Barksdale Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, United States is Central Virginia’s first nonprofit professional performing arts organization, founded in 1953 at the historic Hanover Tavern by Tom Carlin, Stewart Falconer, David 'Pete' Kilgore, Priscilla Kilgore, Muriel McAuley and Pat Sharp. Today, Barksdale presents season at two home locations: Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern and Barksdale Theatre at The Shops at Willow Lawn. Barksdale is recognized as Central Virginia's leading professional theatre. It is currently run under the leadership of Artistic Director Bruce Miller and Managing Director Phil Whiteway. Barksdale Theatre merged with Theatre IV in 2012 to become Virginia Repertory Theatre.
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