VTA 2024: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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VTA 2024: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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7:00am EDT

High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time E10ABC Theater 1Casey Worley High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time E11ABC Theater 2Casey Worley Check-In and Registration B15 LobbySarah Pettengill

8:00am EDT

High School Design Competition E22-E25 AlcovesChristopher Otwell

8:30am EDT

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E24A Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E23B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E23A Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E25B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E24B Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms E25A

9:00am EDT

NEW to VTA Check-In B11 Open StudioMatt Armentrout Experiencing Your Voice B12 ClassroomMarc Williams Leveling Up! B17 Open StudioMolly Hood Secondary Monologue Competitions E22A Get Your VTA & Conference Merch B15 LobbyShirts On Site

9:25am EDT

Fredericksburg Academy Presents: Dark Road E11ABC Theater 2Todd Pristas Monticello High School Presents: An Amateur’s Guide to Questing E10ABC Theater 1Hanna Rahilly

9:30am EDT

Food Court Open Food Court

10:20am EDT

Amherst County High School Presents: ROMEO AND JULIET : SIX VERY BUSY DAYS E10ABC Theater 1Patricia Emmert Lafayette High School Presents: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane E11ABC Theater 2Suzan McCorry

10:30am EDT

Basic Theatrical Firearms Safety B11 Open StudioNoble Blades Circus Skills B19 Open StudioKenneth Gibson Creating & Painting with Cut Rollers B16 Tech & Design StudioJessica Hightower Lights, Camera, Action - The Screen Test B17 Open StudioJonathan Rogers Stage Lighting Demystified: Skittles Bring Lights to Life! B14 U-ShapedScott Chapman Storytelling in 3D B13 Circle of ChairsSteve Paceck Working With Student Stage Managers B12 ClassroomStacy Blackburn

11:00am EDT

Let America Be, A Devised Piece E21ABCRick St. Peter • Virginia Union University 3 Hour Playwriting Festival Workshop B10 Lecture HallCorey Holmes

11:15am EDT

EC Glass High School Presents: Our Place E11ABC Theater 2Allison Daugherty Warhill High School Presents: THE BALLAD OF MARIA MARTEN E10ABC Theater 1Jacob Noble

12:00pm EDT

Create Your Own Gobo B16 Tech & Design StudioJessica Hightower Dance for Musical Theatre B11 Open StudioDeon Ridley Dare to Devise: Ensemble-Based Theatre Exploration B13 Circle of ChairsBrittney S. Harris Performing Choreo B17 Open StudioKatherine (Katie) Holland Song Improv! B18 Open StudioRachel Dean • Ian LeRoy Theatre on a Dime B12 ClassroomHeather Wallen

1:00pm EDT

Check-In and Registration B15 LobbySarah Pettengill

1:30pm EDT

Atlee High School Presents: Silent Sky E11ABC Theater 2Charles Wax Turner Ashby High School Presents: A Wrinkle In Time adapted from the novel by Morgan Gould E10ABC Theater 1Cecille Deason Auditioning in NYC and Beyond! B14 U-ShapedIan LeRoy • Rachel Dean Building Scenery on a Budget B12 ClassroomDavid Steinmetz Come Sing, Come Dance, Come Act B13 Circle of ChairsRonda Scarrow Found Object Puppet Creation B16 Tech & Design StudioHeather Wallen Intro to Stage Combat - Swordplay Basics B17 Open StudioNoble Blades Line Dance Clinic B11 Open StudioTariq Karriem (He/Him)

2:00pm EDT

Broadway Slam E21ABCPaula Chanda

2:25pm EDT

Liberty High School Presents: I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY E10ABC Theater 1Shayna Crews Stuarts Draft High School Presents: THE PRICE E11ABC Theater 2Amy Bussey

3:00pm EDT

A FISH! Consent and Self-Advocacy for Theater-Makers (Take 5) B11 Open StudioAili Huber Acting the Song : Dramatic Scoring For Your Musical Score B13 Circle of ChairsDouglas Carpenter Canvas, Page & The Stage B17 Open StudioBleu Do'zia Diversity in Theatrical Arts Talk Back Session B14 U-ShapedLeila Stephanie It’s Not About You! Strategies for centering students in the work B10 Lecture HallJess Shaw Vectorworks: from Drafting to Building Models B12 ClassroomMichael Benson

3:20pm EDT

Liberty Christian Academy Presents: TRACKS E10ABC Theater 1Ray Jones Woodson Highschool Presents: ESSENTIAL SELF DEFENSE E11ABC Theater 2Christopher Rushing

4:00pm EDT

High School Junior/Senior Portfolio Reviews B14 U-ShapedJennifer Flitton Adams

4:30pm EDT

Advocating for You, Your Students, and Theatre Education! E21ABCLinda Gallant • Tara Taylor • Annamarie Bollino Are you ready to call a show?? B12 ClassroomStacy Blackburn Groove & Flow Hip hop intensive B11 Open StudioMarlon Proverbs Scaffolding your season for growth! (both Student and Financial) B13 Circle of ChairsCorey Holmes The Art of the Audition B10 Lecture HallNew York Film Academy Variety Is the Spice of... Physicality! B17 Open StudioGregg Lloyd

4:40pm EDT

Appomattox Regional Governor's School Presents: Phillida & Gallathea E11ABC Theater 2Claire Wittman Freedom High School Presents: Us and Them E10ABC Theater 1Rachel Wickham

5:35pm EDT

Charlottesville High School Presents: ANDERSEN E10ABC Theater 1David Becker York County School of the Arts Presents: THE MARVELOUS PLAYBILL E11ABC Theater 2Kerri DiFiore

6:00pm EDT

Banquet Performance Workshop B19 Open StudioDeon Ridley • Steve Paceck Creating Connection: Partner Exercises B17 Open StudioIngrid DeSanctis • James Madison University Dynamic Auditions B14 U-ShapedGregg Lloyd Literacy Alive: Student-led Devising B10 Lecture HallTaylor Bernard Song Improv! B18 Open StudioRachel Dean • Ian LeRoy The Fight That Goes Wrong B13 Circle of ChairsNoble Blades Reserved as Green Room B11 Open Studio High School Design Competition Closed for Adjudication E22-E25 AlcovesChristopher Otwell

7:30pm EDT

VCU Presents: Broadway Jamz B10 Lecture HallDesiree Dabney Every Brilliant Thing E21ABCJordan Setzer 3 Hour Playwriting Festival Showcase E10ABC Theater 1Corey Holmes

8:30pm EDT

VTA Karaoke Night B10 Lecture HallLinda Gallant

9:00pm EDT

Lip Sync Battle E11ABC Theater 2Kendall Mullins