*A Regional Premiere* Growing Up is Messy…Especially When You’re Summoning the Dead A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Presented by 5th Wall Theatre At: The Basement, 300 E. Broad St., RVA 23219 Performances: October 16 – November 9, 2025 Ticket Prices: $30/Adults, $15/Students Tickets & Info: or email info@5thwalltheatre.org 5th Wall Theatre opened its 2025/2026 season in its new, permanent home, the former Basement, now 5th Wall at The Basement or 5th Wall/Basement.

Shorts 2025: Kaye Weinstein Gary’s Sequel to Coming of Age A Dance-Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis of A Limited-Run World Premiere of Monologues, Music, and Dance Presented by KDance At: Richmond Triangle Players, Robrt B. Moss Theatre, 1300 Altamont Ave, RVA 23230 Performances: October 16-18, 2025 Ticket Prices: $30 Tickets & Info: kdance.org or rtriangle.org or call (804) 346-8113 or (804) 270-4944…

A Secluded British Cottage…A Dead Body…A Stranger at the Door At: The Swift Creek Mill Theatre, 17401 U.S. Route One, Chesterfield, VA 23834 Performances: September 20 – October 11, 2025 Ticket Prices: $49-54. Ask about discounts for students, seniors, and veterans. Info: (804) 748-5203 or A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Emlyn Williams’ Night Must Fall is a 1935-era psychological thriller – considered by some to be one of the first to define this genre.

Family Dysfunction as Fine Art A Theater Reflection by Julinda D Lewis Presented by: Cadence Theatre At: Firehouse Theatre on the Carol Piersol Stage, 1609 W Broad St., RVA 23220 Performances: September 26 – October 11, 2025 Ticket Prices: $5-$40 Info: (804) 233-4894 or (804) 355-2001 or firehousetheatre.org Where to begin? Eugene O'Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night stands out as a hauntingly authentic exploration of family bonds, dysfunction, addiction, and shadows from the past.

"I gave you the things in me I didn't even know I had." Presented by: Richmond Triangle Players At: Richmond Triangle Players at the Robert B. Moss Theatre, 1300 Altamont Avenue, RVA 23220 Performances: September 10 – October 4, 2025 Ticket Prices: $15-$50 Info: (804) 346-8113 or rtriangle.org A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Conversations with Mother…

A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis By: Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep) At: the November Theatre Arenstein Stage, 114 West Broad St, Richmond VA 23220 When: September 11 – October 12, 2025 Ticket Prices: $35-$62 Info: (804) 282-2620 or www.virginiarep.org Train whistles and schedule announcements greet those who enter the November Theatre for the Virginia Rep 2025-26 season opener – Agatha Christie’s…

Passion & Power A Dance Review Program By: The Richmond Ballet At: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Leslie Cheek Theater, on the Armstrong Family Stage in Honor of Richmond, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, RVA 23220 Performances: September 11-21, 2025 Ticket Prices: $29 - $89 (more on opening night) Info: (804) 344-0906, etix.com, or richmondballet.com THE PROGRAM WILD SWEET LOVE…

“There are facts, and there’s what’s true.” It’s a Case of Facts vs Truth and There is No Clear Winner A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Presented by CAT – Chamberlayne Actor’s Theatre At: Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd., Route 301, Hanover, VA 23069 Performances: September 6, 2025 Ticket Prices: $34.00 General Admission. $30.00 Seniors 60+ Info:

Gender-bending Pop Opera Adaptation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace A Theater Reflection by Julinda D Lewis Presented by: Firehouse Theatre | A Firehouse Mainstage Production At: Firehouse Theatre on the Carol Piersol Stage, 1609 W Broad St., RVA 23220 Performances: August 20 – September 7, 2025 Ticket Prices: $5-$35 Info: (804) 355-2001 or firehousetheatre.org It’s not fair that the new theater season started with the Firehouse production of Dave Malloy’s sung-through musical (aka pop opera) …

Order Up! At: The Swift Creek Mill Theatre, 17401 U.S. Route One, Chesterfield, VA 23834 Performances: July 12 – August 2, 2025 Ticket Prices: $44-49. Ask about discounts for students, seniors, and veterans. Info: (804) 748-5203 or A Theater Reflection by Julinda D. Lewis I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there’s something about summer that demands a musical.

