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Juneteenth Resources

On June 17th, 2021, Juneteenth became a Federal Holiday. Virginia Stage Company is humbled to acknowledge this holiday for the second year in a row.

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THE NEW EARTH: Filipino American Artists in Hampton Roads

Virginia Stage Company and Public Works Virginia present the second session of "The New Earth: A Series of Conversations on Racial History, Equity and the Creation of Art in Hampton Roads" in preparation for the world premiere of the new musical The Earth Remembers in August 2021.

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THE NEW EARTH: Black Theatre in Hampton Roads: Then and Now

Join Terrance Afer-Anderson and other Black Hampton Roads theatre leaders in exploring the history of Black theatre in our region and examining how that theatre functions today among current artists and movements.

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Watch the Panel: THEATRE AS SOCIETY'S MIRROR

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of artists whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America…

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Anti-Racism Resources

Here are a few of the resources we have been using over the past few weeks. This is by no means an exhaustive list and is still a work in progress!

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WHY WE PROTEST: Black Actors and Artists Discuss Activism in Their Work

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Director Thomas W. Jones on the setting of DETROIT '67

“There were new manufacturing jobs in Detroit, and with that came people moving out of apartment-like and project-like homes into two-story and one-story homes. With a home came a space called “a basement”, which for Black middle-class life (and for my life growing up) was a repository of dreams. It was a place where you went to imagine …”