Category: Plays
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Williamsburg Players Presents A Cautionary Tale for Thespians Everywhere: “The Play That Goes Wrong”
There was a growing sense of panic amongst the crew as we entered the James-York Playhouse on Friday night to see “The Play That Goes Wrong” at Williamsburg Players. Was it just opening night jitters? Or might they not have been quite ready? A mantle over a fireplace was actively being hung, under what appeared…
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Did You Ever Not Read the Book? If So, You’ll Fit Right In at Peninsula Community Theatre’s “Moonlight and Magnolias”
When I heard that “Moonlight and Magnolias,” showing now at Peninsula Community Theatre, was about the making of “Gone With the Wind” I was intrigued. I watched “Gone With the Wind” for the first and only time in 2013, which I realize is a fairly long time ago. The movie is considered cinematographic canon, and…
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Scout Wearing a Ham Costume in Smithfield? That Seems Right. SLT Presents the Classic “To Kill a Mockingbird”
At some point in childhood, your understanding of the world begins to shift from that of a series of tall tales and lessons you have been taught to seeing the place as it is – with all its problems, but also all the good it can offer, in plain view. It is in this moment…
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Pictures from the 2025-26 HRACT Awards
We had a fantastic time with everyone at our awards show, and have loved reliving the evening through these amazing photos from Patti Lawrence Photography! Thank you so much Patti for your willingness to come out and document our show!
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An Acting Troupe Takes the Off-Off-Off Broadway Route to the Silver Screen at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach’s “Moon Over Buffalo”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) If you aren’t sure what you are in for when walking into LTVB to see “Moon Over Buffalo”, just take a second (after taking your seat) to read David Kutteroff’s bio in the playbill; you’ll immediately know just how farce-y this farce is (answer: extremely). Playwright Ken Ludwig…
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Information and Reminders for those Attending the Awards Ceremony
The 2025-2026 Hampton Roads Achievement in Community Theater Awards is almost here! If you are planning to attend, here are some reminders and information: The show is at the Ferguson Center at CNU in the Peebles Theatre on Thursday, August 20. Curtain is at 7:30 PM, so you probably want to arrive a bit before…
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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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Did the HRACT Awards Just Tear Apart a Show? Yes… and No. We Review Otstar Productions’ “Nothing On”
Photo courtesy of J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/) “Sardines? Sardines. Sardines! You don’t get to see that fish take center-stage all that often. Anchovies? Yes. But sardines?” This was indeed the conversation in our row during the first intermission of “Nothing On”, a show described as “the funniest farce ever written”, playing now at the Grand…
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“You’re a Wizard, Wayne”: PCT Shares a Different Wizard’s Story with “Puffs…”
We love a good parody here at the HRACT Awards headquarters (meaning… our couch at home, but sometimes if we are feeling particularly formal – our dining room table). We also love us some Harry Potter (why yes, that was us you saw in a full Niffler robe/blanket and a “you’re so poor” Weasley-style sweater…
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Williamsburg Players Rewrites “Her-story” with “The Revolutionists”
“It might be fiction, but it is not fake.” A few days after seeing “The Revolutionists”, playing now at Williamsburg Players, I keep coming back to this line, said multiple times throughout the show. In a world that is stranger than fiction at times, it was this line about how art can feel more real…
