Shakespeare in Love
Tilney / Sir Robert (Queen u/s)
Keegan Theatre
Ricky Drummond / Douglas Sebamala
Ensemble (Tammy u/s)
Toby's Dinner Theatre
June 16 - August 20, 2023
"Simultaneously relatable, sarcastic, sassy and endearing, [Valerie] represents the perfect combination of singer and actor, skillfully making her presence known in every scene without ever stealing the show." 'Into the Woods: Provocative and Pretty'
"Rigsbee positively sparkles on stage." 'Murder Most "Nile"'
Tilney / Sir Robert (Queen u/s)
Keegan Theatre
Ricky Drummond / Douglas Sebamala
"[I]t’s hard to imagine a better play, and cast...This choice is funny, loving, an overt ode to live theater."
Washington City Paper
"Don’t go to Shakespeare in Love for facts or history. Go to Shakespeare in Love for good, trashy fun."
DC Theater Arts
Elizabeth O'Neil
4615 Theatre Company
Jordan Friend
"Rounding out the cast are Valerie Adams Rigsbee, whose sweet, emotional performance is underlined with a steely spine." BroadwayWorld
"[They] have achieved something remarkable. They have created a new art form that is complex, fully realized, and utterly compelling." DC Metro Theatre Arts
Janis Curtis
Keegan Theatre
Elena Velasco / Mark A. Rhea
"[Valerie Adams Rigsbee] brings comedic charm to the fiery 'It’s A Fix.'"
Washington City Paper
"“If I Don’t Sleep” (beautifully sung by Valerie Adams Rigsbee and Gary DuBreuil), is a tenderly moving evocation of empathy, mutuality, and reciprocity in a marriage."
DC Metro Theater Arts
Andrea u/s
Studio Theatre
David Muse
"Absorbing and meticulously crafted."
Knockout acting in Studio’s play of a marriage on the rocks." The Washington Post
Mrs. Antrobus / Ivy u/s
Constellation Theatre
Mary Hall Surface
"All praise to Constellation for bringing off a seemingly impossible task with supreme aplomb. You’ll be dazzled and delighted."
‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ Review: Tending the Fire of Civilization, The Wall Street Journal
Evil Angel / Martino / Duke / Cardinal / Devil
Brave Spirits Theatre
Paul Reisman
"A stellar ensemble cast of seven play all the remaining multiple tracks to great effect. There are standout moments...from Valerie Adams Rigsbee. Overall, it’s a striking story, presented beautifully."
Review: ‘Doctor Faustus’ at Brave Spirits Theatre, DC Metro Theatre Arts
Cumie Barrow / Stella / Governor Miriam Ferguson
Monumental Theatre
Ryan Maxwell
"Many of the actors played numerous parts and their range was beyond remarkable.... Valerie Adams Rigsbee['s] attention to physicality and vocal patterns make[s] the multiple rolls believable."
'Review: ‘Bonnie & Clyde The Musical’ at Monumental Theatre Company' by Kendall Mostafavi, DC Metro Theatre Arts
Margaret / Seacol
Next Stop Theatre
Abbie Fine
"The acting in this show is superb. Each actor shows so much attention to emotional nuance...Even the smaller parts were expertly played, such as...Valerie Adams Rigsbee's Margaret."
'Much Ado About Nothing at NextStop (review)' by RK Pendergrass, DC Theatre Scene
Soupy Sue (Penny Pennywise / Jo Strong u/s, perf)
Constellation Theatre
Alison Stockman
"The big cast snaps smartly across the small stage in number after number."
''Tis the (campaign) season for 'Urinetown'' by Nelson Pressley, Washington Post
A blog from the not-so-reasonable mind of Soupy Sue, as played by Valerie Adams Rigsbee.
Diana u/s, perf
Keegan Theatre
Mark A. Rhea and Colin Smith
"Directors [and] cast have honored Kitt and Yorkey's revelatory work with an unforgettable production."
'Next to Normal at Keegan Theatre (review)' by Ben Demers, DC Theatre Scene
Spiker / Sponge u/s, perf 10x
Adventure Theatre
Michael Baron
"Karen Vincent and Valerie Adams Rigsbee immediately endear themselves as the amusingly despicable villains."
'Review: James and the Giant Peach at Adventure Theatre MTC' by Kendall Mostafavi, DC Metro Theatre Arts
Doris
Papermill Theatre Co.
Kim Barber Knoll
"Valerie Adams Rigsbee DuBreuil spent time with [Jean's Playhouse] in 2014 summer and fall and winter shows before that. This is absolutely her best role ever. Don't miss this show."
