Summer Chorus and Drama Performance
2025-06-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Summer Concert - Hawlin Callin’
2025-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Sperryville River District, River Lane, Sperryville, VA, 22740, United States
This ensemble is comprised of Rappahannock musicians who have played together for almost a half a century. Their songbook draws from a deep well of blues, reggae, backwoods country, Americana, classic rock, and a little bit of bossa nova. Band members include: Robert “Smiggy” Smith on guitars and vocals; Vincent Day on guitar, mandolin and vocals; Dinah Pherson on vocals; Andrew Carter on percussion; and Terry Waggener on bass.

RAAC Movie - Sing Sing
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC will screen the critically acclaimed, award-winning film, Sing Sing on September 5th.
Directed by Greg Kweder, this inspiring story is based on the real-life “Rehabilitation Through the Arts” program at Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison. The film is about a group of inmates who find purpose and whose lives are transformed through the power of artistic expression, when they form a theater group and stage an original comedy. The stellar cast includes professional actors Colman Domingo, Sean San Jose and Paul Raci, alongside many real-life formerly incarcerated men who were themselves alumni of Sing Sing’s arts program, including Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin.
Named one of the top ten films of 2024, numerous accolades include National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (Domingo), Academy Awards Best Actor nomination for Domingo, and British Academy Awards nominations for Best Actor (Domingo) and Best Supporting Actor (Maclin).
The RAAC film is free. Donations are welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

Macbeth
2025-09-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Students from Cambridge University in England will once more travel to Rappahannock County, this year offering a performance Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Little Washington Theatre.
RAAC is sponsoring the performance, which is presented by CAST, the Cambridge American Stage Tour, a troupe composed of Cambridge students who have been crossing the Atlantic annually for over two decades to bring the works of British playwrights to our shores. This diverse group of undergraduate and postgraduate students travels up and down the East Coast, visiting various colleges and universities with stops at high schools and venues like the Little Washington Theatre on the way.
Thckets are $20 and can be purchased here.

Summer Concert - Mandalele and Back Road Revels
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Sperryville River District, River Lane, Sperryville, VA, 22740, United States
Rappahannock County favorite folk-rock trio, Mandalele & Friends features three singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalists–Lorraine Duisit, Robert “Smiggy” Smith, and Wendi Sirat. The trio blends three-part harmonies with rockin’ grooves, sparkling strings and toe-tappin’ rhythms to create music infused with a potpourri of global traditions and inspiration from the Appalachian Mountains where the band was formed.

Special guests for this concert include The Backroad Revels -Eclectic roots-rock originals from Rappahannock songwriters Evan Espinola, Lorraine Duisit and Jack Coon. Inspired by life in this county and drawn from jazz, folk, reggae, rap and blues, their heartfelt songs are brought to life by renowned local guitarist Smiggy Smith and drummer Aury Holtslag.

Always ... Patsy Cline
2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Our next theatre production is a Patsy Cline tribute with stories from her life and songs performed with a live band. There will be 6 performances. To purchase tickets click reserve.
Friday, Sept 19, 7:30pmSaturday, Sept 20, 3:00pmSunday. Sept 21, 3:00pmFriday, Sept 26, 7:30pmSaturday, Sept 27, 7:30pmSunday, Sept 28, 3:00pm

RAAC Talk - Lee Miller's Photography
2025-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Rappahannock author and art scholar Jane Livingston will explore Lee Miller’s photography during this free RAAC program.
Rappahannock movie-goers last year enjoyed Lee, the acclaimed film featuring American photographer Lee Miller’s exploits as a war correspondent in Europe for Vogue magazine. Miller’s artistic story will be further explored by Livingston in a talk and slide presentation. The former curator and associate director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Jane Livingston authored Lee Miller: Photographer, the definitive book on Miller’s shaping contributions to modern photography. The book accompanied a 1989-1990 exhibit that toured seven cities in the U.S.
Miller’s life in Paris in the 1920s revolved around her artistic and romantic relationship with Man Ray, the American artist who became a leading figure in the Surrealist and Dadaist movements. Miller’s works during those years, and later, became some of the most memorable images of the era, when photography was evolving as both an art form and a communication medium for news.
Livingston will share insights into this pivotal moment for modern art, along with observations about the life and psychology of Lee Miller herself.
Hearing assistance will be available.

Queen Lear
2025-10-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
This hour-long adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear uses the original poetic language, with the narrative trimmed and shaped to reflect our interest in the themes of family dynamics among a mother and her daughters, the disbursal of generational wealth, aging in a female body, the blind expectations of privilege, and loyalty and love of chosen and blood family. It features six actors playing multiple characters, original music, and striking ensemble work. The show was created and is performed by Cottage Industry, an all female troupe based in Charlottesville. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Click here to reserve seats.

RAAC Movie - Black Bag
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC will screen the critically acclaimed 2025 British spy thriller Black Bag, 7PM, Friday, October 24, at Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA. Twists, turns, mystery and intrigue abound as a counter intelligence officer with the National Cyber Security Center is given one week to investigate the leak of top-secret software program code. The film is directed by Steven Soderbergh and features a stellar cast including Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan.
Though the RAAC film is free, donations are appreciated to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

Fall Art Tour
2025-11-01 - 2025-11-02 | VA
RAAC’s annual Fall Art Tour is celebrating 20 years on the weekend of November 1 and 2. Studios and galleries will be open 10AM-5PM each day. This FREE premier Virginia event features over 80 artists and a self-guided, scenic tour of more than 30 Rappahannock County studios and galleries. Each year, visitors come from near and far to explore our bucolic villages and back-roads, meet the artists and take in the diversity of the art–painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, stained glass, woodworking, bookbinding and more–on this weekend heightened by peak fall colors.
The Tour’s Main Gallery, located at 567 Mount Salem Avenue, Washington, VA is a great place to start the Tour experience, with a preview of every Tour venue! Tour maps will be available online one week prior to the Tour. For more information, visit https://fallarttour.org.

