We are the theatre program at Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia. We produce three full-scale main stage productions, an original film festival, a one act competition play, and one full-scale Forest Middle School musical per year. We are happy to be a part of the thriving cultural arts scene in the metropolitan area of Lynchburg.  

Theatre classes at JF are fun. Theatre, Stage Craft and Public Speaking courses are open to all students and fulfill the Fine Arts credit required for graduation. For more information on these classes, please contact either Mr. White (swhite@bedford.k12.va.us) or Mrs. White (nicole.white@bedford.k12.va.us).

JF one-act plays have won the VHSL Class 4 State Championship in 2019, 2020 & 2021 and have been named State Runner-Up four times. JF has been Virginia Theatre Association Finalists 4 times, and were named VTA Runner-Up in 2019 and 2022, earning an invitation to compete at the 2020 Southeastern Theatre Conference in Louisville, KY, and then 2023 in Lexington, KY. JF Improv teams have  won VTA State Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2019. JF's film program has won three VHSL State Championships and three Audience Choice awards since 2018.

We value hard work above all. But we also believe strongly in the Power of Play, producing 11 Cavalier Improvathons per year for the public.  These nights take place in Mr. White's room and are widely regarded as the best $5 you will ever spend.

Since 2010, student enrollment in theatre-related classes at JF has grown from 57 to well over 200.  Extracurricular participation has exploded at an even more robust rate.  We are just trying to keep up!  Thanks for your continued support, and we hope you'll join us this season! We love entertaining you.