The Curtain (Finally) Rises

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Roy Proctor vs. the Foundation

“Can we remove the reference to the 6th St Marketplace as a ‘fiasco?’”    When the CenterStage Foundation commissioned Roy Proctor to write a...
David -
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Goodbye to the Olde

Richmond Shakespeare gets tricked out at the Gottwald Playhouse.
Mary Burrus -
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Producing a Megamix

The opening shows of CenterStage pull together more than 225 cast members, 40 production staffers and one very tight turnaround.
Jason Roop -
Special/Signature Issues

Dinner and a Show

Dining spots within a walkable radius of  CenterStage help you make a night of it.
Deveron Timberlake -
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Ear for Design

Acoustics at the new CenterStage promise to be more bright and clear. But the true test will come with an audience.
Clarke Bustard -
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Exit Stage Right

The long road to CenterStage's opening was filled with politics, economic pressures, public money and a last-minute detour.
Scott Bass -
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The Show Goes On

Four years since his ouster, the Carpenter Center's 10-year executive director, a former foundation vice president, looks to the future of CenterStage.

 

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