Virginia Stage Company is proud to announce its 31st Season:
Alive And Well by Kenny Finkle
WORLD PREMIERE!
September 15 – October 4, 2009
In this funny new play by VSC favorite Kenny Finkle, our country’s continuing struggle between the North and South is on full display as a heartbroken Civil War re-enactor and an emotionally desperate New York journalist search for the oldest living Civil War veteran. Trekking through the heart of Virginia, they find more than they bargained for in this irreverent take on modern America. This the second play in VSC’s American Soil series, a new play project exploring the cultural and historical foundations of Hampton Roads.
//romeo&juliet/ by William Shakespeare
October 20 – November 8, 2009
In this bold new staging, the social revolution takes over the Wells Theatre as Shakespeare’s text is brought to life with the innovative use of technology and digital media. Through the hate of warring factions, in defiance of their families and in secrecy from their closest friends, a young couple risks all they have to be together. One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays is made electric again for a new generation.
Billy Bishop Goes to War by John MacLachlan Gray and Eric Peterson
January 19 – February 7, 2010
An unlikely champion, Billy Bishop stumbled his way into the Royal Canadian Flying Corps and unexpectedly became its most decorated officer. Credited with more air victories than any British or American pilot, Bishop was a hero, an icon and an enigma. A tour de force of story and song, Billy Bishop takes you from edge-of-your-seat aerial battles to the lunacy, laughter and loss behind the lines.
“A high flying ace of a show capturing the humor, the hellfire and the derring-do of an extraordinary career.”
–The New York Times
Around the World in 80 Days adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne
February 23 – March 14, 2010
The classic Jules Verne adventure story has been adapted for the stage and is a wild, wacky, unbelievably creative, 90-miles-an-hour, hilarious journey. Phileas Fogg embarks on a frenetic race that will ultimately change his life. Can he truly achieve his outrageous gamble to go around the world in 80 days? This award winning stage adaptation where five actors portray thirty-nine characters is an exciting family adventure.
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
March 30 – April 18, 2010
This season marks 50 years since Lorraine Hansberry’s play premiered on Broadway, a first for a black, female playwright. A fiercely moving story of hope, A Raisin in the Sun is a major American masterpiece that is just as relevant today as when it was written. From their tenement apartment, the Younger family believes an insurance windfall is about to change their lives. When the odds are stacked against them, will the family collapse or will they rise above? VSC’s contribution to Minds Wide Open, Virginia’s statewide celebration of women in the arts.
**Our Season Extras:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
HOLIDAY EXTRA!
November 29 – December 24, 2009
The holiday classic is back and better than ever! Dickens’ timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his encounters with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future has entertained and enlightened thousands of our patrons, teaching us the true meaning of the holiday season.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
April 21 – 25, 2010
London ’s Longest Running Comedy ! All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest running comedy—ten years at the Criterion Theatre. Praised by the Los Angeles Times as “wildly funny” and by the Montreal Gazette as “the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime”. A co-production with Virginia Arts Festival.
***If you would like more information about our season, please visit www.vastage.com OR you can call our Box Office 757-627-1234.***