Ken Chapman, Facebook Review
Suzy Hendrix
Acadia Repertory Theatre
Michael Kissen
Gretel
Acadia Repertory Theatre
Cheryl Willis
Club Secretary
Acadia Repertory Theatre
C. Andrew Mayer
"We saw a production of Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club. This was one of my son's first memorable experiences with a theatre production, and he was completely engrossed from the first scene. Small theatre, quality cast, very enjoyable evening."
adventureplanner3, Trip Advisor Review
Mrs. Cratchit
U.S. National Tour
Scott Severance
Mistress Quickly
Advice to the Players
Candice Clift
Lady / Shepherdess
The Guthrie Theatre
Jonathan Munby
"The talented cast makes music with his poetic language, while the designers deliver one interesting idea after another."
'Theater review: 'The Winter’s Tale'' by Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press:
Dodo
Skylark Opera
Steven Stucki
"Neu and Freeh manage to dress a small stage with lots of performers who move about with admirable precision. The overall result is homage to traditional operetta as well as to the winking broadness of old-style musical theater."
'Skylark Opera's 'Merry Widow' charms, produces chuckles' by David Hawley, Pioneer Press
Virginia
Theatre Pro Rata
Carin Bratlie
"Valerie Rigsbee gives a touching performance as Galileo's daughter, demonstrating the human cost of this clash between science and politics when she is jilted by her fiancé."
'Galileo vs. the Church' by Lisa Brock, Star Tribune
Queen Margaret
Advice to the Players
Andrew Codispoti
"Much of the cast is very strong...Valerie Rigsbee gives a suitably crazed and over-the-top performance as Queen Margaret."
Advice to the Players offers compelling take on 'Richard III' by Alec Kerr, The Conway Daily Sun
Rev. Mother Mary Regina
Papermill Theatre Co.
Sharon Paquette
Katherine
Theatre in the Round
Craig Johnson
Pedringano / Ambassador
Theatre Pro Rata
Carin Bratlie
“…a giddy, blood-soaked amusement park of a story that careens wildly from dark humor to romance to one outrageous killing after the next.”
TC Daily Planet
Melissa / Dahlia
Papermill Theatre Co.
Patrick Stinson
Lilly (Lead)
Theatre Unbound
Carolyn Gage
"The emotional heart of the play is Didrikson's focus on striving for success at the price of intimacy and love with other women. Gage shows Didrikson's emotional foundation with her mother (Amy Lithander) and sister, Lilly (Valerie Rigsbee), who both turn in strong performances."
'Babe' hits the pin' by Lydia Howell, TC Daily Planet
Captain Hook
Acadia Repertory Theatre
Cheryl Willis
Christina Grant
Acadia Repertory Theatre
Cheryl Willis
"Valerie Rigsbee positively sparkles on stage, imbuing the long-suffering Christina Grant an inner strength and self-possession that makes the character's development completely believable, something that is often missed by actors in this role."
'Murder Most "Nile"' by Melinda Rice, Mount Desert Islander
Rose (Lead)
Joking Envelope Productions
Craig Johnson
“With Scrimshaw caricaturing the critic and the detective in strokes broader than 8-gauge yarn, the remaining cast members took the cue to make similarly merry with their characters—gulping at box wine and sarcastically sniping at one another.”
Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
Rosie/Toadmoor (Lead)
Fortune’s Fool Theatre
Melissa Hart
Sister Berthe
Papermill Theatre Co.
Kate Arrechi
Jane Williams (Supp)
Theatre Unbound
Carin Bratlie
Jeanette le Slut (Supp)
Cromulent Shakespeare
Leah Cooper
Margaret
Theatre in the Round
Craig Johnson
Ensemble
Sandbox Theatre
Ryan Hill and Lisa Moreira
Flight Attendant
The BRiNK
George McConnell
Soldier / Zombie
Walking Shadow Theatre
Amy Rummenie
Soprano
Open Eye Figure Theatre
Michael Sommers
Gertrude / Player
Advice to the Players
Mark Woollett
Vivian
Lakeshore Players
Janice Murphy Roman
Marcellina
Ars Musica
Gregory Stavrou
Messenger
Bottom Line Theatre
Tyrus Emory
Claire
Bottom Line Theatre
Jacob Stoebel
Baker’s Wife
Pomona College
Diosdado Pascual
"The star of the show is unmistakably Rigsbee as the Baker’s Wife. Simultaneously relatable, sarcastic, sassy and endearing, she represents the perfect combination of singer and actor, skillfully making her presence known in every scene without ever stealing the show."
'Into the Woods', The Student Life
Lady Utterword
Pomona College
Leonard Pronko
Various
Pomona College
Tom Leabhart
Kaja
Pomona College
Leonard Pronko
Rose Song Singer
Pomona College
Tom Leabhart