Up Next: Romeo and Juliet: An LGBTQIA+ Love Story

By William Shakespeare / Directed by Irene Kuykendall / October 1-4, 2026

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Full 2026-27 Mainstage Season

Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
An LGBTQIA+ Love Story
Directed by Irene Kuykendall
October 1-4, 2026

People, Places and Things
By Duncan Macmillan
November 12- 15, 2026

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By Lynn Nottage
February 25-28, 2027

Merrily We Roll Along
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
April 16-25,  2027

More details about the shows are below. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for ticket announcements, behind the scenes photos and more!

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.

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

To stay up to date on productions and ticket announcements, follow us on social media instagram.com/vcuartstheatre.

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Become a Sponsor

As a 2025–26 Mainstage Season Sponsor, you will play a vital role in bringing powerful performances to the stage while supporting the next generation of theatre professionals. Your generosity underwrites the essential costs of mainstage productions which include stage design, costumes, props, sound and lighting design and stage rights, the necessary elements that ensure bold creative risk taking and professional growth for our students. By supporting VCUarts Mainstage productions, you affirm the value of storytelling, performance, and design, while directly investing in developing theatrical artists and the future of the art form.
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 Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors whose generous support helps bring the 2026–27 Mainstage Season to life:

Center Stage Sponsor ($25,000+)

  • E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Spotlight Sponsors ($10,000-$24,999)

Marquee Sponsors ($5,000-$9,999)

  • The Gladney Foundation

Encore Sponsors ($2,500 – $4,999)

  • Steve Rittenhouse (‘97)

  • Joann and Phil Grayson (‘83)

Premiere Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499)

  • The Kip Kephart Foundation

  • Finley Austin

  • Marty and Sean Carpenter

  • Kathy Coleman

  • Christopher Dunn (‘77)

  • Joanne Drauker and Jim Thompson

  • Rebecca and Richard Hopkins (‘70)

  • Samantha Wheeler Marrs

  • Joseph Papa and John-Stuart Fauquet 

  • Sharon Larkins-Pederson

  • Laura and David Poisson

  • Doug Pulley (‘97)

  • Jerry Williams (‘71) aka TVJerry

  • Lorna and Randy Wyckoff

Season Sponsors ($500 – $999)

  • Brandon Lareau (‘19)

  • Candy Osdene