Performances

Sunday April 3, 7:30

VIVER BRAZIL'S Feet on the Ground takes audiences for an inspiring cultural journey through Brazil, featuring a dazzling program of Afriacar orixas (deities), ceremonial celebrations, the Brazilian martial arts/dance form of capoeira, and Carnival. The performance showcases exhilarating Afro-Brazilian traditional and contemporary movement, stunning costumes and pulsating percussion and voice.

Thursday March 24, 7:30 

Who is the best singer? Who is the best dancer? We are going to find out as The Prizery hosts its first ever TALENT SEARCH!

Local contestants vie for the titles of best singers and dancers. Come watch your neighbors perform!

Saturday March 19. 7:30

The oldest operating theatre in American, Walnut Street Theatre will present its final performance of its North American tour of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at The Prizery. The play is considered autobiographical as it recounts the lives of characters that hit close to home for Tennessee. Our performance will happen on the night of the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Sunday March 6, 4:00

How many divas can on stage hold? Founded by Halifax County native Cynthia Dixon, the 7 Sopranos perform a beautiful program of classical and contemporary music. With this in mind, the 7 Sopranos' Artistic Director, Cynthia Cole, has used her years of experience and love of classical music to form a unique group call the 7 Sopranos. With each voice possessing its own unique weight, timbre, shimmer, sound, each soprano's personality is captured in these unique musical arrangements.

Saturday February 12, 8:00

Bring your love and dance the night away to the swing rhythms of the East Side Big Band! This group is made up of the finest young musicians in the capital of Virginia. Their repertoire ranges from he big band sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller, but also includes more contemporary selections from Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, and More.Listeners will also be in for a treat from the group's vocalist/pianist, Adrian Duke, as he croons popular standards from the Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles Songbook.

Saturday January 29, 7:30

Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish are the Honey Dewdrops; an award winning, nationally touring husband and wife folk duet who perform fresh, original songs focusing on vocal harmonies and tight instrumentation. Influenced by traditional Appalachian music as well as contemporary singer-songwriters, the Honey Dewdrops blend old styles with new, creating music that is powerful and heartfelt.

Saturday January 22, 7:30

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Time for some laughs! Chicago City Limits were a part of our original season 5 years ago and they were a big hit with everyone! Join us for a great night of IMPROV!

Thursday - Sunday Dec. 9-11, 16-18 7:30
Sunday Dec. 12 & 19, 2:00

A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS STORY! Produced by The Prizery with local talent. This wonderful heart warming story features the rag-tag Herdman family children as they learn the true meaning of Christmas and on the way teach that lesson to their neighbors as well.

Sunday December 5, 2pm

Beautiful music at Christmas brings joy to all of us. Don't miss our very own Prizery Singers, made of up voices from around our community and region, bring you the most beautiful in live Christmas music. One concert only!

Saturday November 13, 7:30 

JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE proclaims the Fred Hughes Trio, "Talent, technique and taste." ALL ABOUT JAZZ.COM said this about the recording No Turning Back; "This album is exiting with its fresh approach to the music and is the way a piano should sound." Blues Wire Magazine described Grammy nominated vocalist Juanita Williams' debut recording as, "Long overdue, especially when you hear her sing!

Sunday November 7, 7:30 

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! SOUNDWORKS is a men's a cappella choir performing classical and pop repertoire. A great night of music. Full of comedy and great choral blend!

Thursday October 14, 7:30

Robert Harling's first play, Steel Magnolias centers around a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching-and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of tis characters.

Sunday October, 10 7:30

Aquila weaves a web of theatrical magic that will take an audience to the heart of an enchanted forest, the injustice of the Athenian court, and the political strife of the fairy kingdom. At the heart of the story is the Fairy King's servant, the impish Puck, whose magic creates an endless supply of mirth, mistaken identity, and inappropriate, if not absolutely ludicrous, passions. Don't miss this annual appearance of the Aquila Theatre presenting one of William Shakespeare's most beloved pieces of theatre.

Friday September 24, 7:30

Saturday September 11, 7:30