By Jade Ruggieri As the cast sits in a semicircle around Jerry McGonigle under the bright stage lighting, they attentively listen to the director’s feedback about their run-through from earlier. […]
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W.Va. Public Theatre launches summer season
After two years without a summer season, West Virginia Public Theatre is making a comeback with the play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” from June 10-12, […]
WVPT works on Stephen King, John Mellencamp’s new musical with Tony Award-winning director
West Virginia Public Theatre kicks off its summer season with Broadway Licensing with a developmental reading of Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s completely reworked haunting musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland […]
WVPT Puts On ‘A Christmas Carol’
Additional performances run throughout the weekend Newsroom@DominionPost.com WVPT has kicked off its 2021-22 season, with a holiday tradition — “A Christmas Carol” directed by Jerry McGonigle, adapted by Andy Lyons. […]
Back from the brink, West Virginia Public Theatre ready to hit the stage
Jerry McGonigle wasn’t overly optimistic when he took over as artistic director of West Virginia Public Theatre in 2016. The organization had just cancelled its 2015 Christmas show, was buried […]
A Christmas Carol
This holiday season, West Virginia Public Theatre returns to live theater Newsroom@DominionPost.com Ready for a holiday treat? After 20 months of dark theaters and empty seats, live performances are returning […]
WVPT bringing ‘A Christmas Carol’ to an altered stage
“Bah, humbug,” said COVID-19. If 2020 were Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the role of unrepentant Scrooge would undoubtedly be played by the viral miser itself. But the show must go […]
Radio Theatre For Our Time
First episode of WVPT project to air Nov. 23 across West Virginia Newsroom@DominionPost.com When the pandemic reared its ugly head back in March, West Virginia Public Theatre’s creative team wasn’t […]
