EVERY BRILLIANT THING, a Part of the Norfolk Theatre Festival

EVERY BRILLIANT THING
June 8, 2025 at 7:30
Norfolk State University Brown Hall Main Theatre

Every Brilliant Thing is an immersive storytelling experience that blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction. It tells the story of someone growing up in the shadow of their mother's struggle with suicidal depression while learning to grapple with their own journey. 

Every Brilliant Thing provides a life-affirming jolt of humanism, reminding us that hope comes from the miracles of life’s minutiae. Seating is performed on the NSU Theatre stage for an up-close and intimate evening.

This performance is free, though we do recommend you RSVP to ensure your seat.

Scott Wichmann: MISTER SHOWTIME, Part of the Norfolk Theatre Festival

SCOTT WICHMANN: MISTER SHOWTIME
June 21, 2025 at 7:30
Virginia Art Festival’s Robin Hixon Theatre

Blending the best of the Rat Pack, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme and more, Scott Wichmann is Mister Showtime, bringing back the style and flair of a bygone era with his signature charisma.

Backed by a tight trio led by Musical Director Ryan Corbitt, Mister Showtime is a great night out for both the young and the young at heart!

“He's got a voice like a million bucks and, more importantly, a sharp and sassy stage presence.”
~STYLE Weekly

“Scott Wichmann is a Force of Nature.”
~The Richmond Times-Dispatch

VEER Magazine: Virginia Stage Closes Season with Every Brilliant Thing

VEER Magazine: Virginia Stage Closes Season with Every Brilliant Thing

By Jerome Langston

“Every Brilliant Thing is a play that I have seen more often than any other play that I’ve directed,” says Tom Quaintance, the Producing Artistic Director of Virginia Stage Company, during a recent phone chat earlier this week. It’s quite the striking statement from this long-time AD and theatre director, who has obviously seen a whole lot of shows during his decades long career. Tom led VSC’s 2022 production of Every Brilliant Thing, which closed out season 43. Now it’s bringing season 46 to a fitting close, with a short run production on stage at the Wells, that also celebrates its successful touring production — a show that has impacted thousands of people with its over 70 performances.

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT: A review of raucous ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ out for blood

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT: A review of raucous ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ out for blood

Contrary to some who complain that theater has gotten too political (theater, of course, has always been political), Virginia Stage Company‘s “Little Shop of Horrors” is merely, in the words of director Tom Quaintance, an innocent “horror comedy rock musical” designed to lull audiences into a plant-like stupor …

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