Teresita

February 11, 7pm
Talkback follows
319 N. Wilkinson Rd.
Richmond, Virginia 23227 
(804) 262-9760
Teresita
By Michelle Morris

CAT Theatre

This one-act play is based on the life of St. Teresa of Avila.  

The question “What do You want of me?” comes directly from St. Teresa of Avila’s poem: “In the Hands of God.” This universal question resonates in the hearts of the faithful who strive to follow the will of God. This question moves our lives forward in surprising and unexpected ways. It is a constant question, demanding the exploration by restless hearts of endless possible answers. It is a question for courageous souls.
February 17 – March 5, 2025
Talkback Feb. 26
10661 Duryea Drive
Richmond VA 23235
804-272-6820
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
By Nora and Delia Ephron

Huguenot Community Players

Based on a 1995 book by Ilene Beckerman, this play uses clothing to create a time capsule of a woman’s life. We hear stories of friendship, marriage and motherhood, struggles with illness and grief, times of love, hope and faith. 
Peter and the Angel

March 9-11
Talkbacks follow each performance

Richmond Prep Auditorium
304 N Sheppard Street
Richmond, VA  23221
Peter and the Angel
By Mary Kay Williams

Richmond Catholic Theatre

"Peter and the Angel" is one in a series of one act plays by Richmond, Virginia playwright Mary Kay Williams from a series, entitled "Saints of the Apostolic Age." The full series was produced as part of the 2012 Acts of Faith Festival Fringe at St Paul’s Episcopal in Richmond, Virginia. 
In "Peter and the Angel," jailers at the notorious Mamertine Prison in Rome devise a plot to outwit an angel of the Lord in order to save their own necks. Twice before, an angel has freed the Apostle Peter from prison (Acts 5:19, Acts 12:6-19). This time the jailers, Rufus and Rusticus, aim to keep Peter inside his cell until his execution the next morning. A stranger from Jerusalem, Nathan, is drawn inadvertently into the plot and discovers he has a great mission ahead.
The character of Nathan is based on the unnamed lame beggar at the Beautiful Gate in Jerusalem who became the first miracle of healing by Peter (Acts 3:1-10). Rufus is based on Martinian who, according to legend, was a Roman guard at Mamertine Prison when Peter was incarcerated there (Butler's "LIves of the Saints," V.3).
Recent excavations of Mamertine Prison support the traditional belief that Peter was jailed at the prison before his crucifixion. Built over the Tullianum (a cistern constructed around 640-616 B.C.), the Mamertine Prison was used for prominent prisoners until the 4th century A.D. The site, now open for tourism, lies beneath the Church of St. Joseph of the Carpenters built in the late 1500s.
My Name is Rachel Corrie

March 3 - 11
The Basement
300 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA  23219
(804) 505-0558
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie
Edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner

TheatreLAB

On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. 'My Name Is Rachel Corrie' is a one-woman play composed from Rachel's own journals, letters, and emails — creating a portrait of a messy, articulate, Salvador Dali–loving chain-smoker (with a passion for the music of Pat Benatar), who left her home and school in Olympia, Washington, to work as an activist in the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 Two Harriets

Friday, March 24 at 5-6pm and 7:30-8:30pm (discussion follows second)
Saturday, March 25 at 11am (discussion follows)

Pine Camp Arts and Community Center
4901 Old Brook Road
Richmond, VA  23227
Two Harriets: A Conversation between Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe 
​Written and directed by Sheri Bailey

Pine Camp Theatre
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This performance had its Richmond premier at the Pine Camp Theatre, April 2016  and received excellent reviews from the community. The 40 minute play set in heaven where the characters meet and share their notable stories in the fight for civil/social justice and gender rights. Historical facts, music, and discussion with the writer/director, Sheri Bailey at the end. 
March 10, 7pm
March 11, 2pm and 7pm
Talkbacks follow each performance
The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church
11421 Gayton Road
Henrico, VA  23238
​(804) 741-5254
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
By Ray Carver

Three-Penny Theatre

The Gayton Kirk’s Three-Penny Theatre presents “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, a new play by Ray Carver with Dramaturges Mark Atkinson, Ellen Bode, Ann Davis, Beth McKenzie-Mohr, Alvino Medina, Brandy Samburg, adapted from Victor Hugo’s classic novel.  See this tale of beauty and a beast in medieval Paris when religion and faith ruled the city.  Set in and around Notre Dame Cathedral, the story explores the place where human emotions but up against organized religion and faith.  Performances are Friday March 10, 2025 at 7 p.m. and Saturday March 11, 2025 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.  Talkbacks with theologians and academics follow each performance. Tickets are “Pay What You Can” ($1, $3, $5, $10, $15 – everyone chooses a ticket price they can afford).