UR Free Theatre & Dance

UR Free Theatre & Dance

The University of Richmond Department of Theatre & Dance believes in the power of theatre and dance to build community through art, and that access to the arts should not be limited in any way. In partnership with the School of Arts & Sciences, we have created the UR Free Theatre and Dance initiative in order to remove economic barriers and make theatre and dance accessible to everyone. We are committed to the theatre as a vibrant cultural force that engages audiences in meaningful and addresses important issues of our time through compelling live performances.

All performances are free for all, but reservations are required.

To reserve tickets  visit the Modlin Center Box Office.

UR Free Theatre & Dance Performances at ModlinSeason Archive

Stop Kiss

Stop Kiss

STOP KISS

by Diana Son
Directed by Jenny Cavenaugh

 

October 3-5, 2024 | 7:30 PM

October 6, 2024 | 2:00 PM

Cousins Studio Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts


In Stop Kiss by Diana Son, Sara and Callie’s budding romance in New York City takes an unexpected turn when a simple kiss leads to a violent attack. As they navigate the aftermath, their friends and loved ones rally around them, forcing everyone to confront their own biases and the true power of love.

The House that Will Not Stand

The House That Will Not Stand

THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND

by Marcus Gardley
Directed by Lucretia Marie Anderson

 

November 21-23, 2024 | 7:30 PM

November 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM

Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts

 

A gripping examination of the intersecting captivities of enslaved and free women of color in 1830’s New Orleans, The House that Will Not Stand is a haunting tale of family drama told with humor and love. With quick-witted dialogue, playwright Marcus Gardley delivers the story of a widowed mother determined to provide a future of independence for her daughters only to be ensnared by social customs and their own desires.

University Dancers

University Dancers 40th Anniversary Concert

UNIVERSITY DANCERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Directed by Anne Van Gelder

 

February 28 - March 1, 2025, 7:30 PM

March 2, 2025, 2:00 PM

Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts

 

University Dancers celebrates 40 years of engaging dance with our annual concert that brings to the University of Richmond the work of three innovative guest choreographers from the US and Canada. San Francisco-based artist and educator Robin Dekkers’ work has been hailed as cerebral and cutting edge. Dekkers collaborative approach to their work seeks to break down barriers and cultivate deeper connections. Robin Dekkers is the founder and artistic director of Post:ballet, a San Francisco-based contemporary company founded in 2009. While on campus, Dekkers will create a dance for film project featuring both the beautiful campus and the talented dance students at Richmond. Vancouver-based choreographer Charlotte Boye-Christensen’s collaborative work challenges perceptions of what defines dance, while not rejecting tradition. Ms. Boye-Christensen is the founder of NOW-ID, an interdisciplinary contemporary performance company known for its site-specific work and its commitment to inventing unique forms. Jamaican-born dancemaker Christopher Rudd will create his first work for the company. Rudd, a 2019 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow, creates work that is informed by his experience as a queer Black man in dance and intersects with multiple movement genres including ballet, contemporary, and circus arts. In 2020, Rudd created the groundbreaking work TOUCHÉ for American Ballet Theatre. Aligning with the department’s mission, the creative work by Dekkers, Boye-Christensen, and Rudd utilizes contemporary dance to educate and engage community. The concert will also feature new works choreographed by Department of Theatre & Dance faculty Angelica Burgos, Alicia Díaz, Eric Rivera, and Anne Van Gelder. Outstanding adjudicated student choreography will be featured and department faculty members Johann Stegmeir and Maja E. White will design costumes and lighting respectively. Do not miss these talented dancers perform in a variety of contemporary works.

Urinetown

Urinetown

URINETOWN

by Greg Kotis
Directed by Dorothy Holland

 

April 17-19, 2025 | 7:30 PM

April 20, 2025 | 2:00 PM

Alice Jepson Theatre, Modlin Center for the Arts

 

Winner of three Tony Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire: a terrible water shortage has led to a government ban on private toilets and citizens have to use paid public toilets, owned by a single malevolent company. In this wickedly funny and delightfully intelligent comedic romp, Urinetown is an irreverent tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution at a time when water is worth its weight in gold.