MORGANTOWN — Purple, green and gold filled 123 Pleasant Street on Thursday evening as West Virginia Public Theatre hosted its annual Morgantown Mardi Gras fundraiser. Presented by Hope Gas, the […]
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‘Morgantown Mardi Gras’ gets rolling Thursday for W.Va. Public Theatre
Laissez les bon temps rouler: Let the good times roll. No, it isn’t Moliere. It’s Mardi Gras. Jerry McGonigle can explain. McGonigle is the artistic director of West Virginia Public […]
WVPT puts on final show of the season
BY ALISE CHAFFINS For West Virginia Public Theatre, 2023 is going out like a lion — an 8-foot-tall, quadrupedal puppet lion that is. WVPT closes out its 2023 season with […]
WVPT presents staged reading of Foreigner’s greatest hits
BY ALISE CHAFFINS West Virginia Public Theatre has an “Urgent” message for local residents: This Saturday, it will offer a staged reading of the new musical, “I Want to Know […]
WVPT stages Sherlock Holmes
BY ALISE CHAFFINS In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced readers to the greatest detective ever, Sherlock Holmes. This week, 136 years later, West Virginia Public Theatre will be bringing […]
WVPT presents ‘The Mountaintop’, which imagines leader’s last night
BY ALISE CHAFFINS What was going through Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mind the night before he was assassinated? West Virginia Public Theatre is back for its 2023 season with […]
Night of Comedy presented by WVPT Saturday
West Virginia Public Theatre presents “A Night of Comedy” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn and Suites on Pineview Drive in Morgantown. The comedy show will feature three […]
Diverse programming offers something for everyone
With an emphasis on diversity, inclusivity and exceptional entertainment, West Virginia Public Theatre will offer three plays and two staged readings for its 2023 season. The selections include drama, suspense […]
A successful summer season debut by the West Virginia Public Theatre
By Jade Ruggieri After two years off for the global pandemic, the West Virginia Public Theatre held its first, full summer season. With productions of “The Curious Incident of the […]
West Virginia Public Theatre continues its summer season with “I Do! I Do!”
By Jade Ruggieri A man from upstate New York. A woman from Kansas City. One show in 2010. A love story itself, Dan Fenaughty and Larrisa Klinger met through acting […]
