Children's Theatre of VA

During each school year, Virginia Repertory Theatre's national program "Virginia rep on tour" produces and presents eighteen to twenty-four touring instructional programs using the art form of Theatre to support students' existing studies across wide varieties of curriculums in grades k-12. Virginia rep on tour has presented performances in every school district in the commonwealth of Virginia, and in fiscal year 6/30/20, prior to the covid-19 shutdown in march, the tour company performed, or was scheduled to perform, in thirty-twostates and the district of columbia.

Our internationally-acclaimed community outreach and educational efforts substantially relate to the Children's health component of our mission statement. Plays like "hugs and kisses" (child sexual abuse prevention), "have you filled your bucket today" (bullying awareness and prevention), and pup & adam" (childhood obesity program) offer compelling and effective safety messages to Virginia's students in grades k-12. We are proud to offer sensory friendly performances for children with autism and other sensory, social, or learning disabilities. ) We offer performances dedicated to Theatre access for the blind and vision and hearing impaired. This accessibility option offers patrons who cannot see the action on the stage an opportunity to participate in a preshow tactile tour. For patrons with hearing assistive technology, a new state-of-the-art induction loop hearing system has been installed in the november Theatre. With input from exceptional and special education specialists, outreach coordinators and other autism specialists from the faison school, autism society of central Virginia, chesterfield county public schools, henrico public schools, northstar academy, and commonwealth autism. In july of 2019 we launched a new initiative to develop and produce a play to help protect teens from human trafficking. We also adapt our mainstage productions into smaller touring highlights and go on the road to independent and assisted-living facilities to reach senior audiences who are no longer able to attend traditional fixed based theatres. On the educational side, Virginia rep offers fun and innovative programs- classes and camps throughout the year- for preschool children through adults. We focus on early education literacy through Theatre, and help prepare teens for a future career in performing arts.

Virginia Repertory Theatre offers four main stage seasons for adults and children. The signature season at the historic november Theatre, 114 w broad st, offers national caliber productions of the great dramas, comedies and musicals past, present and future. The hanover season, in the historic hanover tavern is a 'pops series' offering lighter fare for audiences, old & new. Virginia rep co-produces the cadence season in the Theatre gym, with new plays and musicals that stretch and strengthen theatrical expectations. Virginia rep's Children's Theatre of Virginia produces a main stage season of plays and musicals for children, families and schools at our intimate stage setting at the shops at willow lawn in richmond, Va. The Virginia rep center, a historic complex that includes both the november Theatre and Theatre gym, is operated as a museum, the only theater museum in Virginia. An ongoing schedule of exhibits, programs and tours showcase the historic facilities and our theatrical collections. The november Theatre is the oldest major Theatre in Virginia, a nationally registered key property in the old and historic broad street district, on the edge of historic jackson ward.