VCUarts Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places and Things is a visceral exploration of identity, recovery, and the terrifying honesty required to begin again.
Emma’s life as an actor and human being has spun out of control. In rehab, she must confront her addiction, dismantle the stories she tells about herself, and decide whether she is willing to live without the substances that have helped her perform—both onstage and off.
Performances are November 12–15, 2026 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave, Richmond, VA 23284).
About the Director
Wes Seals (he/him; Director) is an Assistant Professor of Acting at VCU and a graduate of the Theatre Pedagogy program. As an actor, he toured the United States, Brazil and Chile in the 25th Anniversary National tour of Cats. In New York, he worked as an actor with Second Stage, NYC Fringe Festival, Dixon Place, Mint Theatre, The Living Theatre, Theatre for a New City, The People’s Improv Theatre, SITI Company and The Hudson Guild Theatre. Regional Theatre credits include The Schoolhouse Theatre, West Virginia Public Theatre, The Alpine Theatre Project, The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Red Mountain Theatre Company and The Southern Living at Home Show starring Donna Summer. Television and commercial credits include Fastcard, Mark EKO Red, Federal Coffee, Gossip Girl, The Beautiful Life and Scorned: Love Kills and The New York Times Critics Pick web series, City of Dreams. In Richmond, he has worked as a Director, Movement Director and Associate Director for Firehouse Theatre (Desire Under the Elms) , Richmond Triangle Players (The Laramie Project) and Virginia Repertory Theatre (Forever Plaid, Mr. Poppers Penquin’s and West Side Story). For VCU, he has directed Sense and Sensibility, She Kills Monsters (Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award for Directing), James and the Giant Peach, Let the Right One In and The Wild Party. He has choreographed Two Gentlemen of Verona and Rent. This project is dedicated to Alfred Roach and all of the people who helped save his life one day at a time.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performances are October 1 – 4 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave Richmond, VA 23284).
Showtimes:
Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $27. Tickets available here: bit.ly/vcutheatretix
