Category: Smithfield Little Theatre
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The Winter Wonderettes Headline Harper’s Hardware Holiday Happenings at Smithfield Little Theatre
*Note: As per the performance eligibility requirements laid out here, this production is not up for HRACT Award consideration.* Smithfield Little Theatre loves a four woman show, and this year, they filled their two weekend-only holiday spot with “Winter Wonderettes”, a show sprinkled with classic Christmas songs tied together with a loose plotline wherein the audience…
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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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All Aboard! Hop on the Train at Smithfield Little Theatre to Experience Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express”
“The best food, the best beds, the best pillows, the best feathers inside of the pillows. It is poetry on wheels…” says Constantine Bouc, the man in charge of the Orient Express, as he sets expectations for famous detective Hercule Poirot (and the audience) for what they will see when the curtain opens. An ambitious…
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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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Dance to that Americana Beat as You Head to Smithfield Little Theatre for “Ragtime the Musical”
It might make for a worse image for our traditional Instagram pre-show pic, but I do love it when you walk into a theater and the curtain is closed. There is something about the element of mystery that heightens your senses as the music starts and the curtain is drawn, bringing you more fully into…
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Enjoy a Slice of Pizza with That Slice of Life at Smithfield Little Theatre’s “Italian American Reconciliation”
When you think of Little Italy, what comes to mind? Cute little restaurants? Dramatic poetry? How about passionate love? Well, in Smithfield Little Theatre’s “Italian American Reconciliation”, you do get all of those, but a much less romanticized version than is typically depicted. Our cute little restaurant is more of a soup counter, our dramatic…
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SLT Answers the Question of the Season with a Resounding “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”
*Note: As per the performance eligibility requirements laid out here, this production is not up for HRACT Award consideration.* A fun newspaper-style Playbill was handed to us by a tiny elf as we entered Smithfield Little Theatre on Saturday night to see their holiday production of “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus”. As I…
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That Timeless Form of Art – Roller Disco – Skates into Smithfield Little Theatre in “Xanadu”
Walking into Smithfield Little Theatre on Sunday for the final performance of “Xanadu”, we were greeted by an adorable addition to the staff there – Pig-malion! With an oink, this new member of Smithfield’s Porcine Parade invited us into the world of 1980s roller disco. When the curtain opened, though, we were in… Greece? As…
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Pictures from the 2023-2024 HRACT Awards Ceremony
We are still glowing from the fun of our first ever awards ceremony! Thanks to J. Stubbs Photography (https://jstubbsphotographyvb.com/), we’ve got professional quality pictures to share with you all from the night! Enjoy!
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