Current Season
A SEASON OF PASSION
19 October - 30 June, 2026
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and CORIOLANUS
10 July - 26 July, 2025
Directors: Daniel Kunkel, Ti Ames
Upcoming Events
Jul 17
7:30 PM
Jul 18
6:00 PM
Jul 18
7:30 PM
Jul 19
2:00 PM
Jul 19
7:30 PM
Jul 20
2:00 PM
2025 Summer Camps:
Build Your Play
Get ready for the ultimate memory-making experience this summer at Live Arts! We are excited to Launch Live Arts 2025 Summer Camps: Build Your Play. With our unique toolbox approach, we designed something special for every age group, offering personalized experiences to help them become the ultimate theatrical boss! Our goal is to empower each young artist with the prowess of a true thespian, equipped with skills they can take with them long after the curtain closes. No theater experience? No problem! We welcome everybody!
2025 Summer Camps
Spring 2025
Teenish Theater Workshop
This year's Spring 2025 Teenish Theater Workshop is SHERLOCKS! SHERLOCKS is an adaptation by Miller of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories The Blue Carbuncle, The Copper Beeches, and The Red-Headed League. This high-energy, engaging play links the stories with vivid ensemble work, and allows the chance for multiple actors to play the roles of the daring and eccentric Sherlock Holmes, and ever-befuddled, ever-loyal sidekick Watson.
Teenish Theater Workshop
March 7
Friday Night Live!
A new series of vibrant community events on the third Friday night of every month, located on the 4th floor rooftop terrace of Live Arts off the downtown mall. Each month features something different – from improv and karaoke to trivia or a happy hour!
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Get Involved
Volunteers are the heart of Live Arts and sustain the work we do. We believe in engaging people in every part of theater-making: On stage, backstage, and everywhere in between! Interested in getting involved? We have a role for you. Check out our volunteer page or contact us for more information about current volunteer opportunities.
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Live Arts stands with those raising their voices in support of justice and equality.
Equity Initiatives
Our Mission
Forging Theater & Community
Powered by hundreds of volunteers, Live Arts is a national model for engaged community theater. For more than three decades, we’ve dedicated ourselves to the mission of “forging theater and community” in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our engagement in local communities runs deep, and we happily attract participants and audiences from across Central Virginia. We’re known for exceptionally high caliber productions that reflect the remarkable talent of our volunteer actors and production teams.
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