VTA 2024: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Conference Kick-Off Event 7:30pm - 11:00pm

Dance with the Dream Girls 6:00pm - 7:00pm

AI In Theatre: The Future of Broadway 4:30pm - 5:30pm

How to Reach the High Notes 8 Shows a Week! 4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Art of the Audition 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Check-In and Registration 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Exhibition Hall Load-In 12:00pm - 6:00pm

High School Design Competition 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Diversity Panel in Theatrical Arts with Deon, Leila, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Wayne Theatre ReperTOURy Company Presents a 50-minute adapta... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

NEW to VTA Check-In 9:30am - 10:00am

Dance for Musical Theatre 10:30am - 11:30am

Groove & Flow Hip hop intensive 12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Movement Playground: Contemporary Dance 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Reserved as Green Room 2:45pm - 5:30pm

Intro to Stage Combat - Unarmed Basics 6:00pm - 7:00pm

VDOE Theatre Arts Update for Educators and Leaders 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Theatre Marketing 101: The Secrets of Selling Tickets 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Acting in Song - Making the Most of Your Moment! 10:30am - 11:30am

Storytelling in 3D 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Creating Solutions for Stage Managers 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Stage Lighting Demystified: Skittles Bring Lights to Life! 10:30am - 11:30am

Check-In and Registration 7:00am - 11:00am

Check-In and Registration 1:00pm - 6:30pm

Exhibition Hall Load-In 8:00am - 12:00pm

Exhibition Hall Open 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Building a Creative Practice: Exercises Designed to Get Your Cre... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Life of a Costume 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Grappling with Consent 10:30am - 11:30am

"You say, I say, you say..." Meisner Technique for Actors 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Banquet Performance Workshop 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Getting the Dance Job 4:30pm - 5:30pm

High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time 7:00am - 8:00am

Mills E. Godwin High School presents: Governing... 9:25am - 10:10am

Heritage High School Presents: CURIOUSER & CURIO... 10:20am - 11:05am

Henrico High School Presents: Oz 11:15am - 12:00pm

Princess Anne High School Presents: Second Samue... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Jefferson Forrest High School Presents: A Midsum... 2:25pm - 3:10pm

New Kent High School Presents: The Healing Machi... 4:40pm - 5:25pm

Massaponax High School Presents: The Cry of the... 5:35pm - 6:20pm

Stagecraft Showdown #1 8:30pm - 10:00pm

High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time 7:00am - 8:00am

Fredericksburg Christian School Presents: Franke... 9:25am - 10:10am

Hampton Roads Academy Presents: Attack! Of the K... 10:20am - 11:05am

J.R. Tucker High School Presents: Lafayette No.... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Chancellor High School Presents: "Flight of the... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Louisa County High School Presents: THE SEARCH F... 2:25pm - 3:10pm

Jamestown High School Presents: The Bird of The... 3:20pm - 4:05pm

Harrisonburg High School Presents: Shipwrecked! 4:40pm - 5:25pm

Hanover High School Presents: Perfect 5:35pm - 6:20pm

Stafford High School Presents: Agnes of God 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Improvafun Showcase 8:15pm - 10:00pm

Every Brilliant Thing 7:30pm - 9:00pm

High School Design Competition 8:00am - 8:00pm

Secondary Monologue Competitions 9:00am - 4:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Food Court Open 9:30am - 1:30pm

Lord of the Flies 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Networking Hour for 21+ 8:00pm - 10:00pm

3 Hour Playwriting Festival Workshop 11:00am - 2:00pm

It’s Not About You! Strategies for centering students in the wor... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

The Art of the Audition 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Literacy Alive: Student-led Devising 6:00pm - 7:00pm

VCU Presents: Broadway Jamz 7:30pm - 8:30pm

VTA Karaoke Night 8:30pm - 10:30pm

NEW to VTA Check-In 9:00am - 9:30am

Basic Theatrical Firearms Safety 10:30am - 11:30am

Dance for Musical Theatre 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Line Dance Clinic 1:30pm - 2:30pm

A FISH! Consent and Self-Advocacy for Theater-Makers (Take 5) 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Groove & Flow Hip hop intensive 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Reserved as Green Room 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Experiencing Your Voice 9:00am - 10:00am

Working With Student Stage Managers 10:30am - 11:30am

Theatre on a Dime 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Building Scenery on a Budget 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Vectorworks: from Drafting to Building Models 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Are you ready to call a show?? 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Storytelling in 3D 10:30am - 11:30am

Dare to Devise: Ensemble-Based Theatre Exploration 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Come Sing, Come Dance, Come Act 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Acting the Song : Dramatic Scoring For Your Musical Score 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Scaffolding your season for growth! (both Student and Financial) 4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Fight That Goes Wrong 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Stage Lighting Demystified: Skittles Bring Lights to Life! 10:30am - 11:30am

Auditioning in NYC and Beyond! 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Diversity in Theatrical Arts Talk Back Session 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Dynamic Auditions 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Check-In and Registration 7:00am - 11:00am

Get Your VTA & Conference Merch 9:00am - 5:00pm

Check-In and Registration 1:00pm - 6:30pm

Creating & Painting with Cut Rollers 10:30am - 11:30am

Create Your Own Gobo 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Found Object Puppet Creation 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Leveling Up! 9:00am - 10:00am

