Our Why…

We believe in giving all secondary theatre programs a place to showcase, share and celebrate the work going on in their schools by allowing for a secondary theatre festival where all programs can come together from around the state. We believe in authentic and meaningful performance opportunities that help our students and directors grow and challenge themselves to new heights that help to promote and stimulate growth in all theatre programs across the state. 

We at the Virginia Theatre Association allow our students to not only showcase their own work, but to also work with others and have opportunities to learn and build connections from across the state. 

What are the High School and Middle School Theatre Festivals? 

The Theatre Festivals are a portion of offerings at the Virginia Theatre Association’s annual conference in October. Each Secondary School (grades 6-8, 9-12) may apply to be a part of the festival and bring a 45 minute show to be adjudicated and performed for everyone at VTA. 

As a part of the High School Theatre Festival, the top six shows perform again on Sunday morning at the conference. The top two shows are selected to take their shows to represent Virginia Theatre Association at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Middle School shows do not advance but receive awards.