Written by: Izzi Diaz It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Academy Youth Theatre presents the tale of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, December 11-12, 2020, from the Historic Academy Theatre. The Academy Youth Theatre program, comprised of 30 area performers aged 11-22, has assembled virtually and in-person over the past […]
Live! From Lynchburg Raises Both Funds and Spirits
Written by: Izzi Diaz Live! From Lynchburg … it’s Saturday night! Each year, the Academy Center of the Arts hosts our annual fundraising Gala. This event serves as a way for donors and community members to connect back to the Academy’s mission, experience local, regional, and national touring performances, and to donate to programs […]
Youth Theatre Thrives at the Academy Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Addams Family, our summer Academy Youth Theatre production, recently performed this August in the midst of COVID-19 where campers, staff, and parents navigated this “new normal” with ease. “Being in a show during COVID-19 was hard because as theatre kids we are so used to being close and social, but it’s all been […]
Academy Announces Upcoming Community Through Theatre Production
Contact: Brittany Griffith Director of Programming and Sales (434) 515-2039 [email protected] For Immediate Release: 06/1/2020 ACADEMY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING COMMUNITY THROUGH THEATRE PRODUCTION (Lynchburg, VA) The Academy Center of the Arts has just announced Community Through Theatre’s upcoming production, Cole Porter’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, set to perform in […]
Casting Christopher: How one Local Actor Works to Incorporate Research and Understanding into Character Development
Community Through Theatre and local high school student, Maxwell Castagne, takes on the challenging role of Christopher Boone, lead in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, running in the Warehouse Theatre March 7-8 and 13-15, 2020. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs. Shears’ dead dog. It has been speared with […]
Audition Notice for ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
AUDITION NOTICE The Academy Center of the Arts’ Community Through Theatre Committee is excited to announce open auditions for their upcoming production of: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Based on the novel by Mark Haddon and Adapted by Simon Stephens Directed by: Corey Wilson Based on the novel by Mark […]
Looking Forward to Ain’t Misbehavin’
This coming November, Community Through Theatre will be presenting the 1978 Tony Award winning musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’. This jazzy show won 4 Tony Awards in its prime, including Best Musical, and is a musical celebration of legendary musician, Fats Waller. Joshua Carter will be directing our production, which will be performed in the Warehouse […]
Jim Ackley Announced as New Director of Community Through Theatre
by Morgan Yeatts Here at the Academy Center of the Arts, we love involving the community in our mission to provide quality arts, culture, and entertainment. One of the ways we accomplish this goal is through our Community Through Theatre program. Today, we’re sharing more about the new and exciting changes to […]
Academy to Hold Auditions for Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Follies’
Contact: Brittany Griffith Director of Communications and Marketing (434) 528-3256 x131 [email protected] For Immediate Release: 1/29/2019 ACADEMY TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S FOLLIES The Academy Center of the Arts is excited to announce that the first Community Through Theatre production in its recently opened Historic Academy Theatre will be Stephen Sondheim’s […]
Announcing Historic Academy of Music Theatre Opening Week Events
After 60 years in the making, the Academy Center of the Arts Board of Directors and staff are proud to announce that the Historic Academy of Music Theatre, built in 1905 and closed in 1958, will have completed its renovation and will open its doors to the public in December 2018 with two weeks of Opening events and […]
