Virginia Rep announces the opening of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez on Friday, February 13 at the Sara Belle and November Theatre.  Virginia Rep is proud to stage this compelling drama to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.   Set in Richmond, Virginia, in April of 1864, The Whipping Man tells the story of a young rebel officer who returns to his home, only to find it in ruins and occupied by two suddenly freed household slaves. Untended…