by Jeff Maisey | May 10, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston “I’ve had an affinity for Regina Taylor’s work for forever,” says Raelle Myrick-Hodges, a D.C. native who happens to be directing Virginia Stage Company’s upcoming production of the gospel musical Crowns next month. Raelle now calls New York City...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 1, 2018 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston It takes only a few minutes of conversation with Los Angeles based writer/performer/director, Khanisha Foster, to realize that Virginia Stage Company’s producing artistic director, Tom Quaintance, made a very good decision in booking Foster to...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 20, 2017 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Montague Gammon III The grand reopening of the Virginia Stage Company’s newly renovated, historic Wells Theatre home in downtown Norfolk, January 20 at 6:30 p.m., features a ribbon cutting ceremony, local musicians and tours of the facility, followed by a new...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 27, 2016 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston I’ve always been deeply passionate about theater,” explains playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton during a recent phone call about her fascinating new play, The Hampton Years, which is being produced and presented by the Virginia Stage...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 24, 2015 | Drama & Comedy, Stage & Film
By Montague Gammon III Call The Other Place, the upcoming Virginia Stage Company production, a “thriller” or a “psychological thriller” or a “Hitchcock style psychological thrill ride” or the term director Chris Hanna likes best, “a puzzle play,” the...
