Centerstage (i)

Richmond CenterStage and the Firehouse Theatre Project Present DESSA ROSE, 5/2-6/3

The Firehouse Theatre Project and Richmond CenterStage present the Civil War-Era musical Dessa Rose May 2 - June 3, 2012. Dessa Rose will be performed at the Firehouse Theatre and comes during Virginia's commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War and Emancipation.

Stephen J. Richard Named New Managing Director of CENTERSTAGE

Jay Smith, President of the CENTERSTAGE Board of Trustees, today announced the selection of Stephen J. Richard, a leader on the national arts scene for more than 30 years, as the theater's new Managing Director.

Irene Lewis Steps Down As CenterStage's Artistic Director

Irene Lewis, Artistic Director of CENTERSTAGE, and Jay Smith, President of the theater's Board of Trustees, announced today that Ms. Lewis will leave CENTERSTAGE in June 2011 after completion of the 2010-11 season, which will mark her 19th year as Artistic Director.

Two at the Heart of Arsenic & Old Lace, Part 1

First of two interviews featuring the stars of CENTERSTAGE's Arsenic and Old Lace, Brynn O'Malley (Broadway's Hairspray) and Ian Kahn (The Importance of Being Earnest. Part I: Meeting Brynn and Ian, and Ian on acting for the stage versus film and TV.