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Barter Theatre welcomes you to “Come home to Barter” with shows, like "The Wizard of Oz," A Sherlock Holmes production and more in 2024.

With big-city offerings like boutique shopping, historic inns, acclaimed restaurants, and theater performances, Abingdon, Virginia, is a far-flung highlands town with a remarkably vibrant spirit.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the reaction to the 2020 murder of George Floyd has led to positive social change by grassroots campaigns, as well as corporate leaders developing strategies for justice and equality. One in particular that grew out of the response to BLM is Black Stories Black Voices, an initiative of the historic Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia.

This Tuesday, April 27, is National Tell a Story Day, and do we have a range of stories to recommend in this list of best virtual (and socially distanced) bets. Some stories are brand new, like those featured in the Landing Theatre Company’s New American Voices Playwriting Festival, and some are centuries old. Yes, we’re looking at you, William Shakespeare. And some stories, the storytellers themselves won’t even know what they are as they tell them. Keep reading to see the best stories you can find in Houston this week. White Rabbit Red Rabbit in 2010, a play that went viral for its u...