Dracula

dracula, a feminist revenge fantasy, really
By Kate Hamill
Loosely Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
directed by melissa mowry

october 16 - November 3, 2024

A feast for the eyes and the mind, take a bite out of this Victorian horror story reimagined through the sharp, contemporary humor of Kate Hamill. This story of Dracula is unlike any you’ve ever seen — follow these reinvigorated characters through the dark in this disquieting, yet comedic drama that explores the nature of predators, monsters, and the terrors of everyday life. This re-imagined tale of Bram Stoker's classic reveals new monsters beneath the skin and drives a stake right through the patriarchy.

• Show Info

  Run Time
  2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15-minute intermission

  Audience Recommendation: 13 and up

  Content Advisory: Blood, gore, depictions of sexual, emotional, and physical violence, self-harm, and extremely toxic masculinity. 

• Events

  October 4 | Behind the Curtain Virtual Session
  October 16 - 18 | Preview Performances
  October 18 at 7:30PM | HR Pride and Young Professionals Night
  October 18 at 7:30PM | PaintPink Night for Breast Cancer Relief
  October 19 at 6:45PM | Meet the Director
  October 19 at 7:30PM | Opening Night Performance
  October 20 + 27 @ 2:00PM | Post Show Talkbacks
  October 24 at 6PM | Femme Fatale Wine Tasting
  October 26 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  October 26 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  October 27 | Staking the Stigma: Combating Domestic Violence Together Panel Discussion
  October 27 at 7:30PM | Pay What You Choose

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

• Cast

  Meet the Cast Here

• Creative Team

  Directed by MELISSA MOWRY
  Scenic Designer JO WINIARSKI §
  Costume Designer NYROBI MOSS
  Lighting Designer KATHY PERKINS §
  Sound Designer SARTJE PICKETT §
  Movement Director JOZ VAMMER
  Production Stage Manager ERIN EDELSTEIN*
  
  * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

  §  Member of United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSEv

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…

Arsenic and Old Lace

Presented by townebank
arsenic and old lace
By Joseph Kesserling
Directed by nicolas minas

september 4-22, 2024

Every family has secrets, and the eccentric Brewster family is no exception. When theater critic Mortimer Brewster comes home to announce his engagement, he discovers his two spinster aunts’ macabre secret: their penchant for poisoning lonely old men as an act of mercy! Further complications arise as he deals with a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt and another murderous brother returning home after plastic surgery to hide from the police. Between grappling with family loyalty or obeying the law, it will be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his own wedding. This madcap comedy is sure to keep audiences laughing and on the edge of their seats!

• Show Info

  Run Time
  Run Time: 3 hours including a 15-minute intermission and a brief pause.

  Audience Recommendation: Recommended for ages 13 and up

  Content Advisory: Suggestive Themes, Language, and Depictions of Violence

  This show contains haze and herbal cigar smoke.

• Events

  Description text goes hereSeptember 4 - 6 | Preview Performances

  September 6 at 7:30pm | HR Pride and Young Professionals Night
  September 7 at 6:45PM | Meet the Director
  September 7 at 7:30PM | Opening Night Performance
  September 8 + 15 @ 2:00PM | Post Show Talkbacks
  September 14 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  September 14 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  September 15 at 7pm | Pay What You Choose

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

• Creative Team

  Directed by NICOLAS MINAS
  Stage Manager EMMA D. EMDE*
  Scenic Designer KIMBERLY POWERS§
  Costume Designer JENI SCHAEFER
  Lighting Designer RYAN BIBLE
  Sound Designer STEVEN ALLEGRETTO
  Assistant Director MARYANNE KILEY
  
  * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

• Cast

  Meet and learn more about the talented cast by clicking HERE.

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Behind the Scenes of ARSENIC & OLD LACE

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…

Lay It Down: The Music of the Everly Brothers

May 8 - 19, 2024

This tribute to the amazing songs of The Everly Brothers features Ben Hope (last seen on the VSC stage as Johnny Cash in the 2017 production of Ring of Fire) and Eric Scott Anthony performing the music of the immensely popular American rock-n-roll duo. The Everly Brothers' style of harmonizing and steel-string acoustic guitar influenced a generation of country rockers and made dozens of hits famous world-wide including “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” and “Cathy’s Clown.”

• Show Info

  Run Time
  95 minutes including one 15 minute intermission

  Audience Recommendation: This production is suitable for all ages.

