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! Produced and hosted by community members, “FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE ARTS!” seeks to provide opportunities for local talent and to advance the mission of forging theater and community.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE ARTS!
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE ARTS:
Stay Tuned for upcoming Friday Night Live Events on the third Friday of every month!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th: UVA’s The Whethermen!
- The Whethermen Improv Comedy!
- 6:30p doors open
- 7pm show
- Show ends at 8:30pm with 15 min intermission
- 4th floor, Reh A + Terrace: seating capacity is about 50
- $5 ticket price
- Bar on the 3rd floor!
“Founded in 1997, the Whethermen are the University of Virginia’s oldest performing improv comedy group. The Whethermen perform two major shows per semester at UVA as well as numerous other gigs, workshops, and intermissions throughout the year. We also perform at festivals all over Virginia and the rest of the United States. We perform both shortform and longform improv. Shortform improv consists of games that you might see on shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” while longform improv is a series of scenes that interconnect, similar to an improvised play. Some improvisation groups stick to a single style, but we love them both! We hope you enjoy the show, and you can follow us on Instagram @the_whethermen!”
OCTOBER 31st: QUEEN LEAR
OCTOBER: Queen Lear
Our hour-long production uses the original poetic language, with the narrative trimmed and shaped to reflect our interest in the themes of family dynamics among a mother and her daughters, the disbursal of generational wealth, aging in a female body, the blind expectations of privilege, and loyalty and love of chosen and blood family. It features six actors playing multiple characters, original music, and striking ensemble work.
This is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear by Karl Sikkenga, Kate Bennis, Miller Susen, with input from the original cast.
