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Wednesday 5pm - 10pm Thursday 5pm - 11pm Friday 5pm - 11pm Saturday 5pm - 11pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm

The Basement

Welcome to The Basement, a not for profit rental performance space, art gallery, bar & lounge in RVA

03/05/2025

Our soundboard is waiting for your voice.

Book with us! Use the form on our website (linked in our bio) to reach out about booking.

03/04/2025

Did someone say First Friday? 😄

Come through for a drink, stay for the art and burlesque!

Don’t miss .smarttguy incredible photography that is currently blessing our walls until the end of the month. You always have the option to purchase one of these beautiful pieces so you can enjoy it forever.

Burlesque fans! Bring your friends and your tip dollars! is back with pop up shows featuring .dazzles and !

Cheers 🥂

03/02/2025

We currently have three events planned for March! Visit our website calendar for more information on our events and to get tickets. 🥂

02/20/2025

Want to take the stage? Fill out the form on our website to learn more about booking our 50-seat theater, complete with a 16x10 film screen, 22 LED grid lights, and more.

02/16/2025

Join us on Saturday, February 22nd for ’s Interesting Condition: Pregnant Characters I’ve Played or Wanted to Play: a pop-up of staged readings and monologues—featuring pregnant characters from modern comedy and drama—performed by a pregnant actor and her friends.

Pregnancy can be a fulfilling time personally, but what about creatively? For a performing artist, 9 months of gestation is interesting, to say the least, and as an actor, it’s rare to work on fulfilling roles while you’re expecting. My third-trimester solution? Look back on all the pregnant characters I’ve encountered from a life in contemporary theater and invite my friends to explore the good, the bad, and the funny of this weird, messy time in the lives of women on stage—both real and imagined.

Get tickets at the link in our story or on our website’s event page!

02/10/2025

On February 18th, join us for a magical evening with , a singer-songwriter performing music from his debut album Want to Want and EP Monomyth. Tickets are available now for only $5 - find them on our website or at the link in our story!

02/06/2025

Ready to get wild? Wild at Heart is a slam poetry experience and reading series featuring a slam poetry performance from .daniel, music from , and a burlesque performance from .dazzles. Get tickets at the link in our story!

02/01/2025

Join us TONIGHT for a night of masc-presenting drag presented by ! The show is 18+ and tickets are available on our website (use the link in our story!)

01/30/2025

Join us on February 21st for the SOUUULLL TRAIN Burlesque Experience, featuring burlesque performers from all over the east coast!

For those who don’t know, Soul Train was an American music variety TV show, the first to prominently feature African American musical acts and dancers. Broadcast nationally from 1971 to 2006, it was one of the longest-running syndicated programs in American television history.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone back in time and sitting at a live taping of Soul Train itself as this burlesque show will groove through the decades, from the funky flair of the ’70s, the high-glam energy of the ’80s, to the hip-hop flavor of the ’90s and early 2000s. Bring your best celebration of Black beauty, culture, rhythm, and artistry to the stage as we honor the legendary Soul Train during Black History Month. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll dance, you’ll sing, you’ll have a good ass time! Get ready to dance and throw money with some of the best company you can find in RVA and beyond.

Doors open at 8 for drinks, 8:30 for seating, show starts at 9pm.

VIP Tickets will get you seats in the FRONT of the room with a token of our appreciation and a raffle ticket. Advanced Ticketing GUARANTEES you a seat in the building. This show is likely to sell out — look at this line up! Limited tickets will be available at the door.

Tipping your performers is encourged! Cash is great and will be avalable, but virtual options will be available as well. We will have some extra ones!

Performances By: Luna Rei, Chartruese Divinity, JoRie Tigerlily, Qing Blaze, Hummingbird, JayJae Franchesca, Jo Rose, Kayy Lovely, Storm Psycho 6, Darshe Dazzles

Hosted By: Qing Blaze

01/27/2025

Photos from the Nate Hadley, Lilah Moons, and Theocles show on Friday 🎶

Do you have a performance idea that needs a home? Book with us! Fill out the form on our website to get in touch.

