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The Hamner Theater

The Hamner Theater connects, engages, and inspires the community through the arts, showcasing local stories and voices. Founded in 2005, it fosters collaboration and opportunity, ensuring the arts remain a vital part of community life.

Keep the Hamner Cafe series alive by donating to fund the artists and help pay rent!

Keep the Hamner Cafe series alive by donating to fund the artists and help pay rent!

Hamner Cafe Series

At the Hamner Theater, we believe the stories we tell shape who we are&mdash;as artists, neighbors, and human beings. Every performance creates a space where our community can gather, reflect, imagine, and connect through shared experience. Your support helps ensure these stories continue to be told, nurturing creativity, empathy, and the bonds that bring us together. How you can help power our mission:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

At the Hamner Theater, we believe the stories we tell shape who we are—as artists, neighbors, and human beings. Every performance creates a space where our community can gather, reflect, imagine, and connect through shared experience. Your support helps ensure these stories continue to be told, nurturing creativity, empathy, and the bonds that bring us together.How you can help power our mission:Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us reach our goal.Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Stories Matter Fund

COME FRINGE WITH US. Three separate productions over three separate weekends, not your usual theatrical fare, a unique opportunity to see three very different kinds of performance: Sat. and Sun., Nov. 7 and 8&nbsp; - Fictional Names written and performed by Cassie Works with Cello and an ensemble of four. (Richmond based artists)Fresh from the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, this solo performance piece opens the door to three characters from the play within the play that wants to be written...see what happens then! Sat. and Sun., Nov. 14 and 15 -&nbsp;My Beliefs&nbsp;written and directed&nbsp;by Luiza Dale performed by Ezra Rose.&nbsp;(Richmond and Charlottesville based artists)From the playwright: &quot;A one-person play made of legal statements, formal oaths, spiritual incantations, historical events, and advice from friends, tracing one&rsquo;s lifeconvictions from youth to adulthood.&quot; &nbsp; Sat. and Sun., Dec. 5 and 6&nbsp;- ALPHA written and performed by Lisa VillaMil with post-Fringe direction by Kittson O&#39;Neill. (New York based artists) Also from the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a solo show told in a series of short scenes with direct address to the audience about how ambition can drive a person to isolation and make reaching out for help the hardest thing to do, through the story of &nbsp;the Yukon Quest, a&nbsp;perilous solo dogsled race, 1000 miles over treacherous, icy terrain.&nbsp;All Sat. shows are at 7pm; Sun. matinees at 2pm. House opens 30 minutes before showtime.Reservations are suggested due to limited seating - call 434-960-5936 or email <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:boomie@thehamnertheater.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">boomie@thehamnertheater.com</a>&nbsp;Tickets are by donation, at the door, cash, check, venmo or Zeffy. Suggested donation - $20/single ticket or pay-what-you-will for multiple performances - just let us know.The Hamner Theater&nbsp;is located in Crozet Arts, 1408 Crozet Ave., in the back of the Field School. Bear left in the driveway and enter on the left. Handicapped access ramp and additional entrance on right of building.Each show is roughly 60 minutes long and there will be an opportunity for post-show conversation with the artists.Please join us for this unique experience at the Hamner Theater!#Let&#39;sTalkAboutIt!

COME FRINGE WITH US. Three separate productions over three separate weekends, not your usual theatrical fare, a unique opportunity to see three very different kinds of performance:Sat. and Sun., Nov. 7 and 8 - Fictional Names written and performed by Cassie Works with Cello and an ensemble of four. (Richmond based artists)Fresh from the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, this solo performance piece opens the door to three characters from the play within the play that wants to be written...see what happens then!Sat. and Sun., Nov. 14 and 15 - My Beliefs written and directed by Luiza Dale performed by Ezra Rose. (Richmond and Charlottesville based artists)From the playwright: "A one-person play made of legal statements, formal oaths, spiritual incantations, historical events, and advice from friends, tracing one’s lifeconvictions from youth to adulthood." Sat. and Sun., Dec. 5 and 6 - ALPHA written and performed by Lisa VillaMil with post-Fringe direction by Kittson O'Neill. (New York based artists)Also from the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a solo show told in a series of short scenes with direct address to the audience about how ambition can drive a person to isolation and make reaching out for help the hardest thing to do, through the story of the Yukon Quest, a perilous solo dogsled race, 1000 miles over treacherous, icy terrain. All Sat. shows are at 7pm; Sun. matinees at 2pm. House opens 30 minutes before showtime.Reservations are suggested due to limited seating - call 434-960-5936 or email boomie@thehamnertheater.com Tickets are by donation, at the door, cash, check, venmo or Zeffy. Suggested donation - $20/single ticket or pay-what-you-will for multiple performances - just let us know.The Hamner Theater is located in Crozet Arts, 1408 Crozet Ave., in the back of the Field School. Bear left in the driveway and enter on the left. Handicapped access ramp and additional entrance on right of building.Each show is roughly 60 minutes long and there will be an opportunity for post-show conversation with the artists.Please join us for this unique experience at the Hamner Theater!#Let'sTalkAboutIt!

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FRINGE FEST at The Hamner Theater 2026

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