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LISA D’AMOUR’S COMPELLING DRAMEDY AIRLINE HIGHWAY OPENS 35TH SEASON OF PASSION AT LIVE ARTS THEATER

For Immediate Release:  LISA D’AMOUR’S COMPELLING DRAMEDY AIRLINE HIGHWAY OPENS 35TH SEASON OF PASSION AT LIVE ARTS THEATER  August 19, 2025 Contact: Andrew Bryce, Marketing Coordinator/Media Contact  andrew@livearts.org or (860) 942-0575 Charlottesville, VA - Live Arts Theater’s Season of Passion 25/26 opens with an all-nighter celebration: the Tony-nominated AIRLINE HIGHWAY…

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Live Arts Welcomes Back Bree Luck As Interim Artistic Director!

Live Arts Welcomes Back Bree Luck As Interim Artistic Director! Live Arts is thrilled to announce the return of Bree Luck as Interim Artistic Director on September 1. Bree joins us at a pivotal time, following the dedicated four-year tenure of Susan E. Evans, and will help guide the organization…

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Live Arts Launches Bold New Access Program: 

The 434 Initiative Live Arts Launches Bold New Access Program: The 434 Initiative Charlottesville, VA — Live Arts is proud to announce the launch of The 434 Initiative, a bold new effort designed to welcome a new generation of theater lovers into the heart of Charlottesville’s vibrant performing arts scene. Rooted…

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LIVE ARTS announces its 25/26 Season of Passion!

LIVE ARTS THEATER ANNOUNCES ITS  2025/2026 SEASON OF PASSION Dynamic Dramedy, Musical Farce, Romatic Comedy, Timeless Classic, and New Works Festival 7/24/2025  Contact: Andrew Bryce, Marketing Coordinator | andrew@livearts.org  Charlottesville, Virginia - Live Arts Theater announces its 2025/26 Season of Passion: four plays, one musical and a new works festival.…

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2025-2026 Season of Passion Brochure

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LIVE ARTS THEATER presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and CORIOLANUS in rotating repertory!

Charlottesville, VA - Live Arts Theater’s Voyages Season 24/25 soars into summer with a teen show double-header: the musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, and William Shakespeare’s Tragedy CORIOLANUS. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, directed by Ti Ames, with music direction by Abby…

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Live Arts Theater Presents WATERWORKS 2025:  A Festival of New Works on Water Street NEWS

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…

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Live Arts Theater Presents Horton Foote’s Poignant Classic: THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

 Live 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,…

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Live Arts Appoints New Executive Director

The 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…

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Live Arts Theater Presents Virginia Premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Breathtaking MARYS SEACOLE

Live 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…

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