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Taking the reins of an institution with deep community roots requires chutzpa, maybe even a little swagger, and in...

ARTS Pick: 40 and Fabulous

Barboursville’s eminent regional theater, Four County Players, is celebrating four solid decades of musicals,...

ARTS Pick: Rhinoceros

Eugène Ionesco lived in France as World War II broke out. In the heart of Europe, he was able to observe firsthand...

ARTS Pick: Verbs & Vibes

Roscoe B is a decidedly forthright individual with an artisanal approach to telling it like it is. The Richmond...

ARTS Pick: Vidur Kapur

There’s more to comedian Vidur Kapur than years of LGBT activism, various film appearances, contributions to books,...

At Madwoman, lunatics are...

If you’ve been on the Mall much recently, you’ve likely come across The Madwoman Project. It’s hard to miss. Fifteen...

ARTS Pick: King John

Here’s a neat idea: If your theater is running a modern classic and getting great turnout and lots of buzz, why not...

ARTS Pick: “If I Sing”

With more than 40 area theater productions under his belt, Doug Schneider can be called an institution. The...

ARTS Pick

Hearkening back to the days of the traveling theater troupe, director and local theatrical polymath Kay...

Canine performers steal the...

The first thing they teach you in theater school is…well, don’t go to theater school, because you won’t make any...