If you’ve never seen any of the Barksdale Theatre productions in Richmond, you’re in for a treat. Here’s the 2010-2011 lineup, not to be missed:
Shipwrecked! is live now through October 24, 2010
Acting superstars Joe Inscoe and Scott Wichmann appear together for the first time in this thrilling NEW comic adventure. In England at the turn of the last century, real-life fantasist Louis De Rougemont gained notoriety for his riveting memoirs about oceanic adventures. With antic imagination and boundless energy, Inscoe, Wichmann, and actress Carolyn Meade enact a tale that will both dazzle and delight. 90 Minutes with no intermission. Suggested for ages 10+.
NOV. 19 – JAN. 9 , 2011
At the Empire Theatre
Broadway’s Patti D’Beck (Guys and Dolls, Thoroughly Modern Millie) is BACK to deck the halls of the historic Empire Theatre with this beloved reinvention of the classic film—guaran teeing Richmond an extravagant holiday treat of unforgettable song and dance. Suggested for ages 10+.
Legacy of Light
FEB. 4 – MAR. 13 , 2011
At Willow Lawn
Co-produced with TheatreVCU
Part of our Hispanic Theatre Festival
Part of the Acts of Faith Festival
Voted last season’s Best New Play by the American Theatre Critics Association, this engaging flight of theatrical magic concerns two great women from very different centuries: Emilie du Chatelet—a real life physicist and courtesan to Voltaire, and the present-day Olivia, a fictional planetologist who is grappling with tensions be tween motherhood and intellectual pursuit. Brimming with enchantment, this fresh and fulfilling story will engage your heart and mind. Suggested for ages 16+.
April 15 – May 22, 2011
At Willow Lawn
A quirky, unpretentious comedy, Circle Mirror Transformation won this year’s OBIE for Best American Play and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. In small town Vermont, four very different locals and one teacher meet at the community center for a spirited acting class. Their theatre exercises – often hysterical, sometimes moving, and always inventive – lead to real life openness as all five participants learn more about each other than they bargained for. Suggested for ages 16+.
JUNE 17 – AUG. 7 , 2011
At the Empire Theatre
One of Broadway’s newest and funniest musical comedies, Scoundrels is based on the classic film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin (played in our production by Scott Wichmann). Set on and around the breezy beaches of France, it is the free-wheeling story of two con men who try to out-con each other when they discover that the Riviera isn’t big enough for both of them. With a hot new score from the composer/lyricist of The Full Monty, Scoundrels will have you laughing yourself out of your seat, and dancing down the aisles. Suggested for ages 13+.
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