Category: Little Theatre of Norfolk
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The 2025-26 HRACT Awards Nominees
Another remarkable year of theater has come and gone here in the Hampton Road region, and we can’t wait to celebrate it all at our awards ceremony on August 20th at 7:30PM at the Ferguson Center at CNU. Narrowing down the list of nominees was once again incredibly difficult – a credit to all the…
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“¡Alza la Bandera!” Come Join the Celebration at Little Theatre of Norfolk’s “In The Heights”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) Every time we see a show, we are rooting for it. Some shows fall short of those hopes. Some shows are what we expect. And some shows explode off the stage, with color, and energy, and heart, right from the first number. “In The Heights”, playing now at…
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Search for the Truth Through the Murky Haze of “Angel Street” at LTN
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) On a foggy March night, we were greeted by set designer Shawn Crawford’s sterile, white walls of a modern 1960s London residence on the stage of the Little Theatre of Norfolk, where the play “Angel Street” is currently playing. And something felt just a little… off. Is it…
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Eight Characters Head into the Forest of Arden. Will They All Find Marriage? Find Out at “As You Like It” Playing Now at Little Theatre of Norfolk
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) Is there a limit to the number of couples that I can shoe-horn into a play with a single wedding at the end? And can I make the play still appealing to those who hate love by adding a character whose whole deal is to be a foil…
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The 2024-25 ACT-y Winners
Year number two of the HRACT Awards is in the books! Thank you to everyone for coming out to support the amazing community that these theaters create (and of course, some remarkable performances and impressive technical work). We’ve got to run the credits one more time for all the incredible people who made the evening…
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Information and Reminders for those Attending the Awards Ceremony
The 2024-2025 Hampton Roads Achievement in Community Theater Awards is almost here! If you are planning to attend, here are some reminders and information: If you are a NAMED NOMINEE (i.e., your name individually appears on our nomination announcement here): Finally, if you are part of a nomination for Best Performance of a Song (Ensemble),…
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LTN Explores Addiction and Recovery in “Water by the Spoonful”
There are two main storylines in “Water by the Spoonful”, playing now at the Little Theatre of Norfolk, and they are cleverly separated by a screen which comes down and blurs the plotline taking place mainly in an online chatroom as the plotline taking place “IRL” plays out. The “IRL” (in real life) action centers…
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A Roller Coaster Crash, a Fortune Telling Machine, and an Incredible Cast – “Ride the Cyclone” is a Whirlwind of Spooky Fun at LTN
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) We live out in the Ocean View area of Norfolk, a part of town that grew up on the back of a (no longer standing) trolley company amusement park. So we were intrigued walking into the Little Theatre of Norfolk with a sold out crowd to see a…
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The 2024-25 HRACT Awards Nominees
We can’t believe that the second season of the HRACT Awards has already come to a close. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the shows this year, and really struggled to narrow down the list of deserving nominees to the requisite number for each category. The winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on October…
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Turn Your Radio to W-LTN, Right in the Middle of the Dial, for “Memphis: The Musical”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) Sometimes the English language doesn’t quite have the right word to describe something. For some, that might lead to a long paragraph to explain it. Others might just stagnate and keep the thought to themselves. The visionaries, however, don’t let a lack of creativity from prior generations get…