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The Prizery is excited to announce an engaging three-week dance class series taught by instructor Allison Snead. She has been dancing since she was a young girl, growing up immersed in dance classes, competitions, and theater. She believes ballroom dancing fosters a strong sense of community and bonding, as it
March 3, 2026 “We are thrilled to announce the first Prizery-produced theatrical production since the management transition to the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation (SVHEF),” said Kristy Johnson, Executive Director. “Presenting And Then There Were None marks an exciting new chapter for our stage and our community. We are especially
The Prizery is excited to welcome Bobby BlackHat Band for a high-energy evening of live blues music on Saturday, February 7, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In addition to the evening performance, Bobby BlackHat Band will lead a Blues in the Schools Workshop for local band students earlier that
The Prizery is an arts and cultural center located in a 38,000 square foot building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the South Boston Historic Tobacco Warehouse District, and is considered to be the most architecturally prominent and interesting of the 15 buildings in the 20 acre district. The facility includes performing arts theatre, art gallery, classrooms, and a large rental space for community functions.
As a centerpiece of the historic warehouse district in downtown South Boston, The Prizery plays host to performers from throughout the world in the Chastain Theatre, provides space for events, and makes a wide range of classes available from music to art.
The building was originally where tobacco was “prized,” or pressed layer by layer into hogshead barrels often weighing up to 1000 pounds. After the autumn harvest, the plants were first “stemmed,” or stripped of fibers and then packed. The barrels were then taken down to the river or the railroad for shipping.
