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Big Brother Is Watching You: George Orwell's "1984" on Stage Now at Woolfe Street Playhouse

 Village Rep kicks off its Season 16 with a chilling stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian classic, "1984." Published in 1949, 1984 is one of the most influential novels in recent history, with its chilling depiction of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance and incessant public mind-control. Its ideas have become our ideas, and Orwell's fiction is often said to be our reality.

"1984" is playing now on the Woolfe Street Playhouse Mainstage. See it September 2-17; click here to purchase tickets.

Sci-Fi Stage Thriller "The Nether" Final Showing This Weekend

“Imagine an episode of “Law & Order: SVU,” written by a futurist fiction writer like Ray Bradbury” and you have Jennifer Haley’s gripping and critically acclaimed The Nether. The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of the imagination.

Featuring Evan Parry, Sierra Garland, Robin Burke, Abby Hricik, Spencer Jones. Catch The Nether, presented by Village Repertory Co. at Woolfe Street Playhouse. There are four performances this weekend. Catch the final showing on April 10th at 5pm after 2nd Sunday with a special talk back after the show.  Click here to purchase tickets. 

Gripping and Critically Acclaimed Play "The Nether" Opens March 25th at Woolfe Street Playhouse

“Imagine an episode of Law & Order: SVU written by a futurist fiction writer like Ray Bradbury” and you have Jennifer Haley’s gripping and critically acclaimed play The Nether. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether has been lauded with critical acclaim from The New York Times, Time Out London, The Huffington Post and Variety (to name a few), this searing new work is both serpentine crime drama and haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the consequences of living out our private dreams. A new virtual wonderland provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every whim. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers a dark battle over technology and human desire.

Catch Village Repertory Co.'s The Nether at the Woolfe Street Playhouse, March 25 - April 10. Click here to purchase tickets. Due to the adult subject matter, The Nether is for mature audiences. It is appropriate for high school students and older.

Discord: The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy

A Founding Father, a Victorian novelist and a Russian revolutionary walk into a … stop me if you’ve heard this one. The Village Repertory Co. presents Discord: The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy, playing on Woolfe Street Playhouse February 12-21. 

Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy are brought together in a blistering battle of wits for the ages. From Scott Carter (Executive Producer of Real Time with Bill Maher), this whip-smart comedy examines what happens when great men of history are forced to repeat it. Click here to purchase tickets.

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Village Rep's 15th Anniversary Season Continues with "BYHALIA" World Premiere

BYHALIA is coming to Charleston. Be a part of the World Premiere Conversation and catch it at Woolfe Street Playhouse January 8th - 16th.

Jim and Laurel Parker are about to become new parents. They are broke. They are loud. They are “proud white trash.” When Laurel finally gives birth to their overdue child, she and Jim are faced with the biggest challenge of their lives: their baby boy is black, the result of Laurel’s affair the previous year. The lives of their families and friends are thrown into turmoil in Byhalia, Mississippi, a town with a racially-charged past that still affects its present.

This production will premiere at Woolfe Street Playhouse in conjunction with New Colony and Definition Theatre Company  while simultaneously receiving world premiere openings the weekend of January 8, 2016 in Chicago, Toronto, Memphis. The following week, the drama will also receive staged readings in Birmingham, AL, Boulder, CO and Los Angeles, CA. Audiences in all seven cities will come together for an online talkback on Monday, January 18 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) to discuss the play’s impact on their local audiences.

To purchase tickets to The Village Rep's BYHALIA, click here or call (843) 856-1579. 

Catch "Santaland Diaries" on Woolfe, Based on a Short Story by David Sedaris

Looking for something different this holiday season? Leave the kids at home and join Woolfe Street Playhouse, for a hilarious, irreverent look at Christmas through the eyes of a retail store elf in "Santaland Diaries".

