Please note that play titles, dates and artists are subject to change, pending rights availability.
BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR
Written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson
January 19-February 7, 2010
An unlikely champion, Billy Bishop stumbled his way into the Royal Canadian Flying Corps and unexpectedly became its most decorated officer. Credited with more air victories than any British or American pilot, Bishop was a hero, an icon and an enigma. A tour de force of story and song, Billy Bishop takes you from edge-of-your-seat aerial battles to the lunacy, laughter and loss behind the lines.
“A high flying ace of a show capturing the humor, the hellfire and the derring-do of an extraordinary career.”
–The New York Times
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne
February 23- March 14, 2010
The classic Jules Verne adventure story has been adapted for the stage and is a wild, wacky, unbelievably creative, 90-miles-an-hour, hilarious journey. Phineas Fogg embarks on a frenetic race that will ultimately change his life. Can he truly achieve his outrageous gamble to go around the world in 80 days? This award-winning stage adaptation where five actors portray thirty-nine characters is an exciting family adventure.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Lorraine Hansberry
March 30-April 18, 2010
This season marks 50 years since Lorraine Hansberry’s play premiered on Broadway, a first for a black, female playwright. A fiercely moving story of hope, A Raisin in the Sun is a major American masterpiece that is just as relevant today as when it was written. From their tenement apartment, the Younger family believes an insurance windfall is about to change their lives. When the odds are stacked against them, will the family collapse or will they rise above? VSC’s contribution to Minds Wide Open, Virginia’s statewide celebration of women in the arts.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Season Extra!
William Shakespeare
April 21-25, 2010
London’s Longest Running Comedy! All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest running comedy—ten years at the Criterion Theatre. Praised by the Los Angeles Times as “wildly funny” and by the Montreal Gazette as “the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime”. A co-production with Virginia Arts Festival.
