Endgame
2024-10-05 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
The RAAC Community Theatre will be presenting a production of what Samuel Beckett called his masterpiece, Endgame. Performances are scheduled for September 27 and 29, and October 4 and 5 at the Little Washington Theatre (291 gay Street). The show on Sunday, Sept. 29 will be a matinee (3 pm); the other three shows will be at 7:30 pm.
After an exceptional production of Waiting for Godot in 2019, director Mike Mahoney and the Godot team are taking on Beckett once again. The cast includes Godot actors Hugh Hill and Andy Platt, along with Mike King (recently seen as the male lead in Our Town), and long-time RAAC thespian Sallie Morgan. Platt and another Godot veteran, Stephanie Mastri, are assisting with direction.
Literary critic Harold Bloom called this play the most original work of literature of the 20th century, and this production promises to deliver wit, pathos, and thought-provoking ambiguities.
Tickets for Endgame may be purchased through Eventbrite ($15 plus fees; $20 at the door).

The 12 Days of Christmas
2024-12-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-12-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Don’t miss this year’s holiday offering by the RAAC Community Theatre—The 12 Days of Christmas by DC playwright Renee Calarco. In this wacky and lighthearted imagining of the backstory of The Song, Shirley the Christmas Partridge is tasked with carrying on the family tradition of gathering everyone for the singing of The Song. With strict instructions to guard the Five Golden Rings, Shirley sets out on her quest. As with all odysseys, there are obstacles to overcome and surprises along the way. But with the help of others, Shirley gains confidence and discovers a brand new way to present The Song.
Purchase tickets at Eventbrite.

RAAC Talks - Jennifer Ackerman
2024-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Award-winning author Jennifer Ackerman will give a RAAC-RLEP Talk at Little Washington Theatre to discuss her latest New York Times bestseller, What An Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds. This book is a brilliant scientific investigation into owls–the most elusive of birds–and why they exert such a hold on human imagination.
Charlottesville-based Ackerman has written about science and nature for three decades, and is lauded for a number of previous award-winning books including, The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way.
The Talk is free. Hearing assistance is available.

Audition for 12 Angry Jurors
2025-01-05 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Auditions for 12 Angry Jurors will be held on Sunday, Jan. 5 and Tuesday, Jan. 7. If you would like to audition please complete the audition form that can be found here.

RAAC Movie - Conclave
2025-01-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC will screen the newly released, critically-acclaimed mystery thriller, Conclave, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini. In the film, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) organizes a papal conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about each candidate.
Directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, it was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. Among other accolades, it is nominated for six Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture-Drama and received eleven nominations at the 30th Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture.
Though the RAAC film is free, donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Movie - The Order
2025-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s next free movie will be The Order, a domestic terrorism thriller focused on the true story of how the FBI closed in on a violent anti-government militia in Freeland, Washington. In the 1980s, when the group was gathering adherents and weapons, counterfeiting money and robbing banks, local law enforcers, uneasy dealing with domestic terrorism threats, seemed to look the other way, until the arrival of a determined FBI agent, played by Jude Law.
The group magnetized ordinary citizens by emphasizing pride in family and religion, and the supremacy of white citizens over others. Clustered into an isolated compound on Whidbey Island, believers lent themselves to the urgent mission their leaders laid out: rescuing White Christian America from a communist takeover plot. Having accepted the premise that only violent upheaval could prevent disaster, the group moved into battle-mode, deaths multiplied, and loyalty to a mesmerizing cult leader went unquestioned.
Violent extremists make for violent movies, but in this one, the acting carries the day. Jude Law’s character exudes intelligence and commitment to a harrowing mission, while showing signs of age and exhaustion. There are several moments when dialogues lapse into silence, with facial expressions alone delivering the emotional punch.
The film is based on the 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood: The Chilling Inside Story of America’s Violent, Anti-Government Militia Movement by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt. The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August where it competed for the Golden Lion award.
Though the movie screening is free, donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Talk - Paula Whyman
2025-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
In her new book, author Paula Whyman describes how she attempted to restore 200 acres of Rappahannock County farmland that was long gone-to-seed. Whyman will tell her story, as recounted in her delightful book, Bad Naturalist, at the Little Washington Theatre. The event is sponsored by Rapp at Home and RAAC.

