Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts Performance History

1987 – 1988

"Spring Fling" style show produced by local ladies to raise funds for theater. Raised $19,500, with 639 in attendance.

1988 – 1989

June 11, 1989 – Wine and cheese event held at Westminster Rappahannock Canterbury for 85 people. Results of the cultural assessment completed by RFA were presented to attendees.

1989 – 1990

Don King Cowan's night with Mark Twain, at Lancaster Playhouse
A Steinway Celebration at old auditorium. Sold out concert with Patricia Parker Dewey and Pianist Robert Lumpkin.
RFA financially assisted in bringing Mime Artist Larry Goldstein on July 19th, Plunky Branch on July 29th, and Meet Mark Twain on September 8th in 1989.

1992 – 1993

Three Showcase Concerts to celebrate opening of theater.
Epic Brass - one concert for public and one each at high and middle schools, both with workshops in April 1993

1993 – 1994

Opening of the On Stage concert series: 3 Shows/Season @$45

• Virginia Symphony of Norfolk Sun 10/3/94 3:00 pm
• Great American Music Ensemble Thu 2/17/94 8:00 pm
• Westminster Choir Fri 3/18/94 8:00 pm

• William and Mary Band, one concert for public and one each for high and middle schools on November 12, 199
• Three Christmas Showcase concerts.
• African art lecture with Rappahannock Community College

1994 – 1995

On Stage Series: 3 Shows/Season @ $45 adult, $25 student

• Virginia Symphony Sun 10/02/94 3:00 pm
• Singing Boys of Pennsylvania
• Newport Ensemble Sun 2/26/95
• Epic Brass Fri 4/28/95 8:00 pm
• All except Virginia Symphony gave performances and conducted workshops at Lancaster schools.
• Three Spring Showcase Concerts
• William and Mary Choir, one concert for public two for students.
• Theater IV's Frog Prince for 500 students at 2 schools.
• The Barter Theater Hamlet at high school for 350 students.
• Theater IV's Jack in the Beanstalk for 450 students at Primary School.
• Two concerts by Community Orchestra.

1995 – 1996

On Stage Series: 4 Show/Season @ $45 adult, $25 student

• Virginia Symphony Sat 10/7/95 8:00 pm
• The play Fantasticks Sat 2/3/95 8:00 pm
• Richmond Ballet Sun 3/10/96 2:00 pm
• Dukes of Dixieland Fri 4/26/96 8:00 pm
• Two Showcase Christmas concerts featuring Amahl and the Night Visitors, orchestra, and two adult choirs, benefits to Lancaster Band Fund.
• Extra Show: William and Mary Jazz Band, one concert for the general public and 2 for students.
• Virginia Opera's Hansel and Gretel for 1000 students.
• Virginia Opera's All That Opera Jazz for 1000 students
• Barter Theater's Midsummer Night's Dream at High School for 800 students
• Hampton University Singers
• Two concerts by Community Orchestra.
• Children's Arts Festival

1996 – 1997

On Stage Series: 6 Series/Season @ $60 adult, $30 students

• Virginia Symphony
• Kandinsky Trio
• Max Morath
• Shaw's Man and Superman by Julliard Players
• River North Dance Company
• In the Deep Heart's Core, a story of the life of James Joyce.
• 10th anniversary celebration featuring the Virginia Company
• Three Christmas Showcase concerts featuring Amahl and the Night Visitors, children's choir, adult choir, and orchestra.
• Two Spring Showcase Concerts
• Raleigh Bell Ringers with Christian Resource Services and local churches, with workshops.
• Brass Five on Irvington Green

1997 – 1998

Robert Jospé and Inner Rhythms on Irvington Green

On Stage Series:

• The Glenn Miller Orchestra
• National Opera's Barber of Seville
• The Shanghai Quartet with Joanne Kong and James Wilson
• The Richmond Ballet
• The Virginia Symphony with JoAnn Falletta
• Off Broadway play Forever Plaid

Two Showcase Christmas Concerts with orchestra, adult, and children's choirs.

For students and faculty of Lancaster County Schools:

• Theater IV, Young Cherokee
• Bob Brown Puppets, Art of Puppetry
• Missoula Children's Theater with workshops and 2 performances of Snow White
• Richmond Ballet (part of On Stage event)
• Two performances with workshops of Theater IV, James Madison Bill of Rights.
• Two performances with workshops of Theater IV, Magical World of Science "Force, Energy, and Motion"
• Bob Brown Puppets
• Two performances of Barter Theater
• American Tall Tales
• Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with workshops.
• Christopher Newport University Band.

