Richmond's Acts of Faith festival brings spirituality, stage together

Conventional wisdom holds that January can be a challenging time for theaters, with winter weather and post-holiday fatigue tending to put a damper on attendance. But in Richmond, the period after New Year's has become a regular buzz-generator for local companies. That's because it ushers in the city's Acts of Faith Theatre Festival, a yearly effort by local artists and a number of religious congregations to affirm an affinity between spirituality and the stage.