by Jeff Maisey | Apr 21, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Cast of Piece of Eden. Photo courtesy of Sheila Vera.) By Sheila Vera On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, history does not feel distant. Along this narrow stretch of land between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, many places carry Algonquian names like Nassawadox,...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Jordan Williams and Edwin Green bring Redd Foxx and Malcolm X to life. Photo by Beth Dedman.) By Jerome Langston “This one feels really special because I have a new Foxy this time. I have a new co-star. And this guy just happens to be one of my best friends,” says...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 25, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(LeVonte’ Herbert as Sam (tan shorts with cigarette in hand) and Brenden Wrenn as Kenneth. Photo courtesy of NSU Theatre Company.) By Jerome Langston “And when it was done, and the rights became available — I saw it online… I think I was in Walmart. And I...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 25, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Michelle Azar portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg.) By Montague Gammon III The Virginia Arts Festival brings back to Hampton Roads, March 29, the most important play that anyone in local audiences will see this year, and perhaps for many years to come. “All Things Equal –...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2026 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “Starting is always a difficult thing, in any walk in life, but with a play, it looks like this giant mountain to climb. But when you arrive, and as soon as the actors sit at the table… and you hear their voices, and hear the energy, you...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 25, 2025 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
(Actor Beatty Barnes Jr. will reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge) By Jerome Langston “I’m a therapist by day, and a theater director by night,” says Maryanne Kiley, very early in our recent phone chat, about her job as director of Virginia Stage Company’s A...