1998 – 1999

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $75 Adult, $37.50 Student

• Salute to a Century
• Le Trio Gershwin Paris
• Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble, Sentimental Journey
• River North Dance Company
• Sentimental Journey
• Virginia Symphony

1999 – 2000

On Stage Series:

• Pieces of 8
• Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
• Richmond Symphony
• Free Bridge Quintet
• Richmond Ballet
• Virginia Symphony

Arts for Youth:

• Poetry Alive
• Songs of the Soul
• Amelia Earhardt
• Ready Set Recycle
• Bang Bang You’re Dead
• Missoula Children’s Theater

On Stage Season was sold out for this year. Ticket holders asked to turn in any tickets not planning to use for resale.

2000 – 2001

On Stage Series:

• Capitol Steps
• The Virginians
• Virginia Symphony
• Shanghai Quartet
• The Three Irish Tenors
• Alvin Alley Dance Foundation

Arts for Youth:

• Huck & Tom Alvin Ailey Dancers at schools
• A Woman Called Truth Missoula Children’s Theatre
• Poetry Alive

2001 – 2002

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $105 Adult, $45 Student

• Dukes of Dixieland
• Leon Bates
• The Acting Company “The Taming of the Shrew”
• Robin & Linda Williams
• Richmond Symphony
• Philadelphia Brass

Arts for Youth:

• Magic Book Leon Bates (fee included two school programs)
• Stuart Little Poetry Alive
• Maggie Walker

2002 – 2003

Theater IV
On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $105 Adult, $45 Student

• QuinTango
• Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
• Paul Taylor 2
• The Oberlin Trio
• Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• Virginia Symphony

Arts for Youth:

• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Pinocchio
• And Then They Came for Me-Ann Frank
• The Wright Stuff
• Pied Piper
• Apollo to the Moon

2003-2004

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $120 Adult, $45 Student

• ClaviVoce
• Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
• The Adams Duo
• Broadway Center Stage
• Ballet Hispanico
• Richmond Symphony
• Single ticket prices per show were $25.00.

Arts for Youth:

• Ben Franklin and His Kite Ballet Hispanico
• Martin Luther King
• Poetry Alive
• Frog Prince
• Jungle Book
• Song of Mulan

2004 – 2005

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $120 Adult, $45 Student

• Capitol Steps
• The Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio
• The Virginians
• Boston Brass
• Cathie Ryan
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• The Scholars of London *extra show

Arts for Youth:

• Buffalo Soldiers Boston Brass (**From On Stage series)
• James Madison and the Bill of Rights
• The Emperor’s New Clothes
• Barefoot Puppets

2005 – 2006

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $120 Adult, $45 Student

• Gershwin on Broadway
• New York Chamber Soloists
• Falletta and Friends
• Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
• Richmond Ballet
• Virginia Symphony

Arts for Youth:

• The True Story of Pocahantas Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
• Songs from the Soul
• Poetry Alive

2006 – 2007

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season, $135 Adult, $45 Student

• Piano4
• Miami String Quartet
• Saxton’s Cornet Band
• Taylor 2
• Richmond Symphony
• Five by Design (Club Swing)

Arts for Youth:

• Frederick Douglas & Honest Abe Saxon Cornet Band LMS, LHS
• Barefoot Puppets-Galapagos George
• The Jamestown Story

2007 – 2008

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season, $135 Adult, $45 Student

• Piano Men
• Southern Fried Jazz Band
• New York Chamber Soloists
• Elizabeth Von Trapp
• The Virginians Barbershop Chorus
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Sell out season for On Stage.

Arts for Youth:

• Tom Sawyer & Mighty Mississippi
• Ugly Duckling
• Tales as Tall as the Sky
• Poetry Alive

2008 – 2009

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $150 Adult, $50 Student

• Capitol Steps
• The Oberlin Trio
• Five by Design
• Richmond Ballet
• Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Arts for Youth:

• The Boy Who Cried Wolf - LPS, LMS
• Rumplestiltskin - LPS, LMS
• I Have a Dream: the Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr. - LMS, LHS

2009 – 2010

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season: $150 Adult, $50 Student

• Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
• These Three Tenors
• Los Angeles Piano Quartet
• War Bonds: Songs & Letters of WWII
• The Georgia Guitar Quartet
• Richmond Symphony

*Season dedicated to Maria Laqueur.

Benefit Recital by Richmond Symphony String Quartet held at Grace Episcopal Church by RFA in May 2010.

