2022 Fall Semester Events
Mark your calendar for these performances and events
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October 6 - 9, 2022
Virginia Wesleyan Theatre Presents CABARET by Joe Masteroff
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
October 6,7,8 | 7:30 - 10 p.m.
October 9 | at 2 - 4:30 p.m.
Free to VWU students, faculty and staff
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, "Cabaret" explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally's boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include "Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Don't Tell Mama" and "Two Ladies.” (1998 Version)
Book by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood; Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb
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Student Spotlight: Sophia Kaminaris '23
Life is a "Cabaret" for this senior theatre major
With opening night just one week away, Sophia Kaminaris ’23 is immersed in rehearsals for VWU’s fall theatre production, “Cabaret” by Joe Masteroff. Kaminaris was cast in the role of Cabaret dancer Sally Bowles in the musical.
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October 8
Vox Vera at FinFest
Trinder Center
11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Vox Vera, under the direction of Dr. Bryson Mortensen will perform at the Trinder Center at the top of each hour (11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m.) during Homecoming and Family Weekend, providing an early preview of the annual JukeVox performance which includes songs by Chicago, The Beatles, ABBA, and more. Performances will include "In My Life," "Over The Rainbow," " You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught," "Eight Days A Week," "Imagine," and "Does Anyone Know What Time It Is." Enjoy great music and good food from food trucks like Laos 757, Bodacious PIzza and Bakehouse, as well as, Kona Ice and Astro Concessions' Funnel Cakes.
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October 8
Wesleyan Choirs Showcase
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
6 - 6:30 p.m.
Free to VWU students, faculty, and staff
Student choirs Camerata, Bravura, and Vox Vera present a variety of music from Brazil, South Africa, Haiti, and traditional music from the United States in the Watts Grand Lobby and Gallery in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center. The showcase will include student conducted performances. Wesleyan Choirs alumni are invited to join the choirs as they sing “The Road Home.” A reception will immediately follow.
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October 8
Fringe Festival Reception
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate the arts at Virginia Wesleyan during Homecoming & Family Weekend with a cash bar and refreshments provided by Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Honor Society) in the Watts Grand Lobby and Gallery in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
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October 15
Virginia Choral Society - Give My Regards to Broadway
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
4 p.m.
The Virginia Choral Society takes you on a journey of Broadway show tunes that will bring back fond memories, tug at your heartstrings, and make you dance in your seat! With selections from "Carousel," "Hair," "A Chorus Line," "Ragtime," "Les Misérables," "Into the Woods," and more, there’s something for everyone. Gather a group for an amazing afternoon with family and friends in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
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November 11
Tidewater Classical Guitar presents Kossler Duo
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m.
Brothers Adam and John Kossler have established themselves individually as soloists, chamber musicians and educators. Together, their performances evoke the full expressive pallet of the symphony orchestra. Join us in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center for this phenomenal house concert.
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November 15
Virginia Wesleyan Orchestra
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m.
Join the Wesleyan Orchestra in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center for performance of works by Mozart, Beethoven, and more!
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December 2 - 3
A Wesleyan Christmas
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
December 2 | 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
December 3 | 4 - 6 p.m.
The Virginia Wesleyan Choirs, under the direction of Bryson Mortensen, and the Wesleyan Orchestra, under the direction of Justin Stanley, present a concert of carols, both old and new, along with songs to celebrate the season in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center.
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Through December 14
Above & Below the Surface
Neil Britton Gallery, Hofheimer Library
"Above & Below the Surface" is a juried exhibition of artwork by members of the Tidewater Ceramic Designers Association in the Neil Britton Gallery inside Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library.
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Barclay Sheaks Gallery
Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library
Established in 1999, the Barclay Sheaks Gallery is named after nationally renowned painter and founder of the Art Department at Virginia Wesleyan University, Barclay Sheaks. Sheaks is best known for his acrylic paintings of waterfront scenes, wetlands, farmlands and people of the Chesapeake Bay.
Following his retirement from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2006, artist and educator Barclay Sheaks donated approximately 50 of his paintings to the University for the establishment of a permanent gallery. The Barclay Sheaks Gallery displays works from the Virginia Wesleyan collection on a rotating basis. Other pieces in the collection are displayed at various locations around campus.
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