The play defies traditional theatre expectations with no set, no costumes, no director, and no rehearsals. Twelve well-known local personalities will read the play for the first time once the audience is seated before them and they are handed a sealed envelope containing the script. White Rabbit Red Rabbit is allegorical, funny and sometimes deadly serious. Soleimanpour asks the performer and audience members to trust him implicitly at a time when trust between Iran and the U.S. is a timely subject, but the play is not political.
A special conversation with the playwright, Nassim Soleimanpour, will be held on Sunday, June 21st at 4:00 at O'Toole's Restaurant (4800 Forest Hill Avenue). There will be no charge for entry to this conversation, and seating will be on first-come, first-served basis.
PERFORMER SCHEDULE:
June 8 at 8 p.m. McLean Jesse, Artist, actor, designer
June 9 at 8 p.m. Gene Cox, Retired WWBT anchorman, author
June 10 at 8 p.m. Katrinah Carol Lewis, Actor, singer
June 12 at 11 p.m. Katie Holcomb, Artistic Director, Comedy Coalition
June 13 at 11 p.m. Jason Roop, Editor-in-chief, Style Weekly
June 14 at 2 p.m. Robert Throckmorton, Actor
June 15 at 8 p.m. Jill Bari Steinberg, Actor
June 16 at 8 p.m. John Porter, WCVE theatre critic, comedian
June 17 at 8 p.m. Deanna Danger, Burlesque producer, performer
June 19 at 11 p.m. Eva DeVirgilis, Actress, make up artist
June 20 at 11 p.m. Scott Wichmann, Actor, Navy Reservist
June 21 at 2 p.m. Tiffany Jana, CEO, TMI, Inc., producer, actor
Seating for each performance will be limited and tickets range from $12-18. Tickets are available at TheatreLABRVA.org.
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