From student-directed one-act plays to Shakespeare, the presentation of live theatre productions is an essential component of the theatre major at Virginia Wesleyan.
All events take place in the Joan and Macon Brock Theatre, Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
Tickets and reservations: buytickets.at/goodecenter or 757.455.3381
Events
Anastasia
Thursday, April 4 — 7:30 p.m.
Friday - Saturday, April 5-6 — 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 7 — 2:00 p.m.
Based on the beloved animated movie from 20th Century Fox, Anastasia is both a heartwarming and heart-wrenching dive into one of history’s biggest unanswered questions: what happened to Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov? Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the Russian capital, St. Petersburg, is on a quest to rediscover her past which she believes lies in Paris. Joined by a dashing conman, Dmitry, and an ex-aristocrat, Vlad Popov, who want to use Anya to bamboozle the only remaining Romanov, Dowager Empress Marie into believing that Anya is the lost Anastasia, she escapes to Paris with a determined Soviet officer on their heels. Including classic songs from the motion picture like “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December”, Anastasia explores one determined girl’s journey to find home, love, and family as she discovers who she was and embraces who she is meant to be.
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Pictures by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical
From the play by Marcelle Maurette as adapted by Guy Bolton
Anastasia is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
$20 — Adults
$10 — Students/Military/Senior
Free to VWU students, faculty, and staff