• Events

  May 16 at 7:30PM | Hampton Roads Pride Night
  May 18 at 3 PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  May 19 at 2PM | ASL Performance*
  

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

Blues for an Alabama Sky

Presented by Capital Group

April 17 - May 5, 2024

Harlem, 1930. The Blues are getting bluer and the gin is running dry. A free-spirited Cotton Club singer has just been fired with nowhere left to go but down. So, she turns to her best friend, an extravagant costume designer with plans to dress Josephine Baker in Paris. Maybe they can run away together? Or maybe the handsome southerner that just came knocking can offer an even better life? But the saxophone dreams of Harlem rarely end as smoothly as they start.

Blues for an Alabama Sky now playing at Virginia Stage Company through May 5th.

• Show Info

  Run Time
  2 hours and 45 minutes with one 15 minute intermission

  Audience Recommendation: This production is suitable for ages 14+.

  Content Advisory: There is strong language that is reflective of the era, placement and use of staged prop weapons, references to abortion and alcoholism as well as the simulated consumption of alcohol. There are loud noises. There will be no real alcohol use or scents on stage.

• Events

  April 17 - 19 | Preview Performances
  April 17 at 6:30PM | Pre-Show Panel
  April 19 at 7:30PM | Young Professionals Night
  April 20 at 7:30PM | Opening Night
  April 21 | Post-Show Talkback
  April 24 | HR Pride Night Out
  April 24 at 6:30PM | Pre-Show Panel
  April 27 at 2PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  April 27 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  April 28 | Post-Show Talkback

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

• Creative Team

  Directed by JERRELL L. HENDERSON †
  Scenic Designer CAITLN MCLEOD
  Costume Designer GREGORY GRAHAM
  Lighting Designer DEANNA DOGGETT
  Sound Designer SHARATH PATEL §
  Intimacy Coordinator JORDAN SETZER
  Casting EMEL ERTUGRUL
  Production Stage Manager KIM FULLER*
  Assistant Stage Manager CRISTINA ROSE

  *Denotes a Member of Actors’ Equity Association§ Member of United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.† Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent labor union.

• Cast

  Meet the Cast & Creatives HERE

directed by JERRELL L. HENDERSON†

MORE…

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers

a co-production with Norfolk State University Theatre Company

March 6-24, 2024

In this beloved tale, we follow the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan as he joins the king’s Musketeer of the Guard.  Joined by friends and fellow musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, they must travel through the rustic landscapes of early 17th century England and France to protect the royal family they have sworn an oath to.  Scandal, intrigue, romance, and good old fashioned sword-fighting can be expected in this swash-buckling adventure.

• Show info

  Run Time
  2 hours with one 15 minute intermission

  Audience Recommendation: This production is a family-friendly excitable romp that will be loved by all audiences. We recommend ages 6 and up.

  Content Advisory: This production contains haze, moments of choreographed violence and use of staged prop weapons, and gun sound effects.

• Events

  March 6 - 8 | Preview Performances
  March 9 at 7:30PM | Opening Night
  March 10 | Post-Show Talkback
  March 14 | HR Pride Night Out & Young Professionals Night
  March 16 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  March 16 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  March 17 | Post-Show Talkback
  March 23 @ 3PM | Theatre for Everyone

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

directed by TOM QUAINTANCE †

• Creative Team

  Directed by TOM QUAINTANCE†
  Fight Director STEVE RANKIN†
  Associate Fight Director JASON TATE
  Scenic Designer SHANE STELLY
  Costume Designer JENI SCHAEFER
  Lighting Designer DAVID CASTANEDA
  Sound Designer SARAH PICKETT §
  Casting EMEL ERTUGRUL
  Production Stage Manager EMMA EMDE*
  Assistant Stage Manager KIM FULLER*

  † Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent labor union.§ Member of United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.

• Cast

  Learn more about the Cast & Crew!

A co-production with

† The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent labor union.

“Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers” is presented by arranged with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Dial 'M' for Murder

Presented by Edwin S. Webster Foundation and generously Supported by An Anonymous Patron of Virginia Stage Company

January 24 - February 11, 2024

Step into a world of deception, suspense, and betrayal as a retired tennis player plots to murder his wealthy wife…until his plan takes an unexpected turn. Whether you’re a devoted fan of Alfred Hitchcock’s renowned film adaptation or experiencing this thrilling masterpiece for the first time, Dial ‘M’ For Murder is guaranteed to keep audiences guessing, gasping, and smiling until the final curtain call. With his deft hand for timing and humor, mystery and comedy, director Mark Shanahan (The 39 Steps, The Hound of the Baskervilles) returns to surprise and delight VSC audiences.

