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A Chorus Line
Full 2025-26 Mainstage Season
The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
October 2025
A Chorus Line
Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
November 2025
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Featuring works by VCUarts Theatre students
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By Anne Washburn
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Production Details
2025-26 Mainstage Season
The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Emily Mattison
October 9–12, 2025
VCUarts Theatre presents a new take on a timeless classic — The Crucible by Arthur Miller. VCU’s production will approach the text through a female lens, highlighting the strength of the girls and women in a patriarchal society. Knowing their fate is in the hands of men they learn what they need to do to survive. They find their power.
Inspired by the 17th-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, this iconic story challenges the ideas of power, fear and justice. The play follows a group of young girls raised to be seen and not heard as they discover their voices and accuse members of their community of witchcraft. As paranoia consumes the village, it reveals the power each individual wields and the moral choices they must make.
Performances are Thursday October 9 through Sunday October 12, 2025 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave Richmond, VA 23284).
The run time is two hours and 45 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.
A Chorus Line
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban; Co-choreographed by Bob Avian
Directed by Nathaniel Shaw
Original Choreography Restaged by Mathew Couvillon
Musical Direction by Dr. Chris Hansen
November 7–16, 2025
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts proudly announces a special collaborative production of A Chorus Line, running November 7–16, 2025. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the musical’s original Broadway debut, this unique production is a collaboration between the Departments of Dance + Choreography, Music and Theatre, which will come together to bring this iconic story to life. This landmark production features a student cast, band and crew drawn from the performing arts at VCU, highlighting the creative power of interdisciplinary collaboration.
Known for its raw portrayal of the trials, triumphs and humanity behind a Broadway audition, A Chorus Line remains one of the most celebrated and groundbreaking musicals in American theater.
The VCUarts production will be guest directed by Nathaniel Shaw, an award-winning director and the artistic director of Richmond’s Firehouse Theatre. International performer and choreographer Matthew Couvillon will restage the original choreography, conceived by Broadway legends Michael Bennett and Bob Avian, offering students and audiences an authentic connection to the show’s original Broadway staging.
Performances will take place November 7–16, 2025 at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Avenue, Richmond VA 23220).
Public Performances:
Friday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 8 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 9 at 3 p.m.
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 16 at 3 p.m.
Tickets and available at arts.vcu.edu/AChorusLine
Box Office Info
Performances take place at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts located at 922 Park Ave.
The VCUarts Theatre Box office is now cashless. Please purchase tickets online or in-person with a credit/debit card before performances. Online ticket sales close an hour and half before showtime, but you can still purchase tickets in-person if the performance is not sold out. The box office opens in the Singleton Center one hour before performances, and seating typically opens 30 minutes before performances. All tickets are general admission.
VCUarts Theatre alumni can book two complimentary tickets to any performance – please email artsboxoffice@vcu.edu by end of day the Wednesday preceding the show.
Box office contact: artsboxoffice@vcu.edu, 804-828-2020.
Parking: There is a paid parking deck located at Harrison and Broad. You can also use public street parking which follows Richmond City regulations.
Questions? Please reach out to the VCUarts Theatre Box Office. Phone: 804-828-2020 | Email: artsboxoffice@vcu.edu
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Become a Sponsor
Sponsorship Details
- Title sponsor listing on Mainstage production playbills, website, marketing pieces, and press releases
- Full page advertisement in each playbill for a season
- Special invitation to meet the cast of each Mainstage production
- Behind-the-scenes experiences at Hodges Theatre, scene shop, and costume shop led by the Theatre Chair
- Invitations to all Performances, Opening Night Receptions, Theatre Gatherings, and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Verbal recognition at each Mainstage production for a season
- Eight Mainstage Season Passes with priority seating
- Full page advertisement in each playbill for a season
- Special invitation to meet the cast of a Mainstage production
- Behind-the-scenes experiences at Hodges Theatre, scene shop, and costume shop
- Invitations to all Performances, Opening Night Receptions, Theatre Gatherings, and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Verbal recognition at each Mainstage production for a season
- Prominent recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
- Six Mainstage season passes with priority seating
- Half page advertisement in each playbill for a season.
- Special invitation to meet the cast of a Mainstage production
- Behind-the-scenes experiences of Hodges Theatre, scene shop, and costume shop
- Invitations to all Performances, Opening Night Receptions, Theatre Gatherings, and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Prominent recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
- Four Mainstage Season Passes with priority seating
- Special invitation to meet the cast of a Mainstage production
- Behind-the-scenes tour of Hodges Theatre, scene shop, and costume shop
- Invitations to all performances, opening night receptions, Theatre gatherings, and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
- Two Mainstage season passes with priority seating
- Invitations to all performances, opening night receptions, Theatre gatherings, and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Verbal recognition at each Mainstage production of a season
- Recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
- Two Mainstage Season Passes with Priority seating
- Recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
- Two general admission Mainstage season passes
- Invitations to all VCUarts Performing Arts performances and curated VCUarts events throughout the year
- Recognition in Mainstage production playbills and on website
Our Sponsors
VCUarts is grateful to the following 2025-26 Mainstage sponsors:
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
The Henry Clay Inn
Beth and Ricky Mason
Christopher Dunn
Gail and John Jay Schwartz, 1st Ultimate Ram
Jerry Williams aka TVJerry
Jo Anne Draucker and Jim Thompson
Marty and Sean Carpenter
Richard and Rebecca Hopkins
Reji Carreras
Sharon Larkins-Pederson