Affiliated Productions
The Firehouse Theatre Project is pleased to serve as venue for a variety of presentations produced by other organizations.
The monthly Just Poetry Slam of Yellow House and James River Writers with organizer and host dl Hopkins celebrates the spoken word and its creators. Monthly competitions, leading to the annual “Grand Slam,” are held at the Firehouse. Admission is free. For more information, check out the Just Poetry web site. Doors open at 7:30 – be there early because the events regularly attract a full house. First come, first seated.
Project Resolution, the monthly free independent video and film festival of Yellow House, is held at the Firehouse, 7 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Project Res website and check out this month’s film prompt at www.projectres.com.
Birth, by Karen Brody, a “testimonies” play examining childbirth through the experiences of seven principle characters was first presented at the Firehouse January 15 and 22, 2006. The women offer their perspectives, insights and reflections on the transition to motherhood. To learn more about the play, please visit www.birththeplay.com.
Lulupalooza ‘05 was a celebration of the life and cinematic works of 1920s silent film actress Louise Brooks held at the Firehouse on July 23-24, 2005. The once-only festival included a screening of “Pandora’s Box” at the Byrd Theatre with the live accompaniment of the band Los10Space. For perspectives on the event see the following:
JRTCLLC—Flickr—Style Weekly—Richmond.com
Richmond Mutated: See glimpses, explanations and reviews of the Firehouse’s role in an international theater collaboration, The Mutation Project. Richmond was the only U.S. city in October 2003 to participate in this German-led/Internet-driven experiment. It culminated in a miniature Mutation festival in Berlin in June 2004 in which Richmond performers participated.” Go here.