🎭 Richmond Triangle Players presents the Regional Premiere of Immediate Family by Paul Oakley Stovall!

A wedding in Chicago brings together a family of brilliant siblings… but when Jesse arrives with his new Swedish boyfriend, the celebration turns into a hilarious and heartfelt family showdown. Secrets spill, traditions collide, and love is tested in this sharp comedy about the family we’re born into—and the family we choose.

📍 Robert B. Moss Theatre
🎟 Tickets from $15

📅 Dates: March 20th – April 11th
📅 Final Performance: April 11, 2026

Don’t miss this funny and moving story about identity, love, and what it really means to be family.

Get tickets: www.rtriangle.org

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RTP SEASON CONTINUES WITH REGIONAL PREMIERE OF PAUL OAKLEY STOVALL’S COMEDY IMMEDIATE FAMILY

Richmond, VA – Richmond Triangle Players continues its 33rd season as the longest-running LGBTQ+ theatre in the Mid-Atlantic region with Paul Oakley Stovall’s acclaimed comedy Immediate Family, which will play at RTP’s Robert, B. Moss Theatre from March 18 – April 11, 2026. The production has been made possible in part through the generosity of Shirley Harrison.

A family of smart and successful siblings in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood are gathering for a wedding. Prodigal son Jesse shows up with his new Swedish boyfriend and turns the family reunion into a family showdown.  Evy can’t understand why her younger brothers are so mysterious and distant; Jesse is afraid to be true to himself and honest with his family; and no one can understand why Tony is so eager to get married. Modern Family meets Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as these siblings try to bridge their differences with a little help from God, Red Whist card games and their Immediate Family.

RTP’s production is directed by beloved RTP actor TeDarryl Perry, who just finished portraying Blanche Devereaux in Triangle Players’ smash-hit holiday production of The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes (Holiday Edition). They’ve also appeared on RTP’s stage in Corpus Christi, one in two, The Inheritance and A Strange Loop.

“The play is full of humor and heart, secrets and revelations,” Perry says. “It’s about the family we make, the family we break in, and the traditions we have. And really what happens when we are forced together with the people we say we hold dear!”

The family featured in the play includes Daniel Daigle (RTP’s Conversations with Mother), Ayana Flowers (Sugar in Our Wounds), Nora Ogunleye (5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Scrooge in Rouge), Todd Patterson (A Strange Loop), Jordan Pearson (Firehouse/RTP’s Fat Ham), and Nia Simone (Virginia Rep’s A Christmas Carol). 

Understudies are DJ Cummings Herdoiza, Keaton Hillman, Brittany Slater and Michelle W. Washington.

The rest of the creative team is made up of Dasia Gregg (Set Design), Tajma Graham (Costume, Hair and Makeup Design), Griffin Hardy (Lighting Design), Nathanael Maynard (Sound Design), and Tim Moehring (properties design).  Production stage manager is Tarriq Karriem.

Immediate Family opens Friday March 20, 2026, at 8 pm, following low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18 and 19 at 8 pm. Performances run Thursday through Saturday evenings at 8 pm through April 11 with Sunday matinees at 4 pm and a Pay What You Will performance on Wednesday evening April 8 at 8 pm.

RTP’s famous Bar None will be open before the show and at intermission featuring special Virginia Spirits cocktails as well as its acclaimed wine menu, curated by sommelier Jessee Bowers.

Tickets are $50, with $25 for the previews. Student tickets are $15. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rtriangle.org.

Richmond Triangle Players’ 2025-26 season is made possible through the generous support of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, contact RTP Executive Director Philip Crosby at 804-342-7665 or Crosby@rtriangle.org.