Riverside Theatre

Little Women

Special Note:

Weather cancellations: The LITTLE WOMEN Jan 10th show at 7pm and the Jan. 11th shows at 2pm and 7pm, are cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. Please check back for updates!

About Little Women

Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott

THE STORY: Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong, and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist. As she and her sisters grow up in the middle of the Civil War, they strive to be brave, intelligent, and imaginative young women. But as adulthood approaches, each sister must negotiate her private ambitions with society’s expectations. In a war-torn world defined by gender, class, and personal tragedy, Jo March gives us her greatest story: that of the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women.

RIVERSIDE THEATRE SHOW LIST FOR 2024 - 2025!

LITTLE WOMEN - Jan. 10th @ 7pm, Jan. 11th @ 2pm and 7pm, Jan. 17th @ 7pm, and Jan. 18th @ 2pm and 7pm.

Due to weather closings, the Jan. 10th and 11th shows will be rescheduled.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR. - Feb. 14th @ 7pm, Feb. 15th @ 2pm and 7pm, and Feb. 16th @ 1pm

SIX, THE MUSICAL - TEEN EDITION - March 21st @ 7pm, and March 22nd @ 2pm and 7pm

FOOTLOOSE - THE MUSICAL - May 9th @ 7pm, May 10th @ 2pm and 7pm, and May 11th @ 1pm

SHOWS WE JUST FINISHED:

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD - HIGH SCHOOL EDITION - Oct. 18th @ 7pm, Oct. 19th @2pm and 7pm, Oct. 20th @1pm, Oct. 25th @ 7pm, and Oct. 26th @ 2pm and 7pm

THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULATHON - Nov. 15fh @7pm, Nov. 16th at 2pm and 7pm, and Nov. 17th at 1pm.

Theatre Arts

Footloose Schedule
2024/2025 Theatre Managers
RVH Improv Troupe
24/25 Critics Info
25 Reasons to take a Theater Class
SmugMug photos
Footloose Cast List
Gilligan's Past Briar Woods Shows
RVH Theatre Calendar
SIX Cast List and Rehearsal Info
Beauty and the Beast, Jr. Cast List
Little Women Cast Lists
Glamies Reviewer Choices
Cappies Critic Choices
VHSL One Act Cast
Riverside Coffee House Open Mic Nights
ITS Officers

Gilligan, Marilyn (Theatre Arts)

Marilyn Gilligan's degree is in Theatre with an emphasis on Acting/ Directing from George Mason University. She is currently finishing her Masters in Theatre Pedagogy and was part of the Northern Virginia Writing Project.  Ms Gilligan is also a National Geographic Educator, as well as being selected to be a part of the 2022/2023 Virginia Declaration of Learning Program.

Ms.Gilligan has been teaching in Loudoun County since 2003. Prior to teaching Theatre at Riverside, she taught Theatre at Briar Woods High School (2006 – 2015).  Ms. Gilligan has been with Riverside since it opened!            

During Ms. Gilligan’s tenure as Theatre Arts Director/Teacher for LCPS Ms. Gilligan has directed and produced 88Theatre productions and 20 One Acts, as well as writing and producing productions (The Dare, Catching the Magic, The Strigoi, The Full Moon, and revised versions of Dracula, Peter Pan, and Alice in Wonderland.)      

  • Ms. Gilligan has been featured in Talk Loudoun – written by Betsy Allen (Behind the Brand) In Her Shoes.  

  • Ms. Gilligan has also received the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Teacher Award and Grant (2011 – 2012).

  • Ms. Gilligan teaches Theatre Performing Arts 1, 2, 3, and 4, Technical Theatre 1, and 2, Film Studies Production, and Musical Theatre

Extra Curricular Positions:

  • RVHS International Thespian Society Sponsor

  • RVHS Improv Troupe Sponsor - The Bloopers

  • RVHS CAPPIES Sponsor/Director

  • RVHS GLAMIES Sponsor/Director

  • RVHS VHSL Theatre Sponsor

  • RVHS VHSL One Act Producer

  • RVHS Theatre Director/Producer - The School Fall Play, The Winter Show, and the School Musical

  • RVHS Coffee Houses, Talent Show, Princess Play, SuperHero Day, Murder Mystery Event, and Theatre Awards Night Sponsor

Schedule:

  • 1st:    Planning

  • 2nd:  Musical Theatre

  • 3rd:  Technical Theatre

  • 4th:    Drama 1 /2

  • 5th:    Film Study

  • 6th:  Drama 3/ 4

  • 7th:  Planning

  • 8th:  Duty

Email Ms. Gilligan