Through their plays, musicals, camps and workshops, Live Arts connects people of all ages, all across Charlottesville as they direct, produce, build sets for and perform in some simply incredible shows.
In early 2020, University of Virginia associate drama professor Doug Grissom was looking to buy some recording equipment. He had found a set of plays that female playwrights had written nearly 100 years ago, that begged to be adapted as audio dramas. He planned to do it on his own. But then the general manager of UVA’s WTJU radio station, Nathan Moore, reached out asking if he had any podcast ideas. Grissom pitched adapting the plays as audio dramas.
If you’ve ever surprised yourself, or people seated near you, by laughing at a suspenseful moment in a movie, you’re ready for “The 39 Steps” on stage.
The Virginia Theatre Festival is wrapping up its 50th Anniversary season with the two-time-Tony Award-winning show, The 39 Steps.
Jasmine Burton’s animated affect is a natural on stage and her humor is infectious, which caught the eye of a Washington Post reporter.
The Virginia Theatre Festival’s 50th season has kicked off, and this week it’ll bring you a production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
The Virginia Theatre Festival is back – and celebrating its 50th anniversary by revisiting some of the best songs from its first half-century of performances.
The Virginia Theatre Festival is wrapping up its 50th Anniversary season with the two-time-Tony Award-winning, hilarious whodunit The 39 Steps which opens on July 25.
Suddenly Seymour…is back! The Virginia Theatre Festival is preparing to transport audiences into the unforgettable world of one of everyone’s favorite out-of-this-world musical sci-fi love stories when 'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to the Culbreth Theatre from July 11-21.
The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for its upcoming production of the hilarious and high-octane take on the classic Hitchcock whodunit The 39 Steps. The 39 Steps, directed by Nicolas Minas, will run from July 25-August 4 in the Culbreth Theatre. The cast for The 39 Steps will include: Mollie Downes (Annabella Schmidt/Margaret/Pamela): Mollie (they/she) has appeared in the national tours of Chicago, The Cher Show, and Legally Blonde. Their regional theatre credits include Pippin, Damn Yankees, and Hairspray. Anna Faye Lieberman (Clown 1): Anna (she/they) appeared Off–Broadway in The Worst Café in the World. Their regional theatre credits include Fun Home, Into the Woods, Head Over Heels, and A Christmas Carol. Woodrow Proctor (Richard Hannay): Woodrow (he/him) has performed at regional theaters across the country including Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Franklin Stage, Saratoga Shakespeare, Luna Arts and The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Blake Segal (Clown 2): Blake (he/him) has appeared in the national tour of Mary Poppins. He has performed at regional theaters across the country including Williamstown Theatre Festival, Old Globe, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, PlayMakers Repertory Company, and Syracuse Stage. He has been seen by television audiences on the CBS series Blue Bloods. Blake is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
While the University’s department of drama offers many traditional classroom-based courses, several classes take students outside of the classroom setting, giving them a hands-on space to experiment with new media.
From student-formed bands that elevate nightlife, to individual art exhibits on display at the University’s Ruffin Gallery, the arts community at the University is filled with a plethora of passionate creatives.
