Charlottesville, VA - Live Arts Theater is gearing up for a third round of WATERWORKS, a three-week long festival of new theatrical works from playwrights local and global. WATERWORKS runs May 15 through May 31, 2025, at Live Arts Theater, 123 E. Water Street, in Charlottesville. Single tickets are $15 for readings and performances…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater’s 2024/25 VOYAGES Season continues with Horton Foote’s tender and deeply poignant play, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL. Sponsored by Charles & Janet Cheeseman and Barbara & Jay Kessler, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL has 16 performances in the Founders Theater. The show runs March 21 through April 12, 2025,…
Read MoreThe Live Arts Board of Directors has named Lisa Capraro as the new Executive Director of Live Arts. Capraro’s background as an executive director, with over 15 years of nonprofit experience combined with a deep passion for promoting community-based arts programs, will help to further advance the mission of the…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater’s 2024/25 VOYAGES Season continues with the Virginia premiere of MARYS SEACOLE, Jackie Sibblies Drury’s time-travelling chronicle inspired by the real-life of Mary Seacole, directed by Aiyana Straughn. MARYS SEACOLE is presented by Bernie Murphy & Patricia Simpson and sponsored by the City of Charlottesville Office of Social…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater twists up the holidays with the spectacular musical, THE WIZARD OF OZ, by L. Frank Baum, with music & lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, and background music by Herbert Stothart. Directed by John Gibson, with co-director Ray Nedzel, music direction by Lance Brenner, and choreography…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater announces “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…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a General Operating Support grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, acknowledging our impactful contributions to Virginia and its citizens. The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) is the State agency dedicated to investing in the arts…
Read MorePowerful Storytelling Meets Contemporary Dramedy Live Arts Theater launches the 2024/25 VOYAGES Season this fall with two plays alternating performances in rotating repertory: AN ILIAD by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, directed by David Minton, and WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by Heidi Schreck, directed by Cady West Garey.…
Read MoreSpellbinding Storytelling, Provocative Dramedy, Holiday Musical, Regional Premiere, American Classic, and New Works Festival Live Arts Theater is excited to announce a powerhouse lineup of four plays, a holiday musical, and new works festival for its 2024/25 VOYAGES Season. The 34th anniversary season opens with Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s…
Read MoreLive Arts Theater’s Summer Teen Musical is the electrifying and action-packed THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, with book by Joe Tracz, and music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. THE LIGHTNING THIEF musical is directed by Daniel Kunkel, with…
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