Noteworthy Public Meetings

Tmeetings will most certainly impact local Richmond theatrical ventures as well as everything arts related.

Here's the message received at ART:
The City of Richmond and Venture Richmond have collaborated in hiring an urban planning firm, Dover Kohl & Partners, to help us update our Downtown Master Plan. This will be getting underway July 20th - 26th - and public input is key to its success. This input can be provided at various events (see schedule below) - but particularly at the Charrette - a hands-on urban design session - where the public puts pen to paper illustrating their vision for our City's future. Dover Kohl has brought together a team of professionals known for their expertise in city planning, transportation, housing, park planning, historic preservation, and economic development. This is a unique opportunity for yo u to give input and have a positive impact on Downtown Richmond. We look forward to seeing you there!

Friday, July 20 - Kick-off Presentation
Location: Plant Zero (Hull Street & East 3rd Street)
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 21 - Hands-on Design Session
Location: Plant Zero (Hull Street & East 3rd Street)
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sunday - Thursday, July 22 - 26 - Open Design Studio
Location: The Commons @ Plant Zero (220 Hull Street)
Time: Sunday 1:00 pm - 7:00pm;
Monday - Wednesday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm;
Thursday 9:00am - 12:00pm

Thursday, July 26 - Work-in-Progress Presentation
Location: Plant Zero (Hull Street & East 3rd Street)
Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm

For more information contact Brooke Hardin, City of Richmond
Telephone: (804) 646-6310 E-mail: Brooke.Hardin@richmondgov.com
OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE @ www.richmondgov.com and click on "departments" and "community development"

Categories: non-theatre

2007-2008 Season Listings

There are a lot of really great things happening in Richmond Theatre for the 2007-2008 season. We recently received the new season information from the Modlin Center for the Arts, were blown away by their options, and then realized we had yet to link to the new season listings.

Want to know what's going on in town this upcoming season? Then check out the links below which will send you directly to the upcoming season listings:

Barksdale Theatre: includes Member of the Wedding and The Little Dog Laughed

Chamberlayne Actors Theatre: includes The Sisters Rosesweig and Harvey

Firehouse Theatre: includes Spinning into Butter and The Late Henry Moss

Henley Street Theatre: includes The Spanish Tragedy and The Seagull

Modlin Center for the Arts at UR theatrical options include: 1984 and Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers

Reflections Repertory: Love Letters and Lillies of the Field

Richmond Triangle Players: includes The Eight Reindeer Monologues and Say You Love Satan

Swift Creek Mill Theatre: includes Urinetown and Plaid Tidings

Sycamore Rouge: 2007 ends with Six Degrees of Separation and The Velveteen Rabbit

Theatre IV: includes Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter and Peter Pan

Theatre VCU: includes Dracula and Twelfth Night

Does your theatre have a 2007-2008 season listed online? Send your link to art_richmond@yahoo.com and we'll update this posting.

Categories: openings_events, theatre_companies

Theatre Events

We have added a section for links to individual artists on the right toolbar of the blog. Want to see your link posted or have a suggestion or comment? Email us at art_richmond@yahoo.com.

Events opening or running currently:
Barksdale Theatre.... Into the Woods, playing through 8/19
Barksdale Theatre.... The Odd Couple, playing at Hanover Tavern through 8/12
Barksdale Theatre and Steward School... High School Musical, playing at Cramer Center for the Arts 7/20 through 8/5
Carpenter Science Theatre Co.... At the End of the Wire, playing through 8/12
Mystery Dinner Playhouse... Death by Doo-Wop, playing through 10/13
Richmond Shakespeare.... Henry IV, Part One, playing 7/12 through 8/5
SPARC.... Little Shop of Horrors, playing at Firehouse Theatre 7/19 through 7/29
Swift Creek Mill.... Sleuth, playing through 8/18
Sycamore Rouge.... Agamemnon's Daughters, playing 7/20 through 8/4 (World Premiere)

Other events of interest:
ComedySportz.... Various shows regularly playing, check Web site for full listings
Firehouse Theatre Project & Richmond Playwrights Forum.... Lunchtime Reading Series, playing 7/3 at noon
SPARC/New Voices for the Theatre.... Staged Readings of Winning Plays, playing at Firehouse Theatre 7/13 & 7/14
Sycamore Rouge... Various Performances, check Web site for full listings
Yellow House.... Pretending Trees, 7/16 at Firehouse Theatre (read ART's take on it)
Yellow House.... Project Resolution, 8/5 at Firehouse Theatre
Yellow House... Just Poetry Slam, 8/6 at Firehouse Theatre

Plan Ahead:
Firehouse Theatre Project.... RAPT Monologue Workshop, 8/6 (email to register)
RAPT Auditions.... 8/19 & 8/20, (Info online on Firehouse's site, email to register)

Don't forget about the great events and exhibits that are part of the Jamestown 2007, 400th Celebration.

If I missed something opening or running this week or next, let me know!

Categories: openings_events