Virginia Stage 10/28/19 Virginia Stage 10/28/19

Motown as Muse: An Essay

Interested in dramaturgy and criticism? Read this essay by Dr. Page Laws, Professor of English and Dean of the R C Nusbaum Honors College, Norfolk State University (Ret.). Dr. Laws also serves on the VSC Board of Trustees.

Virginia Stage 10/21/19 Virginia Stage 10/21/19

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 …”

Virginia Stage 10/17/19 Virginia Stage 10/17/19

DETROIT '67 Director Thomas W. Jones II on Dominique Morisseau & the landscape of American Theatre

“Detroit ‘67 is written by one of the most emerging, phenomenal artists of our generation, Dominique Morisseau, who is a part of a handful of African American women who are redefining and creating a Renaissance in the theatre…”

Virginia Stage 9/19/19 Virginia Stage 9/19/19

From the Director | GUYS AND DOLLS

Read Director Nicolas Minas’ notes on Guys and Dolls.

Virginia Stage 9/4/19 Virginia Stage 9/4/19

Diving Deeper: Damon Runyon

When Guys and Dolls first premiered on Broadway, American audiences would have immediately recognized the language, style, and world made popular by celebrated author and journalist Damon Runyon.

Virginia Stage 4/1/19 Virginia Stage 4/1/19

HOLA CULTURA interviews Karen Zacarías, NATIVE GARDENS playwright

Learn more about the show—Check out this video interview playwright Karen Zacarías by Hola Cultura, produced during Arena stage's production of Native Gardens.