Cadence Announces 2025-2026 Season: 16 Seasons & Counting
By Liv Wilson
Cadence Theatre proudly announces its 2025–2026 Season, marking 16 seasons of presenting bold, thought-provoking, and inspiring theatre in Richmond. This season offers a rich blend of world premieres, timeless classics, and innovative site-specific work that celebrates resilience, imagination, and the power of live storytelling.
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
By Eugene O’Neill
September 26–October 11, 2025 | The Carol Piersol Stage at Firehouse Theatre
Widely recognized as one of the greatest plays in American and world theatre, O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece portrays a single day in the turbulent life of the Tyrone family. Addiction, unfulfilled dreams, and the complexities of love intertwine in this searing portrait of fragility and forgiveness. Cadence is partnering with CultureWorks’ artoberVA program on October 2 to offer a pay-what-you-will performance.
This production is dedicated to the memory of Carol Piersol, the beloved Founding Artistic Director of Firehouse Theatre.
Annie
Book by Thomas Meehan | Music by Charles Strouse | Lyrics by Martin Charnin | Based on “Little Orphan Annie” by permission of Media Tribune Services, Inc.
December 12–21, 2025 | Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse
In association with ATLAS Partnership, Cadence presents the beloved Tony Award–winning holiday musical that reminds us that even in the hardest of times, hope shines through. Featuring timeless songs like “Tomorrow,” this intergenerational classic is sure to delight the whole family. Individual show tickets will be available Friday, October 3rd at https://www.dominionenergycenter.com/events.
Love and Vinyl
By Bob Bartlett
February 6–22, 2026 | Site-Specific at Plan 9 Music
Bogie and Zane’s weekly trip to their favorite record shop takes an unexpected turn when they meet Sage, the shop’s new owner. A witty and tender new play about late-in-life romance, vinyl treasures, and finding connection in the digital age. Individual show tickets will be available this fall.
WitchDuck
By Eva Devirgilis
May 6–24, 2026 | The Carol Piersol Stage at Firehouse Theatre
WORLD PREMIERE
In partnership with Firehouse Theatre, Cadence presents the world premiere of WitchDuck. Based on the true story of Grace Sherwood, Virginia’s last convicted witch, this darkly comic and subversive new play pulls history to the surface with humor, defiance, and a sharp feminist edge. Individual show tickets will be available this fall.
For more information, visit cadencetheatre.org
This season has been made possible through the generosity of ATLAS Partnership, Betsy Rawles, Byrne Canaan Law, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Creasy Woolfolk Concepts, the Moses D. Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust B, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Reinhart Foundation, Lynn and Jay Schwartz, Two Thumbs Up RVA Dog Training, the Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and an anonymous donor.