01/17/2025

Get ready for a night for folk music! Nate Hadley is leading an evening of untold and unbound folk, featuring Theocles and Lilah Moons, and hosted by Jordan Boyd.

Tickets are $14 in advance and $16 at the door! Get tickets on our website.

01/09/2025

All events for this weekend are canceled. We’re sorry to miss you - have a fun & safe weekend! 🫶🥂

12/31/2024

Happy New Year! We have three exciting events planned for this month, including First Fridays this week!

12/26/2024

We hope you’re having a great holiday season! We hope to see you in 2025 - email us to book at The Basement in then New Year!

12/19/2024

On January 4th, see Harrisonburg, Virginia songwriter Babe Lewis at the Basement with Inside Voices and Sleepy Go Lucky!

🎹 Doors: 7PM
🎹 Show: 8PM
🎹 Tickets: $12 in advance on our website, $15 at the door

12/16/2024

Ready to take the stage? Visit our website to book with us!

12/07/2024

Were you able to make it to First Friday’s last night? If not, join us this evening for our repeal day party!

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR REPEAL DAY EVENT SPONSORS:

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12/06/2024

Call all our jazz lovers!
Don’t miss this free show featuring the Charles Owens Trio! They are celebrating the release of their latest release!

Cheers 🥂

Address

300 E Broad Street
Richmond, VA
23219

Opening Hours

Wednesday	5pm - 10pm
Thursday	5pm - 11pm
Friday	5pm - 11pm
Saturday	5pm - 11pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.thebasementrva.org/

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We had a fabulous February at the Basement! Here’s some highlights from February’s shows, mostly footage from the Drag King Bazaar (@the_king_collective) and PD Williams (@thereal_pdwilliams). Book with us by filling out the booking form on our website! And don’t miss WILD AT HEART tonight at the Basement!!

@thereal_pdwilliams at The Basement! Book with us! The Basement fill out the form on our website to learn more.

Arik LeDouche (@ledoucheledrag) brought sexy back at @the_king_collective’s Drag Bazaar! #bookdragkings Book with us! Fill out the form on our website to get in touch.

PD Williams at The Basement! The Basement is the perfect venue for your next performance. Fill out the form on our website to inquire about booking. #rvamusic

are you bumpin that? An ICONIC performance from @cupofjodrag

Singer-Songwriter Lilah Moons (@lilahmoonsmusic) performs her song “Fall Again” at the Basement

Video from @yesandrva’s Narratives: A Spotlight on Black Musical Theater Join us this Friday for a night of folk with Nate Hadley, Lilah Moons, and Theocles, hosted by Jordan Boyd!

A moving performance from Katrina Carol Lewis at Yes, And! Presents Narratives: A Spotlight on Black Musical Theater 🔥 The basement is the perfect venue for your next performance! Fill out the form on our website to get in touch about booking.

What’s better than burlesque? How about burlesque *and* Beyoncé? Here’s a clip from our Beylesque Roulette show featuring @santobellaspark! Got an idea for a show or performance? Reach out about booking on our website linked in our bio.

I can teach you, but I’d have to charge 💵 @nurodeocaldonia brought energy and sensuality at the Basement! #rvaburlesque

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome our friends at @5thwalltheatre back to The Basement! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Radiant Vermin is by Philip Ridley. Directed by Morrie Piersol and starring Matt Mitchell Kaitlin Paige Longoria and Emily Adler at The Basement from March 14-30, 2024. Join us for what The New York Times calls “A fable for the age of unaffordable housing…. to remind us of the dangers of getting what we wish for” - don’t miss out! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Tickets available through out website. We can’t wait to see you back at The Basement!

It’s Grey Garrett season - the happiest time of the year! Get your tickets now! No cover for the bar, which will be serving the best cocktails at 3rd and Broad all night including some holiday themed surprises. See you soon!

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Through artistry and imagination, TheatreLAB creates unique theatrical experiences that spark a collaborative exchange of ideas between artist and audience. The TheatreLAB ensemble cultivates an environment that fosters emerging talent and challenges artistic norms through experimental devices on new and thrilling works. Create. Collaborate. Cultivate. We can’t wait to see you at The Basement at 300 East Broad Street, #RVA - Learn more at TheatreLABrva.org