Beanland’s novel, “Florence Adler Swims Forever,” had been released, and the nation was in lockdown. It always struck me as such a compelling story.”įast forward to 2020. “Over the years, I would hear things about the fire and my ears would perk up. I was fascinated,” said Beanland, who has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the Department of English at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences. “The realtor told me that there had been a theater on that spot, but that it had burned to the ground, killing 72 people. A realtor was driving her down Broad Street on the way to Church Hill and pointed to Monumental Church, which sits on the site of the former theater. Author and Virginia Commonwealth University alum Rachel Beanland learned about the deadly December 26, 1811, fire at the Richmond Theater on her first day in Richmond in April 2007.
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