The Village Rep's "Santaland Diaries" is based on the writings of David Sedaris and directed by Robbie Thomas. Crumpet the Elf relives his tale of his brief stint working at Macy’s “Santaland” attraction in New York City. The play chronicles the holiday season and is filled with charged, politically incorrect, irreverent commentaries of fellow elves, Santa’s true colors, and the raucous adults and children who come to sit on St. Nick’s lap. Starring Brennen Reeves as Crumpet.

Click here to buy tickets. Playing in the Sidestage on Woolfe: December 11, 12, 17,18,19 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday December 12 at 6pm.

Two Special Halloween Weekend Shows at Woolfe Street Playhouse

Just in time for Halloween, Woolfe Street Playhouse has two short-running plays for some spooky fun this Halloween weekend.

First is "The Turn of the Screw". Follow two actors on this theatrical journey as Henry James’ psychological thriller unfolds. This classic ghost story puts YOU in the action for an interactive theatrical experience like none other. Showing October 29th and 30th at 9:00pm and October 31 at 10:00pm. Click here to buy tickets.

The second is "The Addams Family" the musical presented by the Village Rep Teen Troupe. The weird and wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life in this new macabre musical comedy. Created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman & Rick elice, Drama Desk Award winner Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) directed by Village Rep education head, Mary Fishburne. 

Come and meet the family October 29th and October 30th at 6:00pm and October 31st at 2:00 and 5:00pm. Click here to buy tickets. 

From The Village Repertory Co. Comes the Hilarious Comedy "One Man, Two Guvnors"

Catch a performance of "One Man, Two Guvnors" at Woolfe Street Playhouse, now playing through October 17th.

Welcome to swingin’ England. Sex, food and money are high on the agenda in this English version of a classic Italian comedy. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood, but Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

 

Francis takes a second job with Stanley  who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Easy, right? Inspired insanity, high-low antics, and nimble wordplay ensue—all backed by live musicians paying homage to rockabilly and a certain Fab Four. 

 

Join Francis in the fun as he leads you through this topsy-turvy world of love triangles and mistaken identities. It’s more than a sassy update of Carlo Goldoni’s classic knee-slapper. It’s a brilliantly delicious mash-up of splendid comedy, British pantomime, and music-hall revues.

Catch a performance at 3pm during 2nd Sunday on King Street. Click here to purchase tickets. 

Tony Award Winning Smash Comedy "One Man, Two Guvnors" Gets Its South Carolina Premier October 2

Get your tickets now to the South Carolina Premiere of "One Man, Two Guvnors," the Tony Award winning smash comedy the Daily Mail hailed as "the funniest show on the planet."

Welcome to swingin’ England. Sex, food and money are high on the agenda in this English version of a classic Italian comedy. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small-time East End hood, but Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis takes a second job with Stanley who is hiding from the police and waiting to be reunited with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Easy, right?

Inspired insanity, high-low antics, and nimble wordplay ensue—all backed by live musicians paying homage to rockabilly and a certain Fab Four. Join Francis in the fun as he leads you through this topsy-turvy world of love triangles and mistaken identities. It’s more than a sassy update of Carlo Goldoni’s classic knee-slapper. It’s a brilliantly delicious mash-up of splendid comedy, British pantomime, and music-hall revues.

"One Man, Two Guvnors," presented by The Village Repertory Co., comes to Woolfe Street Playhouse October 2 - 17. Click here to get your tickets.

Regional Premiere of "Lungs" at The Village Rep on Woolfe

The first show of The Village Rep's 15th Anniversary Season is on sale now. "Lungs" opens August 28th at the Woolfe Street Playhouse.

This regional premiere is helmed by Noah Brody, the co-founding artistic director of acclaimed NYC Fiasco Theatre Co. Don't miss this riveting theatrical experience like none other. In a time of global anxiety a young couple wants a child but are running out of time. Mary Fishburne (The Explorer’s Club, The Girl Singer) and Will Haden (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) star in this beautiful and intimate tale of love and sacrifice. 

Playing: August 28,29, September 3,4,5,10,11,12 at 7:30 pm and September 6 at 5pm. Season Subscriptions and individual tickets are ON SALE NOW! Click here to purchase.