Community Engagement

THE NEW EARTH April Panels

Culturally Specific Training in Hampton Roads

Tuesday, April 26th - 5:30 - 6:30

Being a home to one of the nation’s largest ports, Hampton Roads contains a wide variety of cultures and peoples who now call this land home. Hear from artists and stewards of some of those cultures as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of preserving artistic culture and traditions while engaging with the greater region. 

ONLINE ZOOM PANEL

featuring…
Rachel Lizan
- Philippine Cultural Center
Nikki Bass - Nansemond Indian Nation / Red Crooked Sky
Corey and LaQuita Staten - Atumpan Edutainment 
Beatriz Amberman - Statewide Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations




Future of Arts in Hampton Roads

Thursday, April 28th - 5:30 - 6:30

Join leading artists from across Hampton Roads as they share their visions for a more diverse and rich artistic home.

ONLINE ZOOM PANEL

featuring…

Asa Jackson - Contemporary Art Network
Raeesah Islam - Utopia Feni
Philip Odango - Canvas Cosplay 
​​Anthony Mark Stockard - Norfolk State University
Deirdre Love - Teens with a Purpose




Dreamgirls Interview: Tom Quaintance and Anthony Stockard

Virginia Stage Company couldn’t be more excited to welcome the Hampton Roads Community to the Wells Stage as it marks it’s fifth co-production with the talented and accredited artists at Norfolk State University Theatre Company in the form of Dreamgirls.

If you’re not excited yet then please take a listen to the words from Dreamgirls director and Norfolk State University Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director Anthony Stockard and VSC’s PAD Tom Quaintance as they exclaim the excitement, joy, and energy that is going to grace the Wells Theatre Stage.

This is a show you won’t want to miss! Make sure to get tickets at www.vastage.org/dreamgirls today!

THE NEW EARTH: Filipino American Artists in Hampton Roads

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.

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

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.

Watch the Panel: THEATRE AS SOCIETY'S MIRROR

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A virtual panel discussion with The Parchman Hour playwright Mike Wiley, Freedom Rider Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, Norfolk Chief of Police Larry Boone, and Dr. Khadijah O. Miller. Join this esteemed panel as they discuss the resonance The Parchman Hour and the protests of the 60s has to the contemporary protest movement and our country today. Moderated by Barbara Hamm Lee. 


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National Hispanic Heritage Month

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…