Sycamore Rouge is different. The theatre looks different; it feels different. Instead of audience members sitting in rows of chairs, all facing the stage at prescribed angles, Sycamore Rouge’s audience sits around small tables, or on couches, encouraging them to relax and enjoy the show. The theatre boasts a large, beautiful bar area. During live music, audience members feel free to move from the theatre space to the bar, and back again.

Sycamore Rouge’s audience is different. Because the organization is committed to producing work that speaks to the greater human experience rather than segregating its programming choices by demographic categories, the Sycamore Rouge audience is made up of patrons young and old, rich and poor, and from all kinds of different racial and cultural backgrounds. Conversation happens at Sycamore Rouge; it is quite possibly the only major venue in Petersburg where people of different life experiences gather together and share part of their lives.