Children’s Theatre of Hampton Roads Presents
“Chasing Mother Goose”
Written by Jess Pinsky, directed by Katherine Nicole Schulze

The venerable poet Mother Goose currently presides over a library that houses every piece of literature in existence. Day and night she does her best to keep order and ensure peace among the shelves. But even under her no-nonsense watch, the books have a tendency to get out of hand. On a seemingly quiet night, the mad Hatter from Wonderland shows up, and when a copy of Moby Dick is returned with pages missing, Captain Ahab also arrives – to wreak vengeance on the creature that took his leg!

Mother Goose and the Hatter have no choice but to comb the other books for Ahab’s missing pages and put him back together before the library opens in the morning, all the while fleeing the amnesic Ahab on his misguided mission! This hilariously creative play, rich with audience interaction, literary celebrities, and touching moments, will delight audiences of all ages.

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up.

“Space!”
Written and Directed by Jessica Brooke Pinsky

They’ve seen the dinosaurs. Battled robots. Tamed the Wild West. Very nearly traveled to the Middle Ages. Clashed with pirates. And now, your three favorite time-travelers are going where no SciTech Industry employee has gone before: Space!

Drs Wells, Lewis, and Stevens are back to take you on another heart-pounding, jaw-dropping, belly-laughing, interactive adventure! Don’t miss the fifth installment of our Exclamation Point Series: Space!

Appropriate for all ages, best enjoyed by those four and up.

Dustin Furlow is an award-winning singer/songwriter and solo-guitarist whose body of work reflects an influence of today’s modern-contemporary folk artists. With comparisons to Ray LaMontagne and Gregory Alan Isakov, his voice is earthy and unique – conjuring subtle traces of soul and Americana. Furlow eventually carved out a sound that became distinguishable by it’s marriage of complex fingerstyle-guitar work and warm, homespun lyrics. From the foot-tapping groove of “Cherokee Lake” to the haunting melodies in “Evergreen,” Dustin is an ambassador of dynamic control on stage and continues to grow with each album. His fourth studio album release is now in production with Kim Person (Tommy Emmanuel, Stephen Bennett).

In April 2021 Dustin was announced as the winner of Scottish luthier Taran Guitars’ “Young Player Bursary” award.

In February 2017, he received the Veer Magazine Music Award for “Best Acoustic/Folk Artist” in the Southeastern Virginia area. That year he also recieved nominations for “Song of the Year” (The Garden), and “Album of the Year” (The Sound That You Call Home).

In 2016, Furlow released the full-length “The Sound That You Call Home”, which has enjoyed airplay on NPR radio’s “Acoustic Highway”, “Hunter at Sunrise”, and “Out of the Box” and recieved the title of “Album of the Year” by Barry Graham of NPR’s “Acoustic Highway”.

A year later Furlow went on to release the EP “Solo”, which was a live-in-studio project recorded by Rob Ulsh at Master Sound Studios (Justin Timberlake, Depeche Mode, Gwen Stefani) in Virginia Beach. (2017)

https://www.dustinfurlow.com/

Celebrate Africa with Orisirisi drumming, dance, and call and response, inspiring the audience by exploring traditional stories of African heritage. The audience meets “Dog and Turtle,” “The Wolf and The Three Kids,” “Anansi and his Six Sons,” and hear many more entertaining stories that impart life lessons. Nigerian-born Adetutu “Tutu” Harrell and music scholar Don Harrell are spirited performers who have performed all over the world for Disney.

A Z Ticket Bank, FREE, evening Family Time performance provided by Arts for Learning and Virginia African American Cultural Center. Funding for this performance comes from Virginia African American Cultural Center, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts.
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Orisirisi African Folklore is an awe-inspiring adventure rooted in the history, culture, and traditions of Africa: folktales, legends and myths, spirited drumming, dance and song, children’s games, and the African tradition of audience participation. Husband and wife team Don and Tutu Harrell founded this nationally acclaimed company in 1986 to share the beauty and poignancy of African life and culture. Since then, the company has presented its unique brand of folklore to countless people from a vast array of demographics and cultural backgrounds.

Motown Christmas! A musical Cabaret exploring traditional holiday classics with the Motown Flare we all know and love! Celebrate the joyous holiday season with one of the most incomparable musical institutions of America! Motown Christmas is a musical Cabaret that takes you on a journey through the ages that explores the iconic Motown Catalogue and their contributions to music as we know it today!

This exciting, high energy show will have you full of holiday cheer, reminiscing the ground breaking, chart topping songs from icons such as: Dianna Ross and the Supremes, The Temptations, the Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder and so many more!

Written By: Nate Jacobs

Directed by: Derrion LaZachan Hawkins

This performance is presented in collaboration with the Zeiders American Dream Theater and The Underground Performing Arts Collective (UPAC)

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The Underground Performing Arts Collective believes that representation matters. As a result, it is our mission to provide a safe, inclusive space and give voice to performing artists and designers from underrepresented, diverse populations and abilities to create art that inspires, educates, promotes social change, and builds community. Our goal is to produce works that reflect those underrepresented and allow for creative exploration, collaboration, audience engagement, community advocacy, and artist development.

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Brianna Kothari Barnes
Conceived by Dame Productions

A mystical dive bar somewhere between heaven and hell, RATHSKELLER is the place John Casey finds himself when he wakes up after a fatal accident. When the mysterious Bartender and her ruckus rock-n-roll bar staff explain the rules of their den of darkness, the man is left with a choice – to face the deadly sins that landed him on their stool or stay in Rathskeller for eternity. A battle for the soul musical, with a powerhouse rock score, Rathskeller: A Musical Elixir asks the audience – What makes someone worthy of mercy or justice? Can redemption be earned? What do any of us deserve?