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ARTS Pick: Bent Theater Improv

Bent Theatre goes all the way—with a bit of “Saturday Night Live,” a dash of “Whose Line is It Anyway?,” a touch of...

Noises on

Early February. Three and a half weeks before the opening of Live Arts’ new main stage production, In the Next Room...

ARTS Pick: God’s Ear

The best new plays are always hard to categorize, and Jenny Schwartz’s God’s Ear is no exception. Staged by UVA’s...

ARTS Pick: Paula Poundstone

Catty lady If you can’t quite place Paula Poundstone, try imagining her with a red brick wall behind her while she...

ARTS Pick: The Winter’s Tale

Leaping nimbly from intense psychological anguish to giddy, fool-inspired revelry across a plot that covers over 16...

The fabulous, freaky Flying...

Even by typical 21st century Vaudeville-style comedy act standards, the Flying Karamazov Brothers are unexpected and...

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For those who would gladly toss out the flowers, pink teddy bears, and heart-shaped greeting cards, your redemption...

ARTS Pick: Speech & Debate

Dealing with heavy themes like sex, money, trust, and the nebulous transition from adolescence to adulthood, Speech...

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Sixteen in Ten Minutes or Less takes you back to those tumultuous times with a series of 10 minute plays...

ARTS Pick: Akintunde

Rising to the occasion is Akintunde, whose goal to revolutionize the Christian entertainment industry results in a...