The Horse Trade Presented:   Volume of Smoke   An Ensemble Piece By  Clay McLeod Chapman Directed by Isaac Butler Music by Erik Sanko Commissioned by The Firehouse Theater, Richmond, VA   Featuring:     Hannah Bos, Abe Goldfarb, Daryl Lathon, Kalle Macrides,     Emily Mitchell, Orion Taraban, Paul Thereen   Description:      Calamity at Richmond.  Being a Narrative of the Affecting Circumstances Attending the Awful Conflagration of the Theatre in the City of Richmond, on the Night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811.  The 1811 fire in a Virginian theater was interpreted as an "act of god" and a sign of the inherent evil of theater.  In fact, theater was banned in Virginia for many years after this incident.  The play is a series of monologues from the point of view of those affected by the fire.   Performances:              Friday and Saturday nights at 10:30 pm: October 1st and 2nd  2004 October 8th and 9th  2004      At:  The Kraine Theater 85 East 4th Street, between 2nd Ave. & Bowery (take 6 train to Astor Place or F,V to 2nd Ave.) http://httheater.org/season7/VolumeofSmoke.html