Venture Stage Company

08/26/2026

We open Friday.

This company has created something incredibly intimate, raw, funny, painful and deeply human, and in just a few days we finally get to share it with an audience.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Performances begin Friday, August 28
Belmont Arts Collaborative • Charlottesville

A letter that was never meant to be seen.
A lie that grows bigger than anyone could have imagined.
A family searching for answers.
A young man desperate to belong.

You may know Dear Evan Hansen. Now experience it from just a few feet away.
At Venture Stage Company, every glance, every silence, and every shift in emotion happens right in front of you.

If you don’t know it yet, this is your chance.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now.
www.VentureStageCompany.org/events

The production contains mature themes, including mental-health challenges, as well as strong language.

Dear Evan Hansen from Venture Stage Company, in partnership with DMR Adventures
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Steven Levenson
Directed by Xavier Taylor
Music Direction by Kristin Baltes
Costume Design by Karen Schlicht

📷 Jason Lappa

www.VentureStageCompany.org/deh

08/11/2026

MEET THE TEEN ENSEMBLE OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN! 👕

Our company is officially complete!

Venture Stage Company and DMR Adventures are thrilled to introduce the incredible young artists joining the professional company of DEAR EVAN HANSEN as our Teen Ensemble:

Daniel — Teen Ensemble / Evan U/S
Ruby — Teen Ensemble / Zoe U/S
Cayden — Teen Ensemble / Jared U/S
Louise — Teen Ensemble / Alana U/S
Eros — Teen Ensemble / Connor U/S
Adi — Teen Ensemble
Aislyn — Teen Ensemble
Ella — Teen Ensemble
Kaylee — Teen Ensemble
Levi — Teen Ensemble
Maeve — Teen Ensemble

One of the things we are most excited about in this production is the opportunity to bring professional performers and young artists together on the same stage. These students will be an integral part of our company, working alongside our principal cast throughout the rehearsal and performance process.

We cannot wait for you to see what this entire company creates together.

Directed by Xavier Taylor
Music Direction by Kristin Baltes

📅 August 28–September 19, 2026
📍 Belmont Arts Collaborative
🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW!

VentureStageCompany.org/events
DMRAdventures.com/tickets

You will be found.

08/07/2026

MEET THE PRINCIPAL CAST OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN!

Venture Stage Company and DMR Adventures are thrilled to introduce the principal cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN:

Joe Velasco — Evan Hansen
Helena Goei — Zoe Murphy
Mary Hall — Heidi Hansen
Cáleb Koval — Jared Kleinman
Kenneth Whyte — Connor Murphy
Zakary Morton — Larry Murphy
Kathy Kent — Cynthia Murphy
Gwyneth Fahy — Alana Beck

Directed by Xavier Taylor
Music Direction by Kristin Baltes

We are incredibly excited to bring this powerful, deeply human story to Charlottesville with a company of artists we cannot wait for you to see onstage.
Tickets go on sale August 10 and we are sure they will sell out quickly! Mark your calendars.

And our company isn’t complete yet! Our DMR Teen Ensemble will be announced very soon.

📅 August 28–September 19, 2026
📍 Belmont Arts Collaborative
🎟️ Tickets go on sale August 10!

VentureStageCompany.org/events
DMRAdventures.com/tickets

You will be found.

08/03/2026

❄️ An unforgettable weekend in Arendelle ❄️

For three performances, The Paramount Theater became the kingdom of Arendelle as 39 performers joined an extraordinary team of professional artists, designers, technicians, educators, volunteers, and families to bring Disney's Frozen: The Broadway Musical to life.

This production represented so much of what Venture Stage Company was created to do: bring professional and emerging artists together, create meaningful opportunities for local performers, and build ambitious theatre in collaboration with the next generation. This was our first co-production with DMR Adventures and given the success, it will not be the last.

Thank you to every audience member who joined us, laughed with Olaf, cheered for Anna and Kristoff, and watched Elsa discover that love is stronger than fear. The energy inside The Paramount was extraordinary—from longtime theatre supporters to hundreds of young audience members experiencing the wonder of live theatre.

We are deeply grateful to every artist and collaborator who helped create this production, to DMR Adventures and our entire Frozen family, and to Jesus Pino for capturing these fabulous photos.

This may have been our final visit to Arendelle, but Venture’s season is only beginning. Next up: Dear Evan Hansen. 💙

07/31/2026

07/31/2026

WE’RE OFFICIALLY ONE DAY AWAY! ❄️
Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical opens TOMORROW at The Paramount Theater!
Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, and the entire company for a spectacular journey through Arendelle filled with beloved songs, unforgettable characters, and plenty of Frozen magic.

There are only THREE performances:
❄️ Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 PM
❄️ Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 PM
❄️ Sunday, August 2 at 3:00 PM

Don’t wait until the gates open to choose your seats. Get your tickets now at theparamount.net/events!

Presented by DMR Adventures and Venture Stage Company.

07/03/2026

You’ve been asking what’s next.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Director: XAVIER TAYLOR
Music Director: KRISTIN BALTES

AUDITIONS: JULY 15 | 4PM-9PM
BELMONT ARTS COLLABORATIVE
VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON