Virginia Rep is bringing Eileen DeSandre to Richmond for BECOMING DR. RUTH. DeSandre had been in more than 25 shows as a resident at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and won the Portland Drammy for Best Actress in a leading role (Miss Helen in The Road to Mecca).
They’ve also partnered with the Weinstein Jewish Community Center to bring the real Dr Ruth to town, where she’ll attend a performance of the show on 9/20 (with talkback after). She’ll also speak at the JCC on 9/21.