Sip & Soul
2025-03-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Rappahannock Cellars Winery, 14437 Hume Rd, Huntly, VA, 22640, United States
RAAC will host a Sip and Soul event at Rappahannock Cellars featuring Rappahannock farmer, gardener and artist Joneve Murphy. Joneve describes herself as a creative farmer and elemental artist. She specializes in integrating art into agriculture, creating functional and beautiful garden structures and using natural materials and pigments. Her story includes having established and managed a farm for the Inn at Little Washington, and travel through 18 countries living and working on local farms. Joneve was selected to participate in RAAC’s Ephemeral Art Program in 2024 and is a past RAAC Mitchell Grant recipient.
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RAAC Talk - David Chaffetz
2025-03-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Author and scholar David Chaffetz will give a RAAC Talk about his recent book, Raiders, Rulers and Traders. In his book, Chaffetz explores the lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilization from the Bronze Age through the twentieth century. Readers learn that horses were not just a form of transportation, but a transformative force that enabled empires to rise, trade routes to form, and cultures to connect from Iran and Afghanistan to China, India, and Russia.
David Chaffetz is an independent scholar with a lifelong passion for Middle Eastern and Asian history. His first book, A Journey through Afghanistan, earned critical praise from Owen Latimore, the doyen of Inner Asian studies. Chaffetz has contributed to the Asian Review of Books, the South China Morning Post, the Nikkei Asian Review, and Fortune. He belongs to the Royal Society of Asian Affairs, the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong), the Gremio Literario (Lisbon), and the Explorers’ Club (New York). He serves on the Advisory Committee of the American Library.
The RAAC Talk is free. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Movie - Ruggles of Red Gap
2025-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Ruggles of Red Gap, a cinematic treasure from Hollywood’s past, was a Best Picture Nominee in 1936 and stars movie legends like Charles Laughton, Mary Boland and Zasu Pitts.
At the time Leo McCarey’s film was born, the world was reeling from a global depression, and authoritarian threats were multiplying. But the art form America helped define and popularize— the movies— offered a much-needed slice of magic. Glamour mixed easily with humor; actors and audiences delighted in good-natured satirizing of class and culture.
The plot of Ruggles the film centers on the plight of Ruggles the character, who is the dedicated valet of a wayward English lord who gambles his servant away to a rough-hewn American in a poker game. The fastidious butler faces hilarious adaptations to the dot-on-the-map town of Red Gap in the uncultured American West. But there is a serious, even redeeming, element: dutiful Ruggles is becoming his own man in his transplanted life, sparking a genuine wave of patriotism when he recites, from memory, Lincoln’s Gettysburg address.
Finally, this rollicking and timely movie provides an opportunity to re-encounter Zasu Pitts, and to be reminded of her memorable name.
Admission is free, but RAAC, which sponsors Rappahannock’s movie program, appreciates donations to cover production costs.

12 Angry Jurors
2025-03-28 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-03-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC Community Theatre’s much anticipated production of 12 Angry Jurors, directed by Hugh Hill, will be performed at the Little Washington Theatre on March 28 (7:30 pm), March 30 (3 pm), April 5 (7:30 pm) and April 6 (3 pm). Hill notes that the play brings to life the tense deliberations of a jury that has just heard a murder case. Despite their attitudes, pre-conceptions, and assumptions, they have to talk with and eventually listen to each other. The cast includes several RAAC Community Theatre veterans as well as several players who are new to the RAAC stage.
Tickets are $20. Make reservations here

RAAC Movie - A Complete Unknown
2025-04-18 19:00 - 21:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s next movie is A Complete Unknown–the 2024 biographical musical drama about iconic singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan.
Timothée Chalamet (who also produces) stars as Dylan, with Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Dylan’s girlfriend Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie, in supporting roles. Directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments.
Chalamet was awarded Best Actor by the Screen Actors Guild in this role. A Complete Unknown received multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globe nominations and was named one of the top-10 films of 2024 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review, the latter of which also awarded Fanning Best Supporting Actress.
The RAAC film is free. Donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Talk - Ken Grossinger
2025-04-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Rappahannock County Library, 4 Library Road, Washington, VA, 22747, United States
The next RAAC talk will feature Ken Grossinger, who has published Art Works: How Organizers and Artists are Creating a Better World Together. Some artists stand apart from hot-button issues of the day, but throughout history, others have deployed their creativity to push for reforms they support. Art can expose injustice, offer commentary or mobilize public awareness. Grossinger points to Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative, which brought together lawyers historians, artists and architects to construct a cluster of museums in Montgomery, Alabama, to delve into, and dramatize, the legacies of slavery and racism. In various cities, hundreds of murals mark the 2020 murder of George Floyd. In Art Works, Grossinger writes that “if it hadn’t been for music, the civll rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.”
There is no admission charge.

Auditions - Patsy Cline
2025-05-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Always… Patsy Cline is a musical play that tells the story of long-time Patsy Cline fan/friend Louise Sager. As Louise recounts her memories of Patsy, her tale is punctuated with some of Cline’s most popular songs. We are auditioning for the role of Louise, a woman with energy and charisma who can animate Louise’s story. Louise sings along here and there, but does not have a trained singing voice.
If you would like to audition please complete an audition form here.

