The john mitchell jr. project
The Firehouse Theatre, in collaboration with the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the Richmond Planet Foundation, has commissioned playwright Kristen Adele Calhoun to dramatize the life and times of John Mitchell Jr., the “fighting editor” of The Richmond Planet Newspaper. The John Mitchell Jr. Project serves as a pilot for ongoing partnership between Firehouse Theatre and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to dramatize untold stories from Virginia's history. Project strategy and marketing will be provided by BROWNBAYLOR™.
Detroit ‘67
written by Dominique Morisseau
directed by Tawnya Pettiford-wates
RVA premiere!
March 12 - 30, 2025
It's 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the '67 riots.
2024/25 Firehouse Mainstage Season
upcoming events
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midseason membership
On sale now!
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Blood from a Turnip
Feb. 23 @ 7:30pm
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happy hour poetry
Feb. 26 @ 6:00pm
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americosmos
March 6 @ 7:30pm
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Burlesque Right Meow
March 8 @ 8:00pm
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Detroit '67
March 12 - 30
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fuse ensemble
March 25 @ 7:30pm
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War in Pieces
April 4 - 13
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Smoke
May 22 - June 7
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A Strange Loop
June 25 - Aug. 2
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lake effect
July 9 - 27
