Lola’s, Venue on 35th, Great American Trailer Park Musical, Hansel and Gretel do opera, Fighting Jamesons, Sharx!, Belmont, JewMa, Freedom Marathon, MONSTER JAM, Plan B Comedy, Ramp Jam, B-boying, CRUSH…

A look at the creation of the Norfolk Summer Play Fest 2011.

The production never really seems to find its focus and many moments are problematic, but the high energy approach keeps the two-and-a-half hours interesting.

Misery. Two people intertwined in an extremely devastating situation; one wrestling with her own madness, the other fighting for his life.

The stage is set for a very witty, sometimes controversial, but always very smart rehash of the old debate about the Big Questions.

‘Letters for a Young Girl’, a new play by Philip Odango, is wholly compelling, utterly frustrating, totally fascinating, completely bizarre, and absolutely heartbreaking.

Miep Gies, last surviving protector of the Frank family, died yesterday. Writer/director Philip Odango talks about Gies, the connection between the Holocaust and Darfur, and channeling real life heroes into characters.

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll pull brains through a hole in a zombie baby’s skull.

Patrick Mullins, Associate Artistic Director of Virginia Stage Company, shares his tenderest Hampton Roads theatre moment and his picks of upcoming productions.