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The Founding Black-Box Players
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 Dale Leopold & Tarah Vega |
 Sarah Bella & Kyle Rudnick |
 Annie Zannetti & Andrew Cothern |
 Christina Ashe &
Crystal Oakley |
 Veronica Landrum & Patricia Alli |
A black box theatre is an intimate space that connects the actors and the audience in a way larger venues often can't.
The focus is on the stories being told and the characters being brought to life instead of the technical elements.
In the 60's and 70's when the black box came into vogue, it was often called "the actor's theatre" because the performances themselves took center stage when using limited sets and lighting effects.
The Black-Box Players was created with that in mind, to bring to the stage works a
bit different than our usual fare... an opportunity to actually work
"outside of the box".
The Black-Box Players is a profit-share, resident company of professional actors. It is artist driven.
Their first production was an evening of four one act comedies (hence the title, "Fourplay") which played over two nights to full houses. In 2012, their evening of one acts, "Artistic Inspirations" also played to full houses, and the show was deemed by several audience members as being "subversive and quirky", and, one patron noted, "if this was in NY's Greenwich Village, the seats would be filled every night." We then moved on to several holiday offerings complete with desserts and coffees, which were enjoyed by all. One season brought a musical combo to our stage for a fun little original holiday show entitled "All Wrapped Up" (complete with an Elvis), and a Valentine's Day offering, "Connected" an evening of ten minute plays about relationships, was a huge hit.
Our founding members have all moved on; a couple are in NY, one is in L.A, three still work professionally in theatre here in RVA, and subsequent members have had several kids (Andrew and Liz Hamm), some moved out of the state, or gotten married. Most still perform in some fashion. Our hope is that in the near future, auditions for new company members will be held and once again The Black-Box Players will be producing innovative and exciting works.
The focus is on the stories being told and the characters being brought to life instead of the technical elements.
In the 60's and 70's when the black box came into vogue, it was often called "the actor's theatre" because the performances themselves took center stage when using limited sets and lighting effects.
The Black-Box Players was created with that in mind, to bring to the stage works a
bit different than our usual fare... an opportunity to actually work
"outside of the box".
The Black-Box Players is a profit-share, resident company of professional actors. It is artist driven.
Their first production was an evening of four one act comedies (hence the title, "Fourplay") which played over two nights to full houses. In 2012, their evening of one acts, "Artistic Inspirations" also played to full houses, and the show was deemed by several audience members as being "subversive and quirky", and, one patron noted, "if this was in NY's Greenwich Village, the seats would be filled every night." We then moved on to several holiday offerings complete with desserts and coffees, which were enjoyed by all. One season brought a musical combo to our stage for a fun little original holiday show entitled "All Wrapped Up" (complete with an Elvis), and a Valentine's Day offering, "Connected" an evening of ten minute plays about relationships, was a huge hit.
Our founding members have all moved on; a couple are in NY, one is in L.A, three still work professionally in theatre here in RVA, and subsequent members have had several kids (Andrew and Liz Hamm), some moved out of the state, or gotten married. Most still perform in some fashion. Our hope is that in the near future, auditions for new company members will be held and once again The Black-Box Players will be producing innovative and exciting works.
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