• Show Info

  Run Time
  2 hours with one 15 minute intermission

  Content Advisory: This production contains mild language and moments of choreographed violence.

• Events

  January 24 - 26 | Preview Performances
  January 27 at 7:30PM | Opening Night
  January 28 | Post-Show Talkback
  February 1 | HR Pride Night Out & Young Professionals Night
  February 3 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  February 3 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  February 4 | Post-Show Talkback

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

• Cast & Creative

  Meet the Cast & Creative

directed by MARK SHANAHAN

Dial ‘M’ for Murder” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

A Merry Little Christmas Carol (2023)

Presented by Nancy Spainhour Trust

December 1 - December 24, 2023

Hampton Roads’ favorite holiday tradition returns with a larger than life production.  See Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunting journey unfold with inventive theatricality incorporating traditional holiday music harmonizing to produce a tour de force of laughter, hope, and the magic of the season. Don’t miss this heartwarming tale that reminds us that it is never too late to become our best selves.  Beatty Barnes returns to reprise his role as Ebenezer Scrooge.

• Show Info

  Run Time
  2 hours with one 15 minute intermission

  Audience Recommendation: A show for all ages, but most highly recommended for audiences above the age of 6.

  Content Advisory: The ghosts can be spooky for younger audiences. This production contains use of haze and fog.

• Events

  November 24-26 | Preview Performances
  December 2 at 7:30PM | Opening Night
  December 3 | Post-Show Talkback
  December 7 | HR Pride Night Out
  December 8 at 7:30PM | YP Night
  December 9 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  December 9 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  December 10 | Post-Show Talkback
  December 16 @ 3PM | Theatre for Everyone

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

DIRECTED BY TOM QUAINTANCE †

• Creative Team

  Directed by TOM QUAINTANCE†
  Assistant Director & Choreographer JORDAN SETZER
  Scenic Designer DAHLIA AL-HABIELI
  Costume Designer JENI SCHAEFER
  Lighting & Projections Designer MARANDA DEBUSK
  Sound Designer STEVEN ALLEGRETTO
  Music Director REFIYE TAPPAN
  Casting CHAD ERIC MURNANE, CSA
  and EMEL ERTUGRUL
  Stage Manager EMMA EMDE

  † Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent labor union.
  * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

Fiddler on the Roof

Produced in partnership with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC

October 4 - 29, 2023

This electrifying classic musical kicks off our 45th season and 110th year of the Wells. The sun rises on this new production with a wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra to tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” Fiddler on the Roof will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

Based on Sholem Aleichem's stories, by special permission of Arnold Perl

Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince
Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

• Show Info

  Run Time
  2 hours and 40 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.

  Audience Recommendation: A show for all ages, but most highly recommended for audiences above the age of 6.

  Content Advisory: Depictions of lightly staged violence and prejudicial persecution.

• Events

  October 4-6 | Preview Performances
  October 6 at 7:30PM | Young Professionals Night
  October 7 at 7:30PM | Opening Night
  October 8 | Post-Show Talkback
  October 12 | HR Pride Night Out
  October 14 @ 2PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
  October 14 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*
  October 15 | Post-Show Talkback Sponsored by Ohef Shalom Temple

  October 22 | Post-Show Talkback - Sponsored by Temple Israel

  *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

  *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

DIRECTED BY GARY JOHN LA ROSA †

JEROME ROBBINS' ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY REPRODUCED BY GARY JOHN LA ROSA †

• Creative Team

  Directed & Choreographed by GARY JOHN LA ROSA†
  Scenic Designer BILL CLARKE §
  Original Costumes Designed and Constructed by MICHAEL BOTTARI & RONALD CASE
  Costume Coordination by JENI SCHAEFER & MEG MURRAY
  Lighting Designer JASON AMATO §
  Sound Designer STEVEN ALLEGRETTO
  Musical Director BART KUEBLER
  Associate Music Director REFIYE TAPPAN
  Assistant Choreographer GIOVANNI DI GABRIELE
  Casting EMEL ERTUGRUL
  Stage Manager KYRA BUTTON*
  Assistant Stage Manager KIM FULLER*

  † Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent labor union.
  § Member of United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.

• Cast

  Meet the Cast Here

Fiddler on the Roof
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com

made possible by

† The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent labor union.