the rodeo features an enticing blend of singing, theater, and, of course, the art of the […]
A classical masterpiece is updated with stunning modernity in Orpheus and Erica: A Deaf Opera. The culmination of a years-long collaboration between Victory Hall Opera and a team of deaf theater practitioners, Orpheus and Erica sees a young couple battling illness and fertility tempt fate by using modern medicine. The clever production weaves together Italian […]
A blind housewife plays a deadly game of cat and mouse in Frederick Knott’s Wait Until Dark. Susy Hendrix is at home in her Greenwich Village apartment when a sinister gang of con men come looking for a mysterious doll, which her husband, Sam, unknowingly brought back from a trip. With the help of a […]
Charlottesville Players Guild continues its presentation of August Wilson’s Century Cycle with Seven Guitars, a heart-rending and humorous blues opera. In 1948, a group of friends gather inthe backyard of a Pittsburgh rooming house to mourn the death of Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a young guitarist who had big dreams. With touching elegy, musical lyricism, and […]
At Charlottesville Ballet’s The Nutcracker, Clara and her Nutcracker embark on a magical Christmas Eve journey, during which they battle the vicious Mouse King, dance with merry snowflakes, and enter the enchanting Land of Sweets. CB’s professional company brings the holiday classic to life with the help of over 100 community dancers, Tchaikovsky’s treasured score, […]
If you’re feeling a little Grinchy, the American Shakespeare Center’s production of A Christmas Carol is sure to turn that frown upside down. The immersive show follows miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as he gets a visit from the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Audience members should arrive early so they have time to take […]
The streets of Charlottesville are alive with the sound of music at Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night, an interactive soundscape designed specifically to be heard outside during December. Bring your walking shoes and a speaker (phone, bluetooth, boombox) for a luminous promenade through downtown Charlottesville. Each participant will play one of four tracks, creating a moving […]
Journey to the Candy Cane Forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gumdrops, and through the Lincoln Tunnel at Four County Players’ production of Elf: The Musical. The beloved story of Buddy the Elf comes to life with laugh-out-loud humor and plenty of festive music, including songs like “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” and “Nobody Cares About Santa,” because the […]