Arts for Youth:

• Patchwork - LPS, LMS
• The Georgia Guitar Quartet (On Stage series) - LMS
• Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad - LMS
• Poetry Alive - LPS, LHS

2010 – 2011

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season: $150 Adult, $50 Student

• Seldom Scene
• Boston Brass
• Bowen McCauley Dance
• 7 Sopranos
• Voices of Legends – Eric Kearns
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Arts for Youth:

• The Little Red Hen - LPS, LMS
• Boston Brass (On Stage series) - LHS
• Peter and the Wolf (Northern Neck Orchestra) - LPS, LMS
• Songs from the Soul - LPS, LMS, LHS

2011 – 2012

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $150 Adult, $50 Student

• Richmond Symphony Orchestra POPS Concert
• In The Mood
• Celtibillies
• Imani Winds
• David Holt & The Lightning Bolts

Arts for Youth:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Opera – LPS
• Just So Stories – LPS
• Poetry Alive - LPS, LMS
• I Have a Dream – Martin Luther King, Jr. – LMS
• Imani Winds (On Stage series) -Workshop - LHS

2012 – 2013

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $150 Adult, $50 Student

• Cantus
• The Capitol Steps
• Quartetto Gelato
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Jazz Ensemble
• Steep Canyon Rangers

Arts for Youth:

• Galapagos George – LPS
• The Wonderful Word of Simple Machines – LPS
• Pirates of Penzance – LPS,
• LMS Trickster Tales – LMS
• Oliver Hill – LMS
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream – LHS
• Cantus – Men’s Vocal Group (On Stage series) – Workshop - LHS

2013 – 2014

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $140 early/$150 Adult, $40 early/$50 Student

• Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
• Broadway Tenors
• Natalie MacMaster
• Flemenco Vivo Carlota Santana
• Richmond Symphony

Arts for Youth:

• Johnny Appleseed - LPS
• Ridin’ Rt. 23/75 – LPS, LMS
• In a Kingdom Not So Far Away-LPS
• Jamestown - LMS
• A Christmas Carol - LMS
• Steadfast & Spirited: Stories of the American Revolution- LMS
• Spy! The Story of Civil War Spy Elizabeth Van Lew -LHS

2014 – 2015

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $140 early/$150 Adult, $40early/$50 Student

• The Seldom Scene
• The Kingston Trio
• Richmond Ballet
• Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
• The Hot Sardines

Arts for Youth:

• Barefoot Puppets Ooey Gooey Poetry - LPS
• Dr. Know It Alls Super Science – LPS and LMS
• Miraculous Magical Balloon – LPS
• The Velveteen Rabbit – LPS
• Atumpan-The Talking Drum – LMS and LHS
• The Music Box – LMS
• Anne of Green Gables – LMS
• Julius Ceasar – LMS and LHS
• Rootstone Jug Band - LHS

2015 – 2016

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $140 early/$150 Adult, $40early/$50 Student Rebecca Frazier and Hit and Run

• BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Jane Monheit
• The Artie Shaw Orchestra.

Arts for Youth:

• Barefoot Puppers “Little Red Hen” – LPS
• Mark Nizer (juggling) – LPS and LMS
• Synetic Theatre “Music Box” – LPS and LMS
• Barbara Lawson “Stories With a Twist” – LPS and LMS
• Synetic Theater “The Magic Balloon” – LPS and LMS
• The Barter Players “A Wrinkle in Time” – LMS
• Lynne Ruehlmann “Cascading Stories” – LHS
• Barter Players “Antigone”- LHS (cancelled at NHS)

2016 – 2017

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $140 early/$150 Adult; Students free Capitol Steps
Steep Canyon Rangers
Virginia Symphony Brass Ensemble
Danu
Shadows of 60’s

Arts for Youth:
Johnny Peers andamp; the Muttville Comix – LPS and LMS
Atlantic Coast Theatre Rockin’ Red Riding Hood – LPS
Atlantic Coast Theatre Mysterious Mona Lisa – LMS
Philip and Henry Magic Show – LPS and LMS
John Hardy “A Christmas Carol” – LPS, LMSS and LHS
Barter Players “The Giver” – LHS and NHS

2017-2018

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $155 early/$165 Adult/ Students free

• Brass Transit
• Robin & Linda Williams
• John Brown Little Big Band
• MozArt Group
• Sons of Serendip

Arts for Youth:

• Victor Haskins “Moving Sound Pictures” – LPS and LMS
• Barefoot Puppets: Dreamtime, Tales from Down Under – LPS and NES
• Aura Curiatlas Physical Theatre – LMS and NMS
• Barter Players “Aesop’s Fables” – LPS
• Barter Players “The Call of the Wild: - LMS

