Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Absentee Ballad began on the first of November at 7:30 p.m. like any good college production, with members coming out, introducing themselves with names not present on the flyer, fully aware that multiple names had been misprinted and attempting in the moment to alleviate the problem with humor and charm. It was definitely an endearing […]
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America has the most imprisoned people in the world, followed by China, Brazil, and India. Within the United States, Virginia has the highest incarceration rate. Inmates are paid less than a dollar an hour and pay up to a dollar to spend 5 minutes on the phone with their families. Sentence: Flying in Place III […]
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The Victory Hall Players, a local acting troupe based in Scottsville, will bring the classic A Christmas Carol play, adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, into a new light. They take the old tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his humbugging ways and tell it through the lens of a live 1940’s radio broadcast full […]
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After over a year of heavily regulated gatherings and the cancellation of almost all public events, things are beginning to look more normal. As vaccination rates climb and the weather gets warmer again, venues like the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton are opening back up just in time for summer. Their first performance since early April […]
Continue ReadingI had the chance of virtually experiencing the Latin Ballet of Virginia’s Enigmas de Nuestra Tierra, which was based on the history of the Mayan Empire. This play was filmed at PVCC’s main stage theatre on Nov 7 at 7:30 p.m. and was available to watch online until Nov 24. First off, admittedly, I am […]
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PVCC Theatre hosted Spamalot from Nov. 21-24. Spamalot retells the story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but in a Broadway musical format. There is something in this musical for everyone. Even if you are normally not a fan of musicals, you will surely enjoy this play. Monty Python and the Holy Grail fans […]
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Students of PVCC and members of the Piedmont community got a chance to go back to a time when things were simpler, stranger, and a lot more sensual with the Arts Department’s performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that captivated the Main Stage from December 3-5th. Directed by Brad Stoller as he created his […]
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Throbbing pain, overflowing soap bubbles, a cuddled infant, a sling for an injured shoulder. These were some of the scenes portrayed by the talented troupe of 16 actors of Once is not Enough to a full house in the Maxwell Black Box Theatre Friday, April 3. As the actors introduced themselves in pairs to the […]
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Charlottesville, Va. – Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Theatre and Dance Departments present Karate Tango, a witty musical written and directed by local playwright Peter Ryan, Dec. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in the Main Stage Theatre of the V. Earl Dickinson Building. This first ever collaboration between […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College Theatre is performing, once again, a unique, but relatable play: “Chance” by Jason Averett, a former UVA student. The play focuses on a group of college friends and their struggles with “mistaken identity, misplaced romance, and missing laundry,” according to the show’s producer, Brad Stoller. “It highlights all of the small […]
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