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Jez Butterworth's haunting and lyrical play THE RIVER runs in the Founders Theater January 20-February 11, 2023, directed by Robert Chapel.
Read MoreWATERWORKS submissions are open! This month-long festival of new works puts the playwright center stage. We will be accepting submissions for our New Works categories through January 2, 2023.
Read MoreThe Playwrights’ Lab presents a staged reading of John Paul Mandryk’s new play "When Liberty Is Sieged" on Monday, December 5, and James Cole hosts POETRY LIVE! on Sunday, December 11.
Read MoreWe are proud to partner with Bushman Dreyfus Architects to announce a logo design contest for the 2023 Waterworks Festival! The winning designer will receive a $250 prize and two All-Access Passes for the inaugural Waterworks Festival. Designs are due by Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Read MoreThe 2022/23 Transformations Season journeys forward with the award-winning musical VIOLET. This soaring musical pilgrimage features music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics and book by Brian Crawley, and is based on “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Doris Betts.
Read MoreCaryl Churchill's intriguing brain-teaser of a play opens September 30, featuring 10 performers playing more than 100 characters.
Read MoreA staged reading of WHEN LIBERTY IS SIEGED, a new one-act play of verse by John Paul Mandryk, will be presented at Vault Virginia on Monday, December 5 at 7:30pm.
Read MorePOETRY LIVE! returns to Vault Virginia on August 21, 2022. The poetry showcase is hosted by James Cole and features local poets Audrey Parks, Sara Robinson, Dr. Lesley Wheeler, and more!
Read MoreOliver has been hired as the first director of new works, starting August 2022. She will curate and produce the inaugural WaterWorks Festival in 2023.
Read MoreThe Live Arts 2022 teen summer musical is Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning magical gem INTO THE WOODS, directed by Jessica Harris.
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