The African American Repertory Theatre of Virginia engages, inspires and challenges our audience through a broad range of theatrical presentations that promote, nurture, reflect, and celebrate the vast spectrum of life that is the African American experience. Through performance, education, community engagement and collective development we seek to establish and maintain a permanent theatrical institution based in Richmond, Virginia that is committed to providing a full season of illuminating theatrical programming. Motto: AART for all.

We are proud of being the longest continuously-operating professional theatre in the entire mid-Atlantic community producing works relevant to the LGBTQ+ experience. For over a quarter-century, RTP has produced hundreds of plays – including several world premieres – most of which would not have been produced anywhere else in the area. Our authentic voice is a major change agent in the region, elevating community conversations about the positive effects of diversity and inclusion. We are regarded as one of the major cultural entities in central Virginia, and have received international...

For over a quarter-century, Richmond Triangle Players has transformed our community’s conversations about diversity and inclusion through the production of LGBTQ-themed works. A nonprofit, professional theatre company organized in 1993, RTP delivers adventurous and entertaining theater as the leading voice in the community’s explorations of equality, identity, affection and family, across sexual orientation and gender spectrums.

Firehouse Theatre develops and produces new work that expands the definition of theatre and explores non-linear and non-naturalistic narrative.

The Department of Theatre educates and trains students in the fields of performance, design / technology, and theatre pedagogy. The department provides students with the professional and cultural foundations essential for achieving the highest standards of the art of theatre. Our faculty and alumni practice their craft as artists locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. They work on the stage, in TV and films, author books in their disciplines, and hold elected offices in some of the nation’s most prestigious organizations. Collectively, the faculty and staff pride themselves on...

Virginia Repertory Theatre creates professional productions of the great comedies, dramas, and musicals – past, present and future.

The mission of Cadence Theatre Company is to inspire and transform our community by presenting contemporary theatrical works that uplift the spirit, challenge the mind, and honor both our individuality and our shared humanity. Through a commitment to artistic excellence, Cadence fearlessly tells the stories of our lives as we live them now. In pursuing its mission with a commitment to artistic excellence, Cadence, in partnership with Virginia Repertory Theatre (Virginia Rep), presents a three-show season that celebrates the world’s most renowned playwrights, composers, and lyricists....

At RLP Productions, our mission is to educate and entertain the general public on the social, political and economic context of African American and American storytelling via film, theatre, television, and other various artistic mediums to include: conferences, publications, dessert services, and more.

VSU’s Sankofa Dance Theatre was founded in 1999 by Dr. Benita Brown, Associate Professor of Dance at Virginia State University. It is a professionally-trained performing arts group that performs modern-jazz choreography. The company’s membership consists of students matriculating in dance through the dance minor under the auspices of the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, and Sport Management. VSU’s Sankofa Dance Theatre performs locally and nationally. The dance students teach ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop dance classes to children within the surrounding...

It is the mission of the Goochland County Theatre, a not-for-profit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to promote and facilitate the arts in Goochland County; provide for increased arts education; promote and aid the creative skills and cultural welfare of the community; sustain a theatre to ensure the continued growth and development of the arts and other community culture within our service area.

Panglossian Productions is a non-profit theatre company dedicated to creating original, innovative, substantive and boundary-pushing artistic ventures, high-quality productions that challenge our audiences, and opportunities for talented and dedicated new artists of any age to gain meaningful experience in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Our approach to the study and practice of theater, film, and media is grounded in a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary and culturally plural perspectives. The lively exchange of ideas and practices across disciplines sparks our activities in classrooms, on stage and screen, and in the studios. The goals of the programs in theater, film, and media studies are as follows: To develop knowledge and skills in theater, film, and media scholarship and practice; To create works of theater, performance, and media that educate our students, enrich and draw from the diverse...