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VEER: GUYS AND DOLLS is the Perfect Musical

VEER: GUYS AND DOLLS is the Perfect Musical

“I thought Guys and Dolls would specifically look really great in here because of the old history of the theatre and the way that it is,” Nick later says. The decision for this classic, huge Prohibition era musical to launch season 41, a season that follows the historic and heavily hyped 40th season of the company, was made in large part…

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT: Hampton Roads Students Experience the Arts

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…

TCG & TRG Arts Launch Single Ticket Theatre Collective

TCG & TRG Arts Launch Single Ticket Theatre Collective

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and TRG Arts, the data-driven consulting firm for arts and cultural professionals, are pleased to announce the launch of the Single Ticket Theatre Collective. Ten theatres from across the country, including Virginia Stage, will participate in a five-month initiative that will include personalized single ticket campaign plans, classroom-style shared learning, and one-on-one consulting to maximize single ticket revenue and deepen patron loyalty.

The Virginian-Pilot talks NATIVE GARDENS

The Virginian-Pilot talks NATIVE GARDENS

At least the fight over the border wall in the latest Virginia Stage Company production, “Native Gardens,” promises some laughs.
But thorny issues of race, what it means to be American, and what it means to be civil in a time of discourse, are still there in the popular comedy that opens this week….