Film Talkback - News Without a Newsroom
2025-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC and Foothills Forum will present a film/talk-back featuring the compelling documentary–News Without a Newsroom–at Little Washington Theatre, Friday, November 14 at 7PM.
The film, directed by Oana Martisca and funded by the Knight Foundation, opens with wonderful images of the golden age of local news, featuring the bustling newsroom of the Miami Herald. It continues with comments by dozens of notable journalists, describing the transformation that moved quickly in the wake of advertising losses. It ends with a call to action, looking at new kinds of nonprofit and other organizations committed to news coverage that can restore the public trust.
Following the film will be a conversation about the evolving wave of innovation, featuring Rappahannock News publisher Dennis Brack.
The film/talk-back is free. Hearing assistance is available.

The Emperor's New Clothes
2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-06 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC brings The Emperor’s New Clothes to the Little Washington Theatre on the first two weekends in December. This adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic is lively, fast-paced and full of audience participation.
Performances will be: Friday, Dec. 5 (7 pm)Saturday, Dec. 6 (3 pm)Friday, Dec. 12 (7 pm)Saturday, Dec. 13 (3 pm)Sunday, Dec. 14 (3 pm)
Tickets: Adults $20 in advance ($25 at the door). Children 12 and under $5.Click here to purchase tickets.

The Nutcracker - Mini Performance and Class
2025-12-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC presents a special holiday event for children ages 3 to 10. They can experience the magic of The Nutcracker by taking a ballet class with Clara and her friends. There will also be a mini performance of The Nutcracker by members of the Charlottesville Ballet. The class will include introductory ballet steps and photo opportunities with the Charlottesville Ballet dancers. Class size is limited, so reserve your tickets for this FREE event now by clicking here.

RAAC Movie - Being There
2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
This satirical comedy, directed by Hal Ashby and based on the 1970 novel by Jerzy Kosinski, is about a simple gardener named “Chance”, played by the iconic Peter Sellers, who improbably mutates into “Chauncey Gardiner”, an influencer among America’s movers and elites. The film is a profound social commentary on media lords, and the people of privilege and power they follow.
Earning an Academy Awards’ Best Actor nomination for his starring role, Sellers demonstrated his comic mastery as Chauncey, bolstered by an all-star cast that includes Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas, winner of the Academy Awards’ Best Supporting Actor.
Film accolades include the British Academy Film Award for Best Screenplay and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium. In 2015, the Library of Congress selected Being There for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Though RAAC film screenings are free, donations are always welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Movie - When Harry Met Sally
2026-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
RAAC’s January movie is the critically acclaimed 1989 romantic comedy, When Harry Met Sally. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, the film follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City, through twelve years of chance encounters, and addresses the question, “Can men and women ever just be friends?”
Written by Nora Ephron, the film received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. Ranked as one of the top comedy films in American cinema, other accolades include Academy Award, WGA Award and Golden Globe nominations.
Though the RAAC film is free, donations are always welcome to offset production costs. Hearing assistance is available.

RAAC Movie - Beauty and the Beast
2026-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
In celebration of unexpected love on the Eve of Valentine’s Day, RAAC will show Jean Cocteau’s 1946 classic “La Belle et La Bete,” or Beauty and the Beast, at the Little Washington Theatre, at 6 o’clock on Friday February 13 ( a test run of an earlier start for RAAC movies). Based on the 18th century fairy tale, the story unfolds like a beautiful but disturbing departure from the ordinary, with plenty of special effects created without any of today’s computer-assisted techniques.
Cocteau’s treatment of the eerie romance has been called “realism of the unreal. ” Audiences can watch a credible, if dreamy, young woman’s journey from horror to empathy to love for the beast, who has taken her hostage as part of a shocking deal imposed on her father when he is staggered by a business failure. Jean Marais plays the lonely, misunderstood beast, as well as two competing suitors for the affection of Belle, played by Josette Day.
Reports of the filming experience in post-war France add to the fascination. Marais would endure five hours of make-up time, with fur strips attached to his face and hefty incisors inserted in his mouth. And during the production period, Cocteau himself was stricken by a painful skin disorder requiring penicillin every three hours.
This French film includes subtitles, and RAAC provides hearing assistance, helpful in taking in the French dialogue and the sumptuous score by the French composer Georges Auric.
This special evening is free, but RAAC welcomes donations to cover productions costs.

Auditions for The Dining Room
2026-03-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
“The Dining Room” by A. R. Gurney is a comedy of manners, set in a single dining room where 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. Each story is focused around a different family during different time periods who has in their possession the same dining room furniture set, manufactured in 1898. Portrayed with compassionate humor and abundant humanity, the action is a mosaic of interrelated scenes —some funny, some touching, some rueful—which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant).
If you would like to audition please complete an audition form here.

Tartuffe
2026-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Washington Theatre, 291 Gay Street, Washington, VA, 22740, United States
Tartuffe, the greatest hit from France’s greatest wit, presented by RAAC Theatre. Moliere’s 17th Century, masterful take-down of religious hypocrisy staged in full period dress by some of your most beloved actors. Translation by Richard Wilbur
You can purchase tickets by clicking here.