Lights, Camera, Action - The Screen Test 10:30am - 11:30am

Performing Choreo 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Intro to Stage Combat - Swordplay Basics 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Canvas, Page & The Stage 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Variety Is the Spice of... Physicality! 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Creating Connection: Partner Exercises 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Song Improv! 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Song Improv! 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Circus Skills 10:30am - 11:30am

Banquet Performance Workshop 6:00pm - 7:00pm

High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time 7:00am - 8:00am

Monticello High School Presents: An Amateur’s Gu... 9:25am - 10:10am

Amherst County High School Presents: ROMEO AND J... 10:20am - 11:05am

Warhill High School Presents: THE BALLAD OF MARI... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Turner Ashby High School Presents: A Wrinkle In... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Liberty High School Presents: I NEVER SAW ANOTHE... 2:25pm - 3:10pm

Liberty Christian Academy Presents: TRACKS 3:20pm - 4:05pm

Freedom High School Presents: Us and Them 4:40pm - 5:25pm

Charlottesville High School Presents: ANDERSEN 5:35pm - 6:20pm

3 Hour Playwriting Festival Showcase 7:30pm - 9:00pm

High School Theatre Festival Open Tech Time 7:00am - 8:00am

Fredericksburg Academy Presents: Dark Road 9:25am - 10:10am

Lafayette High School Presents: The Miraculous J... 10:20am - 11:05am

EC Glass High School Presents: Our Place 11:15am - 12:00pm

Atlee High School Presents: Silent Sky 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Stuarts Draft High School Presents: THE PRICE 2:25pm - 3:10pm

Woodson Highschool Presents: ESSENTIAL SELF DEFE... 3:20pm - 4:05pm

Appomattox Regional Governor's School Presents:... 4:40pm - 5:25pm

York County School of the Arts Presents: THE MAR... 5:35pm - 6:20pm

Lip Sync Battle 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Let America Be, A Devised Piece 11:00am - 12:00pm

Advocating for You, Your Students, and Theatre Education! 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Every Brilliant Thing 7:30pm - 9:00pm

High School Design Competition 8:00am - 6:00pm

High School Design Competition Closed for Adjudication 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Secondary Monologue Competitions 9:00am - 4:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 8:00pm

Food Court Open 9:30am - 1:30pm

Advocacy in Theatre - Creating Safe Spaces 10:30am - 11:30am

Take 5: Creating Workplaces of Radical Welcome 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Shakespeare’s Soliloquies 9:00am - 10:00am

Basics of Theatrical Intimacy 10:30am - 11:30am

What Are Your Fighting For?! 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Stage Combat Meets Stagecraft 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Sustainable Scenery: Building Eco-Friendly Sets 9:00am - 10:00am

Cutting Plays for Performance 10:30am - 11:30am

I’m Dying to be Beautiful 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Artificial Intelligence and Theatre Design 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Becoming a Technical Director: Essential Skills and Processes 3:00pm - 4:00pm

New IDEA Discussion 9:00am - 10:00am

Acting in Song - Making the Most of Your Moment! 10:30am - 11:30am

Rigging Fundamentals: Calculating Weights and Loads for Safe Ope... 12:00pm - 1:00pm

The Sensory Friendly Arts Educators Toolkit 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Whose canon is it anyway? Strategies for decolonizing your theat... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Writing a Musical 1:30pm - 2:30pm

How Do I Act This Song? 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Check-In and Registration 7:00am - 11:00am

Get Your VTA & Conference Merch 9:00am - 5:00pm

Check-In and Registration 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Exhibition Hall Load-Out 4:00pm - 10:00pm

Bridal Wars 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Creating Connection: Partner Exercises 10:30am - 11:30am

Let's Talk About It! Safe Space 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Performing Choreo 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Lights, Camera, Action - The Screen Test 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Improvathon Competition 9:00am - 11:30am

Stagecraft Showdown #2 2:00pm - 3:30pm

All-Conference Banquet, Featuring Performances and Awards 5:00pm - 8:00pm

High School Costume Ball 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Middle School Theatre Festival O... 7:30am - 8:00am

Salem Church Middle School Presents: The Tale of... 9:25am - 10:10am

Lois S Hornsby Middle School Presents: The Rehea... 10:20am - 11:05am

Liberty Christian Academy Middle Presents: Schoo... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Middle School Theatre Festival O... 11:50am - 12:20pm

Buford Middle School Presents: Mixed Up Mashed U... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Ronald Reagan Middle School Presents: Roshambo:... 2:25pm - 3:10pm

Middle School Theatre Festival O... 7:30am - 8:00am

Berkeley Middle School Presents: Suzette Who Set... 9:25am - 10:10am

T. Benton Gayle Middle School Presents: Gossip 10:20am - 11:05am

Rodney E. Thompson Middle School Presents: HOME... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

VCU Twelfth Night Open Rehearsal 11:00am - 1:00pm

The Greenhouse with Q&A featuring Playwright, Harvey Stone 2:00pm - 4:00pm

High School Design COSTUME Competition: Adjudicator Feedback 10:00am - 11:00am

High School SCENIC Design Competition: Adjudicator Feedback 11:00am - 12:00pm

High School Design Competition 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Secondary Monologue Competitions 9:00am - 4:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Festival Warm Up and Post Mortem Rooms 8:30am - 5:00pm

Food Court Open 9:30am - 1:30pm

Membership Meeting 12:00pm - 1:00pm

High School Theatre Festival Top 6 Tickets on Sale 8:00am - 1:00pm

High School Theatre Festival Top 6 Performances 8:30am - 1:45pm

Top 2 High Schools...