The Waverly Gallery Virtual Reading

March 20, 2021 at 2:00pm

Written by Kenneth Lonergan, Directed by Alex Levy

1st Stage is thrilled to produce a live reading of The Waverly Gallery, by Kenneth Lonergan, featuring the original 1st Stage cast. This brilliant production was cancelled due to the pandemic, and we are thrilled to be able to provide our audience a taste of this phenomenal show.

ABOUT THE WAVERLY GALLERY
In this 2019 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Play, Gladys, the elderly matriarch of the Green family is always irascible but now increasingly erratic, Gladys becomes a cause for concern to her family. “Deeply theatrical and often deeply funny,” raved The New York Times.

The virtual performance costs only $5 (per household) to attend. The reading will take place via Zoom.

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Community Conversations

Connecting the community through artwork, stories, and conversation.

VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

You can see all of 1st Stage’s virtual Community Conversations on our Youtube channel. Thank you for joining us!

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VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

1st Stage’s exciting Virtual Round Table Discussions that brought together artists from across the country (many for the first time) for face-to-face conversations has ended. But don’t worry, you can view all of the discussions on our Youtube channel here. Thank you for joining us!

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Classes

We are excited to announce the start of Virtual Classroom Session 3!

Please see the list of courses below. The deadline for registration is Thursday, March 11, so act fast before all of our spots fill up!

Drama Games (5yrs – 8yrs)
Teacher: Deidra LaWan Starnes
Duration: 45 min
When: Mondays, 4pm-4:45pm
Description: This course will introduce the young student to basic acting skills through games, activities, and exercises.

Playwriting Fundamentals (Adults)
Teacher: E. M. Lewis
Duration: 2 Hours
When: Tuesdays, 6pm – 8pm
Description: This fast-paced class will introduce students to the basics of play writing: idea generation, dramatic action, character, and dialogue development.

Improvisation (Middle School/High School)
Teacher: Heidi Fortune Picker
When: Wednesdays, 5pm-5:45pm
Description: This class will engage students to the principles of improvisation. It will focus on concepts such as “Yes, and…” and building on a story as well as activities to help students let go of their inner critic and rediscover play.

Improvisation (Adults)
Teacher; Heidi Fortune Picker
When: Wednesdays, 7pm-8pm
Description: This class will engage students to the principles of improvisation. It will focus on concepts such as “Yes, and…” and building on a story as well as activities to help students let go of their inner critic and rediscover play.

We're working on exciting new programming

Stay tuned for more updates.

Flex Pass

Flex Pass- $335 for 12 “anytime” tickets
The Flex Pass package offers you a flexible way to see all of Season 13—at a discount too! The versatile Flex Pass gives you 12 tickets to use anytime throughout the season. You can use all 12 at once, singularly, or in groups. You can even give the passes as gifts for birthdays, celebrations, or at the Holidays!

Save money – The Flex Pass will save you over 30% on season tickets.
Become a cultural ambassador – We know you love 1^st Stage, so bring your friends and share the magic with them. We’ll give you lots to talk about afterward!
Be choosy – One of the plays in the season not speaking to you? You can choose to skip it and use your Flex Pass tickets on the shows that excite you this season. There’s a lot to choose from and explore!

Call 703-854-1856 with questions and to purchase.

Pick-3 Flex Pass

NEW! Pick-3 Flex Pass- $100 (individual= 3 tickets) or $200 (dual= 6 tickets)
The NEW Pick-3 Flex Pass package offers you a flexible way to select the shows that speak to you—at a discount too! The versatile Pick-3 Flex Pass gives you tickets for up to three productions of your choice anytime throughout the season. You can use all your tickets at once, singularly, or in groups. It’s up to you! You can even give the passes as gifts for birthdays, celebrations, or at the Holidays!

Save money – The Pick-3 Flex Pass will save you over 25% on tickets.
Be choosy – Some of the plays in the season not speaking to you? You can choose to skip it and use your Pick-3 Flex Pass tickets on the shows that excite you this season. There’s a lot to choose from and explore!

Call 703-854-1856 with questions and to purchase.

Gift Certificates

Give the gift of live theater at 1st Stage for birthdays, holidays, and celebrations. Available in denominations of $25, a 1st Stage gift card can be used at any regularly scheduled season programming.

Must call 703-854-1856 to purchase.

Season 2020-2021

In the 2019 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Play, Gladys, the elderly matriarch of the Green family, has run an art gallery in a small Greenwich Village hotel for many years. The management wants to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a coffee shop. Always irascible but now increasingly erratic, Gladys becomes a cause for concern to her family. By the Academy Award winning writer of Manchester by the Sea, this poignant, wacky and heartrending production is “deeply theatrical and often deeply funny” – The New York Times.

This witty, Tony Award-Nominated play, filled with music, dance, and comedy sketches, introduces us to Chauncey Miles, a gay burlesque performer at the Irving Place Theater. Chauncy specializes in playing the stock character of “the nance,” an extremely effeminate, blatantly homosexual staple of the 1930s stage. As New York’s Mayor LaGuardia cracks down on any kind of deviant or scandalous behavior onstage, Chauncey and the cast of The Irving Place Theater have to decide what they are willing to stand up for. “Beane’s funny but bittersweet portrait of a vanished era contains just enough warning about the guardians of “morality” who are always waiting in the wings to make ‘The Nance’ timely as well as nostalgic.” – The Chicago Tribune

Pulitzer Prize Winner and Macarthur Genius Grant Winner Lynn Nottage gives us the story of Mlima, an elderly “big tusker” elephant from a protected reserve in Kenya. When Mlima is poached for his glorious ivory tusks, those tusks begin a journey across the world, introducing us to a string of characters, each with their own goals and struggles surrounding the ivory trade. In every scene, Mlima’s own magnificent presence hovers in the background, lending the weight of his history to this beautiful story. “…achieved and sustained with such artful and ingenious simplicity…” – The New York Times

Featuring national, award-winning solo performers for two weeks of outstanding performances. “These one-person shows provide the same satisfactions of character and plot development as any other play. But they also offer something else: the sheer physical feat of one person conjuring up an entire world for 90 minutes with no help from anyone.” – The Washington Post

1st Stage Gallery

For each live production in the 1st Stage season, a corresponding art show adorns the walls. The intimate and eclectic gallery is curated by local artist Deborah Conn and brings the work of some of the most exciting area artists in front of 1st Stage patrons. Enjoy a myriad of artistic styles and mediums while you explore the theater and before/after you take in a show.