Virginia Repertory Theatre
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Strand Theatre, Booker T., Empire Theatre and Little Theatre |
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The November Theatre and Theatre Gym
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| Part of | Broad Street Commercial Historic District (Richmond, Virginia) (#87000611) |
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| Designated CP | April 09, 1987 |
Virginia Rep Center
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| Address | 114 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia United States |
| Owner | Virginia Repertory Theatre |
| Capacity | November Theatre: 608; Theatre Gym: 80 |
| Current use | Flagship performance space for Virginia Repertory Theatre |
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| Opened | Dec. 25, 1911 |
| Architect | Scarborough & Howell |
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| http://www.va-rep.org/ | |
Strand Theatre, Booker T., Empire Theatre and Little Theatre
Virginia Repertory Theatre is a professional theatre company based in Richmond, Virginia. It was created in 2012 when Barksdale Theatre and Theatre IV, which had shared one staff for over a decade, merged to become one company. With an annual budget of over $5 million, the theatre employs over 240 artists annually and presents seasons at the November Theatre (formerly the Empire Theatre) and Theatre Gym at Virginia Rep Center, as well as productions at the Hanover Tavern and The Children's Theatre in The Shops at Willow Lawn. It is currently run under the leadership of Artistic Director Bruce Miller and Managing Director Phil Whiteway.
In 2012, Sara Belle and Neil November made a $2 million gift for restoration, and the Empire Theatre was renamed the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre.
In 2016, longtime artistic director Bruce Miller was succeeded by Nathaniel Shaw. Shaw's credits include being the associate choreographer for "Once" on Broadway and extensive work with Glass Half Full productions in New York City.
Virginia Repertory Theatre was created by the merger of Barksdale Theatre and Theatre IV in July 2012 to form one of the largest performing arts organizations in Central Virginia.
On August 1, 1953, six actors, two children, a dog and two pigs moved into a historic ruin called Hanover Tavern. The transplanted New Yorkers founded Central Virginia’s first professional theatre, and named the company in memory of a deceased college friend, Barbara Barksdale.
The team created the nation’s first dinner theatre. They lived upstairs, performed downstairs, and served meals. During the first six years, four of the original founders moved on, leaving Pete Kilgore, Muriel McAuley and newcomer (and newly-wed) Nancy Kilgore firmly in charge. In the seasons that followed, Barksdale produced Greater Richmond’s first professional productions of plays by Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O’Neill, George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, Thornton Wilder, William Inge and Edward Albee.
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