2018-2019

On Stage 25th Silver Anniversary

On Stage Series: 6 Shows/Season @ $155 early/$165 Adult/ Students free

• Richmond Symphony
• The Seldom Scene
• VoicePlay
• The Julian Bliss Septet
• Sgt Pepper Lonely Bluegrass Band
• Judy Collins

Arts for Youth:

• VA Repertory Theatre “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” – LPS and LMS
• Barter Players “The Princess and The Pea: - LPS; “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”- LMS
• Roanoke Children’s Theater “Schoolhouse Rock”- LPS and LMS

2019-2020

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season @ $155 early/$165 Adult; Students free

• Steep Canyon Rangers
• Philadelphia String Quartet
• Barefoot Movement Face-2-Face - Postponed to 2021 due to pandemic
• Leahy - Postponed to 2021 due to pandemic

Arts for Youth:

• VA Repertory Theatre “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” – LPS and LMS
• The Barter Players “Peter Pan”- LPS
• The Barter Players “The Red Badge of Courage”- LMS
• Plunky and Oneness Jazz Show- LPS and LMS- postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic

2020-2021

On Stage Series: 3 Shows*/Season @ $105 early/$114 Adult Discounts

• Capitol Steps - Cancelled- out of business; Covid-19
  
• Russian String Orchestra - Cancelled- no visas allowed; Covid-19
  
• Motones and Jerseys - Postponed to 2022 due to pandemic
  
• Face-2-Face - Postponed to 2022 due to pandemic
  
• Leahy - Postponed to 2022 due to pandemic

Arts for Youth: All performances were recorded and shown virtually to students

• Virginia Repertory Theatre “Jack and The Beanstalk” LPS
  
• “The Little Red Hen” LPS and grades 4-5 LMS
  
• “Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad” Chesapeake Academy
  
• Geoffrey Marsh- LPS and LMS
  
• Barbara Lawson- LPS
  
• Plunky and Oneness Jazz Show- LPS and LMS

2021-2022

On Stage Series: 4 Shows/Season* @ $140 early/$152 Adult; Students free

• Farewell Angelina
• Second City - Replaced out of business Capitol Steps
• Hot Club of San Francisco
• Sons of Serendip
• Jamie Laval
• Motones and Jerseys
• Face-2-Face
• Ruckus - Replaced Leahy
• Richmond Symphony Orchestra - Replaced Russian String Orchestra

Arts for Youth:

Each performance was given to only two classes in the theater, while all other students watched the shows streamed into their classrooms.

• Synetic Theater “The Miraculous Magical Balloon”- LPS and LMS
• Atlantic Coast Theatre “Fairy Tales Grimm”- LPS and “The Time Machine”- LMS
• VA Repertory Theatre “Have You Filled Your Bucket Today?”- LPS and “I Have A Dream” - the story of Martin Luther King- LMS

2022-2023

On Stage Series: 4 Shows/Season* @ $165 early/$180 Adult

• Larry Carlton- ’78 Steely Dan
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Broadway’s Next Hit Musical
• José Feliciano

Arts for Youth:

• Virginia Repertory Theatre – The Emperor’s New Clothes LPS
• The Wright Stuff: First in Flight LMS
• Barter Players – Frosty The Musical LPS and LMS
• Alice in Wonderland LPS - Virtual to Classrooms
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer LMS - Virtual to Classrooms

2023-2024

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season* @ $165 early/$180 Adult

• BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
  
• Latin Ballet of Virginia
  
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra
  
• Soul Expressions: The Motown Show
  
• Sam Reider and the Human Hands

Arts for Youth:

• Barter Players – The Princess and the Pea LES - Virtual to Classrooms
  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow LMS - Virtual to Classrooms
  
• Latin Ballet of Virginia LES and LMS
  
• Synetic Theater - The Snow Maiden. LES and LMS
  
• BYNE - Geoff Marsh LES and LMS

2024-2025

On Stage Series: 5 Shows/Season* @ $175 early/$190 Adult

• Dancing Dream
• Sons of Serendip
• Good Shot Judy
• The Kruger Brothers with the Soluna Quartet
• The MozART Group

Arts for Youth

• Barter Players – Frosty the Musical Grades PreK - 7
• Bright Stars Touring Theatre – Wizard of Oz Grades PreK – 3
• Jack’s Adventure in Space Grades 4 - 7
• Uncle Ty-Rone the Kids Comedian – Uncle Ty-Rone & Friends Grades PreK - 7