Photos by Jay Paul. Videography by Matt Polson.
Archive: Once
February 8 - March 3, 2019
Previews February 6 and 7
The November Theatre
Marjorie Arenstein Stage
Based on the Film by John Carney
Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Book by Enda Walsh
Direction by Nathaniel Shaw
Musical Direction by J. Michael Zygo
Part of Richmond's Acts of Faith Festival
Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
Adult themes/language
Approximately 2 hours with intermission.
Please join us in the lobby 30 minutes before each performance for a pre-show jam session with the cast. You do not want to miss this special live music! There will be Irish beer for sale inside the theatre (cash only) so you don't miss a single moment!
"Heartwarming Once is theatrical gold "
"One of the region's best musicals in years!"
"A musical love story like no other"
"Filled with heart, Once is a romantic winner"
"A wondrous combination of love for music and music for love!"
"Nothing short of magical... will leave you breathless"
"Romantic... rousing... thoroughly enjoyable."
Described as one of the most original musicals of our time, Once follows a classic tale of boy-meets-girl but through the eyes of two musicians and the community they bring together on the streets of Dublin. Based on the 2007 movie, winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Falling Slowly”), Once features a cast that acts as its own orchestra to tell an enchanting and emotionally captivating story about love, humanity, and the redemptive power of music.
Acts of Faith Festival
How we act toward those we love serves as the theme for the Richmond theater community’s 15th annual Acts of Faith Festival
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Access for the Blind
Sunday, February 17 at 2 p.m.
Virginia Rep is delighted to partner with Virginia Voice to offer select Audio Described performances for patrons with blindness or advanced visual impairment. READ MORE...
In Memoriam
With great affection and respect, we dedicate this production to the memory of Guy Kinman. In 1985, when we were developing Runners, our runaway and delinquency prevention program based on 41 interviews with teenagers living in emergency shelters throughout Virginia, Guy was the newly elected president of the Richmond-Virginia Gay Alliance. He read about our work in the Times-Dispatch, and, knowing that a disproportionate number of runaways were LGBT youth, he called us to ensure that his teens were represented in our research. This was eight years before our friends and colleagues founded Richmond Triangle Players.
Two years later, when we staged The Normal Heart, RVA’s first play dealing with the growing AIDS crisis, we called Guy and asked him to advise us, and help us build partnerships in the gay community for the production. When a major corporate donor informed us that they would be withdrawing their $10,000 in annual support unless we cancelled the production (we didn’t cancel, they did withhold their funding), Guy was among those who went to bat for us to ensure that funding was restored the following year. Since then, Guy has advised us on every play and musical Virginia Rep has produced related to gay themes. A former Presbyterian minister and Air Force Chaplain during the Korean War, Guy Kinman was among the most courageous, committed, and kind hearted individuals we have known. He died last year at age 100 after a life well lived. Virginia Rep and all of Central Virginia will be forever in his debt.