FWD: RVA – Theater

Launch Point: Richmond.

The rising number of new original works premiering on Richmond’s stages belies the conventional wisdom about the risks involved. Are local companies building a bridge from Broad Street to Broadway?

Join Style Weekly theater critic David Timberline in conversation with key voices from Richmond’s theater community: Irene Ziegler, Desiree Roots, Jason Marks, and Nathaniel Shaw, as they explore why more companies are investing in new work, what it takes to bring an original production to the stage, and what this creative momentum could mean for Richmond’s place in the broader theater landscape.