Virginia Stage 6/1/21 Virginia Stage 6/1/21

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.

Virginia Stage 4/30/21 Virginia Stage 4/30/21

COMEDY OF ERRORS Touring Production

Virginia Stage Company’s Public Works Virginia is touring Comedy of Errors to public outdoor playing spaces across Hampton Roads. This zany and unexpected adaptation of Shakespeare's play, adapted by Ryan Clemens (VSC’s A Christmas Carol, Meet Mark Twain) and directed by Steve Pacek (VSC’s The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Hound of the Baskervilles) goes beyond the schtick to play with the concept of family and the power of belonging.

Virginia Stage 4/7/21 Virginia Stage 4/7/21

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.

Virginia Stage 2/4/20 Virginia Stage 2/4/20

Virginia Stage Company to Receive $20,000 Art Works Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for Public Works Virginia Project

Virginia Stage Company has been approved for a $20,000 Art Works grant to support a world premiere theater production by Ronve O'Daniel and Jevares Myrick, co-creators of contemporary hip-hop musical Once Upon A Rhyme: A Musical Tale. Mr. O’Daniel and Mr. Myrick will write a hip-hop musical that will serve as both education and a celebration of the unique history of the Hampton Roads community.

Virginia Stage 12/20/19 Virginia Stage 12/20/19

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Public Works Day at Virginia Stage Company!

Virginia Stage 8/31/19 Virginia Stage 8/31/19

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT: Hampton Roads Students Experience the Arts

Patrick Mullins stands before the Wells Theatre stage in downtown Norfolk. In front of him, a dozen or so students from all over the region await his next command…