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 […]
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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 […]
WVU to perform ‘35mm: A Musical Exhibition’
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Students from West Virginia University School of Theatre & Dance are coming back to the main stage with “35mm: A Musical Exhibition” Thursday-Oct. 3. The production […]
Theater, museum boards on the block as city considers overarching arts commission
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is in the process of establishing an overarching arts commission, spelling changes for the leadership structure of two city attractions. Morgantown […]
WVPT brings theatre back to life
‘A Christmas Carol Live Radio Show’ available to stream Newsroom@DominionPost.com Live theater has certainly been a challenge in 2020. Faced with the task of creating its traditional […]
‘Ghostlight Series’
Holiday concerts broadcast every Friday evening through December on social media Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — The Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center will present The Ghostlight Series: Holiday Edition […]
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 […]
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 […]
Historic Fayette Theater presents online comedy
‘Virtual Complaint Department and Lemonade’ airs on Zoom Friday Newsroom@DominionPost.com Recently, the arts world has responded to the limitations of the COVID-19 crisis with creative solutions to […]
Fighting for the arts: Group advocates for majors cut from FSU
FAIRMONT — Eight summers ago, Michael Carpenter was a singer without a song. The Fairmont native and WVU graduate had just found out he was joining the […]