A World Premiere A Theater Review by Julinda D Lewis Presented by: Firehouse Theatre | A Firehouse Mainstage Production At: Firehouse Theatre on the Carol Piersol Stage, 1609 W Broad St., RVA 23220 Performances: July 9 - 27, 2025 Ticket Prices: $5-$35 Info: (804) 355-2001 or firehousetheatre.org If there is any chance that you think your family might be dysfunctional, you might feel better about your own situation after seeing Andrew Gall’s new play, a dark comedy called…

Potions, Poetry & the Power of Dreams A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Presented by: Richmond Shakespeare Performances: June 19 - July 20, 2025 At: Agecroft Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Rd., RVA 23221 Ticket Prices: $22-$47 Seating is General Admission. Info: (804) 340-0115 or www.richmondshakespeare.org Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night’s Dream in around 1595 or 1596. Here we are in 2025, watching Shakespeare’s sixteenth century comedy about people in Ancient Greece (c.

Or, How to be a Big, Black, Queer-Ass Broadway Musical Presented by: Richmond Triangle Players in Partnership with Firehouse Theatre At: Richmond Triangle Players at the Robert B. Moss Theatre, 1300 Altamont Avenue, RVA 23220 Performances: June 20 – August 9, 2025 Ticket Prices: $55 Info: (804) 346-8113 or rtriangle.org A Reflection on Theater and Things Relative by Julinda D.

A Musical Journey to Empowerment A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis By: Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep), The Barksdale Season At: the November Theatre Arenstein Stage, 114 West Broad St, Richmond VA 23220 When: June 21 – August 3, 2025 Ticket Prices: $39-$68 Info: (804) 282-2620 or www.virginiarep.org It’s summer, and that means it must be time for a great big musical.

TEACHER, TEACH A World Premiere Presented by HATTheatre At: HATTheatre, 1124 Westbriar Dr., Richmond, VA 23238 Performances: June 20, 22, 27, 29, 2025 Ticket Prices: $30 General Admission. $25 Seniors/Students/Military. $20 Youth up to 17. Info: 804-343-6364 or There were only four opportunities to see the world premiere of Randy Wright’s delightful little gem, Teacher, Teach, a one-woman show performed by Jacqueline Jones.

A Comedy of Horrors A Theater Reflection by Julinda D Lewis Presented by: Cadence Theatre At: Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W Broad St., RVA 23220 Performances: May 22 – June 7, 2025 Ticket Prices: $35-$40 Info: (804) 233-4894 or (804) 355-2001 or firehousetheatre.org It isn’t often that the first thing I want to talk about when I see a new show is the set, but the set of…

Another Doublewide Texas Comedy A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Presented by CAT – Chamberlayne Actor’s Theatre At: The Bradley Theatre at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd., Route 301, Hanover, VA 23069 Performances: June 6-22, 2025 Ticket Prices: $34.00 General Admission. $30.00 Seniors 60+ Info: (804) 362-2950 or www.cattheatre.com Honky Tonk Hissy Fit is the third in the trilogy of Doublewide comedies written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten.

Love, Honor, Self-Sacrifice A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Presented by: Richmond Shakespeare Performances: May 29 – June 8, 2025 At: Agecroft Hall, 4305 Sulgrave Rd., RVA 23221 Ticket Prices: $22-$47 Seating is General Admission. Info: (804) 340-0115 or www.richmondshakespeare.org Well, it’s springtime in Richmond and time for the 26th Annual Richmond Shakespeare Festival at Agecroft Hall. In his program notes, director Andrew Gall writes that the first play he saw, at the age of ten, was…

…A Method for Training New Moms… Produced By: Yes, And! Theatrical Company in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre At: Theatre Gym at VaRep, 114 West Broad Street, RVA 23220 Performances: May 15-31, 2025 Ticket Prices: $40 general admission Info: Email: yesandrva@gmail.com; Website: yesandrva.org; Facebook: www.facebook.com/yesandrva/ A Theater Review by Julinda D. Lewis Some definitions you might need to know before seeing…

A Ray Cooney Farce! At: The Swift Creek Mill Theatre, 17401 U.S. Route One, Chesterfield, VA 23834 Performances: May 17 – June 21, 2025 Ticket Prices: $44-49. Ask about discounts for students, seniors, and veterans. Info: (804) 748-5203 or A Theater Reflection by Julinda D. Lewis In his pre-show curtain talk, director Tom Width told the Wednesday matinee audience that this show, …

A World Premiere, A Virginia Premiere, and A Revival A Dance Review Program By: The Richmond Ballet At: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Leslie Cheek Theater, on the Armstrong Family Stage in Honor of Richmond, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, RVA 23220 Performances: May 8-18, 2025 Ticket Prices: $25 - $85 ($85 - $125 on opening night) Info: