Richmond Shakespeare

Richmond Shakespeare OUR MISSION:
We produce vital works of classical and contemporary theatre, with Shakespeare as our foundation.

We approach this work boldly with a resolve to ignite spirits, educate minds and defy expectation. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• Belief in the transforming power of the spoken word;
• Commitment to the productive interplay of past and present dramatic works universal to the human experience, engaging them with love and irreverence;
• Creation of theatre that is intelligent, passionate, and uncompromising;
• Devotion to a mutually fulfilling relationship between theatre and community;
• Dedication to comprehensive education that encourages intellectual, emotional and social development, removing barriers and opening hearts and minds;

All within an environment of respect, empathy, and invention in the pursuit of excellence.

🎭 WELCOME TO THE TEAM, AMBER! 🎭Richmond Shakespeare is thrilled to welcome Amber Martinez as our new Education Manager! ...
09/02/2026

🎭 WELCOME TO THE TEAM, AMBER! 🎭

Richmond Shakespeare is thrilled to welcome Amber Martinez as our new Education Manager! ✨

Amber brings extensive experience in theatre education, community engagement, and arts administration. She spent nearly seven years as Arts in Education Manager at Virginia Repertory Theatre, overseeing touring programs and partnerships with schools and community organizations. She later served as Communications Director at Firehouse Theatre and most recently worked as a Voice Over Artist for CoStar.

A graduate of VCU, Amber holds both a BFA in Theatre Performance and an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy. Her work as an artist and educator is rooted in a belief in the power of theatre to connect people. ❤️

At Richmond Shakespeare, Amber will help lead and grow our education programs—including Student Matinees, Bardathon, the Festival Young Company, and our expanding work with schools and young people throughout Virginia.

We couldn't be more excited to have Amber joining us as we begin this next chapter of Richmond Shakespeare's education programming.

👏 Please join us in giving Amber a very warm Richmond Shakespeare welcome!

🎩✨ THAT’S A WRAP ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST! ✨🎩“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” — Oscar Wilde, The I...
08/30/2026

🎩✨ THAT’S A WRAP ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST! ✨🎩

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

And what a wonderfully complicated, hilarious, joyful journey this has been. ❤️

Congratulations to the entire cast, creative team, crew, stage management, front-of-house team, and everyone behind the scenes on an incredible run of The Importance of Being Earnest and a spectacular conclusion to our 2026 Shakespeare Fest!

You gave us laughter, beautiful performances, packed houses, added performances, sold-out shows—and more than a few cucumber sandwiches. 🥒🎭

A huge thank-you to our wonderful friends at Richmond Triangle Players at the Robert B. Moss Theatre for welcoming us into their home and being such generous partners and hosts.

And thank you to our friends at Firehouse Theatre for building the beautiful set that helped transform the theatre into Wilde’s wonderfully ridiculous world. 🛋️✨

This production—and this entire summer—has reminded us of something we believe deeply: collaboration makes our theatre community stronger. When Richmond’s arts organizations share our spaces, resources, talents, ideas, and audiences, we can create something greater than any of us could create alone.

We are incredibly fortunate to be part of a community of artists and organizations that show up for one another, and we look forward to finding even more ways to work together in the seasons ahead. ❤️

To everyone who joined us for Earnest and throughout the 2026 Shakespeare Fest: thank you for showing up, laughing with us, and supporting live theatre.

And to our Earnest family…

🎩🥒 Congratulations on an incredible run. Happy Closing! 🥒🎩

🎩✨ THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CURTAIN ✨🎩As we head into the final performance of The Importance of Being Earnest and bring ou...
08/29/2026

🎩✨ THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CURTAIN ✨🎩

As we head into the final performance of The Importance of Being Earnest and bring our 2026 Shakespeare Fest to a close, we want to shine the spotlight on the extraordinary people who have kept everything running front of house and backstage! ❤️

From welcoming patrons and keeping the drinks flowing to calling the show, managing scene changes, solving problems on the fly, and doing the hundred little things an audience may never see—live theatre simply doesn’t happen without this team.

👏 Samm Weldon Wilkinson — Patron Services Manager
🍸 Savita Sinha — Bar Manager
🎩 Jase Smith Sullivan — Managing Director
✨ Saskia Price — Assistant Stage Manager
✨ Nic Hall — Assistant Stage Manager
🎧 Shawanna Hall — Production Stage Manager

Through sold-out houses, added performances, understudy adventures, quick changes, cucumber sandwiches, and all the beautiful controlled chaos of live theatre, this team has been there making it happen.

Tonight, when the lights come up and the applause begins, some of the people who deserve it most will be standing just out of sight.

❤️ Happy Closing, team! Thank you for everything you’ve done to make Earnest—and our entire 2026 Shakespeare Fest—such a wonderful success. 🎭✨

🚨🎩 WAIT… FOUR TICKETS JUST BECAME AVAILABLE! 🎩🚨We thought we were completely sold out, but 4 tickets have just opened up...
08/28/2026

🚨🎩 WAIT… FOUR TICKETS JUST BECAME AVAILABLE! 🎩🚨

We thought we were completely sold out, but 4 tickets have just opened up for the FINAL PERFORMANCE of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest! 🥒✨

🎭 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 at 7:30 PM
🔥 FINAL PERFORMANCE
🎟️ ONLY 4 TICKETS AVAILABLE!

This is your unexpected FINAL chance to join us for the show Richmond audiences have packed all month long—and to help us close out the 2026 Shakespeare Fest with one last sold-out house! ❤️

These will not last. Grab them while you can!

And once they’re gone, we will still have a waitlist at the door beginning one hour before curtain for any last-minute seats that become available.

📍 Richmond Triangle Players – Robert B. Moss Theatre
📅 Must close August 29!
📸
🎟️ TIX: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36679

🎩✨ YOU DID IT, RVA — WE ARE SOLD OUT! ✨🎩The entire remaining run of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is off...
08/28/2026

🎩✨ YOU DID IT, RVA — WE ARE SOLD OUT! ✨🎩

The entire remaining run of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is officially SOLD OUT! 🎉🥒

What an extraordinary way to close our 2026 Shakespeare Fest. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this summer and to the incredible audiences who have packed the house for Earnest! ❤️

🎭 STILL HOPING TO JOIN US?

We will have a WAITLIST AT THE DOOR for each of our final performances.

⏰ The waitlist will open ONE HOUR BEFORE CURTAIN.
🎟️ Any seats that become available will be offered to patrons on the waitlist.

We cannot guarantee that seats will become available, but if you’re feeling particularly Bunbury-ish and want to take your chances, come see us! 😉

To our cast, crew, artists, staff, volunteers, and audiences: thank you for making this such an incredible run.

🥒🎩 ALGERNON HAS EATEN THE CUCUMBER SANDWICHES… AND YOU’VE EATEN UP THE TICKETS! 🎩🥒Lane may be doing his best to keep thi...
08/28/2026

🥒🎩 ALGERNON HAS EATEN THE CUCUMBER SANDWICHES… AND YOU’VE EATEN UP THE TICKETS! 🎩🥒

Lane may be doing his best to keep things respectable, but there’s no disguising it: the final weekend of The Importance of Being Earnest is almost completely sold out!

🎭 TONIGHT — Friday, 8/28 at 7:30 PM: SOLD OUT!
🌸 Saturday, 8/29 at 2:00 PM: ONLY 7 TICKETS REMAIN
🚨 Saturday, 8/29 at 7:30 PM: ONLY 2 TICKETS REMAIN — FINAL PERFORMANCE!

And if you miss those last seats, all is not lost! We will have a waitlist at the door for sold-out performances, and any available seats will be released to patrons on the list.

📍 Richmond Triangle Players – Robert B. Moss Theatre
📅 Must close August 29!
📸
🎟️ TIX: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36679

Algernon would certainly never recommend moderation when something this good is available—so Bunbury your way out of whatever plans you had and grab one of the final tickets! 😂

🎩📚 MISS PRISM HAS AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR YOU… DON’T WAIT TO GET YOUR TICKETS! 📚🎩We have reached CLOSING WEEKEND of Osca...
08/27/2026

🎩📚 MISS PRISM HAS AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR YOU… DON’T WAIT TO GET YOUR TICKETS! 📚🎩

We have reached CLOSING WEEKEND of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and tickets are disappearing faster than a certain three-volume novel! 👜😂

Featuring the wonderful Patricia Austin as Miss Prism, there are only four chances left to step into Algernon’s parlor and enjoy the wit, romance, and absolute absurdity of Wilde’s classic comedy.

🎟️ CLOSING WEEKEND:

🔥 Thursday, 8/27 at 7:30 PM — NEARLY SOLD OUT
🔴 Friday, 8/28 at 7:30 PM — SOLD OUT!
🌸 Saturday, 8/29 at 2:00 PM — GOING FAST
🔥 Saturday, 8/29 at 7:30 PM — NEARLY SOLD OUT — FINAL PERFORMANCE!

After an incredible summer, Shakespeare Fest must come to an end this Saturday night. ❤️

If you’ve been meaning to see Earnest, this is truly your last chance. Don’t find yourself in Miss Prism’s bad books—get those tickets now! 🥒🎭

📍 Richmond Triangle Players – Robert B. Moss Theatre
📅 Must close August 29!
📸

🎟️ TIX: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36679

🎩🥒 JUST 4 TICKETS LEFT FOR TONIGHT! 🥒🎩Richmond, you continue to show up for The Importance of Being Earnest — and we are...
08/22/2026

🎩🥒 JUST 4 TICKETS LEFT FOR TONIGHT! 🥒🎩

Richmond, you continue to show up for The Importance of Being Earnest — and we are feeling the love! ❤️

🎟️ TONIGHT at 7:30 PM — ONLY 4 TICKETS LEFT!
🔴 Sunday at 2:00 PM — SOLD OUT!

And we're heading into our FINAL WEEK next week, with performances already filling up fast! 👀

If Earnest is still on your summer must-see list, now is the time to make your plans. Don't wait until Lady Bracknell has to tell you that you should have acquired some tickets as soon as possible. 🎩😂

⭐ “It was incredible. What a great night at the theatre.”
— Christian Detres, RVA Magazine

📍 Richmond Triangle Players – Robert B. Moss Theatre
📅 Must close August 29!
📸

🎟️ TIX: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36679

🎩🥒 THE REVIEWS ARE IN. THE HOUSES ARE FULL. AND EARNEST MUST CLOSE AUGUST 29! 🥒🎩After a SOLD-OUT opening weekend and mul...
08/21/2026

🎩🥒 THE REVIEWS ARE IN. THE HOUSES ARE FULL. AND EARNEST MUST CLOSE AUGUST 29! 🥒🎩

After a SOLD-OUT opening weekend and multiple sold-out performances since, The Importance of Being Earnest is heading into its final performances—and tickets are disappearing fast!

⭐ “It was incredible. What a great night at the theatre.”
— Christian Detres, RVA Magazine

⭐ “Harlow and O’Brien prove to be excellent wrigglers.”
— Rich Griset, Style Weekly

Audiences have been raving, too:

💬 “A brilliant show!”
💬 “Amazing show! My friends and I loved it so much!”
💬 “Lots of fun from beginning to end!”
💬 “The entire cast are so talented and fun to watch. Beautiful costumes and set!”

Step inside Algernon’s Victorian parlor for Oscar Wilde’s deliciously witty comedy of mistaken identities, romance, Bunburying, and, of course, cucumber sandwiches. 🥒✨

🎭 MUST CLOSE AUGUST 29!
📍 Richmond Triangle Players – Robert B. Moss Theatre
🎟️ TIX: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36679

With performances continuing to sell out, don’t wait until it’s too late. Get your tickets today!

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