Summer Concert - Gold Top County Ramblers (Date Change)
2025-05-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Sperryville River District, River Lane, Sperryville, VA, 22740, United States
Due to heavy rain and flooding in the area, the kick-off show of the Sperryville Summer Concert Series has been postponed until May 22 at 6PM.
A popular Sperryville band returns to the Summer Concert stage. Band members include: Adam Rogers on mandolin and vocals; Jesse Rogers on bass; Tucker Rogers on resonator guitar; Matt Davis on banjo; James Reid on drums; and Evan Childress on fiddle.

RAAC Movie - La Chimera
2025-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
This film has surprised and delighted audiences on multiple fronts: great acting by Josh O’Connor and Isabella Rossilini; fabulously designed tomb-raiding scenes in Tuscany, grubby commerciality amidst antiquity collectors, and magical timelines that glide between past and present. O’Connor plays a renegade British archeologist who is haunted by a lost love, while edging towards a new attachment, amidst the antics of a group of ‘tombaroli’ who dig up beautiful, long-buried objects. The acclaimed Italian-language film lives up to its mysterious title, which is linked to a creation “that takes parts or aspects of different kinds of things.”
The film comes with subtitles. Admission is free, but RAAC appreciates donations to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

No Ordinary Person
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s annual No Ordinary Person show brings autobiographical stories told by our Rappahannock neighbors to the stage at the Little Washington Theatre on Friday, June 6 (7:30 pm) and Sunday, June 8 (3 pm). There will be a talkback with the storytellers after each show.
This year’s storytellers include: John Fox Sullivan, Monica Kelly, Lily Strange, and Philip Ward
Click here to purchase tickets ($20 in advance, or $25 at the door if seats are still available).

RAAC Movie - Anora
2025-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Anora is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film, written, directed and produced by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora, a stripper from Brooklyn, New York who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch, Vanya, played by Mark Eydelshteyn. The Cinderella fairytale story quickly becomes threatened, taking many twists and turns, once the wedding news reaches Russia, and Vanya’s parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Anora swept the Academy Awards, winning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. It also won the prestigious Palme D’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The RAAC film is free, but donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

Summer Concert - The Jess Estienne Band
2025-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Sperryville River District, River Lane, Sperryville, VA, 22740, United States
Postponed until June26th because of weather
New to the summer concert stage this year, with deep roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including in Rappahannock, this band of poetic storytellers will enchant you with their eclectic songs of life, love and wonder, mixing a variety of genres including rock-country blues. Band members include: Jess Estienne—lead singer, song writer, rhythm guitarist; Chris Bishop—back-up vocals, lead guitarist; Rappahannock’s own, Aury Holtslag—drummer; Logan Unger—bassist; Justin Carver—pedal steel.

Summer Chorus and Drama Performance
2025-06-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Rappahannock County High School, 12576 Lee Hwy, Washington, 22747, United States
RAAC’s two-week Summer Chorus and Drama program for 4th through 12th graders culminates in a free performance for the entire community at Rappahannock County High School. This is a joy-filled experience not to be missed. The beautiful, energetic music these students master in this short time is incredible, and their one act play will delight.

Summer Concert - Bobby G & The Heavies
2025-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Sperryville River District, River Lane, Sperryville, VA, 22740, United States
​Back by popular demand, this favorite regional rhythm and blues band returns for their fifth year. Band members include: Robert (Bobby “G”) Glasker on vocals and guitar; Anders Drew on vocals and guitar; Mike (Coy) Groves on vocals and guitar; George Glascoe on bass guitar; and Paul Norris on drums.

RAAC Movie - I'm Still Here
2025-07-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s July movie is the 2024 drama, I’m Still Here, based on the 2015 autobiography written by Brazilian novelist and screenwriter, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, about his father–Rubens Paiva–a dissident politician who went missing, and was murdered during Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1971. The film depicts the impact of Paiva’s disappearance on his family’s life, especially on the writer’s mother, Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), an activist coping with the loss of her husband, Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello).
Among the film’s many accolades, Torres became the first Brazilian, South American and Portuguese-speaking actor to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture–Drama. The film also won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film, becoming the first-ever Brazilian-produced film to win an Academy Award.
The RAAC film is free, but donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Movie - Emilia Perez
2025-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s next movie is the Oscar-winning film, Emilia Pérez. The film follows a Mexican cartel leader–played by Karla Sofia Gascón–who aims to disappear and transition into a woman with the help of a lawyer–played by Zoe Saldaña.
Among its numerous accolades, the film won Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Saldaña) and for Best Original Song (“El Mal”), and Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Foreign Language Film. Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, and Edgar Ramirez also appear in starring roles.
he RAAC film is free, but donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.
