The Lynn Theatre Brings WillJee to the Stage

Primary Media Contact:  Holly Walker, Director of Communications and Public Relations, 804-594-1530

Secondary Media Contact:  Heather Busch, Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy, 804-594-1532 

CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – The curtain is about to rise on WillJee, a new comedy being presented at The Lynn Theatre. The performance follows Will, who, when faced with the impending death of his younger sister, realizes he must do something to stop it. With a little help from the statue of St. Francis and possibly something he ingests, he connects with a miraculous power inside him that can heal his sister, but it may cost him.

WillJee is intended for mature audiences. Performances will take place at The Lynn Theatre: 

• January 24 at 7:00 p.m.
• January 25 at 7:00 p.m.
• January 26 at 2:00 p.m. Talkback with the playwright to follow.
• January 30 at 7:00 p.m.
• January 31 at 7:00 p.m.
• February 1 at 7:00 p.m.
• February 2 at 2:00 p.m. Talkback with the playwright to follow.
• February 5 at 7:00 p.m.
• February 6 at 7:00 p.m. 

WillJee will be open admission for all Brightpoint students and the community, but donations are welcome. Gifts may be made to the Arts at Brightpoint at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/brightpointdonatenow. 

The Lynn Theatre is located in Trailblazer Hall at Brightpoint Community College’s Midlothian Campus (800 Charter Colony Parkway). For directions to campus and for a campus map, go to www.brightpoint.edu/locations. Questions about the performance, The Lynn Theatre, or theatre programs at the college may be directed to theatreinfo@brightpoint.edu.

WillJee is written by M Mary Sullivan and directed by Kerrigan Sullivan. It is the third production in The Lynn Theatre’s Studio Series, which is designed to foster the creation and performance of new works and facilitate community-based collaborative artmaking. WillJee was developed in the Pipeline New Works Fellowship Program by Cadence Theatre Company, a playwriting cohort led by David Lindsay-Abaire, a Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and librettist.

Brightpoint Community College, one of the largest institutions in the Virginia Community College System, envisions a success story for every student. Brightpoint offers students a high-quality, high-value education, with more than 80 majors that provide pathways to careers in in-demand fields; transfer opportunities to four-year colleges and universities; and industry credentials and licensures. The college, with campuses in Chester and Midlothian, online classes, and off-campus classrooms, served 12,097 students during the 2023-24 academic year. It also assisted 4,200 learners through Community College Workforce Alliance, the shared workforce division of Brightpoint and Reynolds community colleges.