Production History 2000 - 2006

After Johann Strauss, Jr.

Directed by Gerald Schwarz
Musical Director Kevin Long
Designers Elwood Robinson / Margaret Cheney
With Valerie Bennett, Wally Doyle, Peter Goebel, Anwei Kilgore, Jim Mitchell, John Mize, Tim Morton, Janie Prince, Ross Steeves, and Jim Turner
The Goodwin House, Olde Towne Portsmouth
May 2000 

Directed by Jim Turner
With Joel Haberli, Margie Hunter, Michael Hunter, Keisha Mainor, and Jade Williams
First Virginia Bank Tower, Norfolk
September 2001 

Written by Edward Albee

Directed by Christopher Hanna and Gerald Schwarz, resp. Designers Jill Snapp / Chrisse Rubenstein
With Victoria Blake, Juan Estela, Michael Hunter, Jonathan Lichtenstein, Willy McGhee, Jim Turner, and Virginia Vail
Co-produced with the Theatre Program and the Literary Festival of Old Dominion University
Stables Theatre at ODU, Norfolk
October 2001

Written by Bill Irwin and Mark O’Donnell, after Moliere

Directed by Jim Turner
Designers Nancy Daugherty / Terry Bliss
Co-produced with the North Street Playhouse, Onancock
Contemporary Art Center, Virginia Beach; Tour to Austria/Europe
May/June 2002 

Written by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Directed by Gerald Schwarz
Designers Elwood Robinson / Lisa Trengove-Jones
With Robin Chapman, Frankie Little Hardin, Margie Hunter, Michael Hunter, Sybil MacBeth, Gwen Spear Meng, Tim Morton, Houssam Quraid, Gail Sedel, Nicholas Thornburg, Jim Turner, Virginia Vail, and Kamal Zayed
Chrysler Museum Theatre, Norfolk
October / November 2002

Written by Neil LaBute

Directed by Natasha Bunnell
Designers Jill Snapp / Rose Henderson-Diehl
With Sandra Pilar Hernandez, Brad McMurran, Karen Levy Newnam, and Matthew Mozingo
Coproduced with the theatre program of Old Dominion University
Stables Theatre of ODU
December 2003 / January 2004

Written by Neil Monaghan,
Diene Petterle and Christopher Heimann

Directed by Gerald Schwarz
Designers Gerald Schwarz / Tiara Dimond / Stephanie Horning / Willy McGhee
With Kiersten Armstrong, Beatty Barnes, Jr., Sherman T. Edwards, Jr., Amy Ingram, and Jim Turner
40th Street Stage, Norfolk
October 2004

The Underpants
 

Written by Carl Sternheim,
adapted by Steve Martin

Directed by Frankie Little Hardin
Designers Elwood Robinson / Frankie Little Hardin / Rachael Sulecki / Stephanie Horning
With Angie Aresco, Wade Brinkley, Ed Carden, Brad McMurran, Gerald Schwarz, Nicholas Thornburg, and Courtney Wolter
40th Street Stage, Norfolk
January / February 2005

Topdog/Underdog
by Suzan-Lori Parks

Directed by Jim Turner
Designers Matthew Gorris / Tiara Dimond
With Beatty Barnes, Jr., and Casey Braxton
40th Street Stage, Norfolk
March / April 2005

Let's Do It!
 

A multimedia journey into the heart of love via the songs of Cole Porter
Conceived and directed by Gerald Schwarz

Box of Noise

Written and performed by
Amy Ingram
Space & Light: Scott Quirk

40th Street Stage, Norfolk
June 2005

Chesapeake
by Lee Blessing

Directed by Cortney Doucette
Designers Elwood Robinson / Jacob Reide Jennings / Amy Repak / Jonathan Pominville
With Jim Turner

40th Street Stage, Norfolk
September 2005

Italy
by Chelley Merrell

Directed by Natasha Bunnell
Choreography by Jacob Reide Jennings
Designers Elwood Robinson / Jacob Reide Jennings / Amy Repak / Jonathan Pominville
With Jacob Reide Jennings and Chelley Merrell

40th Street Stage, Norfolk
September 2005

Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes

Newly adapted and directed by
Gerald Schwarz
Designers Miro Kirov / Margaret Cheney / Tiara Dimond / William McGhee
With Kiersten Armstrong, Beatty Barnes, Jr., Edwin Castillo, Kent Collins, Quiana Erb, Robert Mercer, Bob Nelson, Cheryl A. Sharp and Brian Wrestler

40th Street Stage, Norfolk
November/December 2005

Coriolanus
by William Shakespeare

Adapted and directed by
Ed Jacob
Designers Matt Gorris / Astin Jones / Jeff Brangan / Andrew Wright
With Bill Armstrong, Kiersten Armstrong, Beatty Barnes, Jr., John Cauthen, Ashley Cavasos, Kent Collins, Andrei Fedyszyn, Robert Mercer, Will Oyster, Ed Palmer, Russ Staggs, Jim Turner, Amber Wood and Brian Wrestler

40th Street Stage, Norfolk
January/February 2006

Directed by Gerald Schwarz
Designers Elwood Robinson / Rose Henderson / William McGhee / Jonathan Pominville
With Beatty M. Barnes, Jr., Wally Doyle, Chelley Merrell and Ed Palmer
Selden Arcade, Norfolk
January/February 2007

Directed by Pinkie Spencer Chappell
Designers Nicholas Thornburg / Yvette Williams / Ken Willey / William McGhee
With Kiersten Armstrong, Pinkie Spencer Chappell, LaToya Johns,
Jasmine Monroe and Robert Wilson
40th Street Stage, Norfolk
April/May 2007

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