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Important Dates

September 1, 2024 - POL online anthology live for 2024-25 school year
December 14, 2024 - Deadline to register for semifinals/report results of school competition
February 8, 2025 & February 15, 2025 - Semi finals at 1pm and 3:30pm both days (Virtual for accessibility purposes)
March 7, 2025 - State Finals, Wayne Theatre, Waynesboro, Virginia
March 20, 2025 - Deadline for state champs and chaperones to register for National Finals
May 5-7, 2025 - Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC

The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) is excited to partner with The Wayne Theatre serving as the host and administrator of the the 2024-2025 Poetry Out Loud program.

A national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation, brings poetry to high schoolers through memorization, performance, and public speaking. Since 2005, nearly 4.7 million students have participated in the program and committed at least one poem to memory.

In Virginia, approximately 101,000 students have participated since the program’s inception.

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Featured Studio Wayne Programs & Classes

Gerald Dickens' A Christmas Carol (AEP)
Grades 2nd-12th
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White Christmas (AEP) (Morning Performance)
Grades 2nd-12th
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White Christmas (AEP) (Afternoon Performance)
Grades 2nd-12th
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As You Like It (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Morning Performance)
Grades 3-12
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As You Like It (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Afternoon Performance)
Grades 3-12
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Romeo & Juliet (AEP)
Grades 8th-12th
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The Edible Complex (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Morning Performance)
Grades K-8
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The Edible Complex (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Afternoon Performance)
Grades K-8
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Seussical Jr. (AEP) (Morning Performance)
Grades Pre K-8
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Seussical Jr. (AEP) (Afternoon Performance)
Grades Pre K-8
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West Side Story: School Edition (AEP)
Grades 6th-12th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Morning Performance)
Grades 3-12
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (AEP - ReperTOURy) (Afternoon Performance)
Grades 3-12
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Other Wayne Theatre Events

Questions?

Call: 540-943-9999
(Tues. and Thurs. 10am to 2pm)
Email: education@waynetheatre.org

The Wayne Theatre is also supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
The Wayne Theatre is a VCA and VDH Passport Program participant, providing free or discounted tickets (based on availability) to (WIC) EBT cardholders for select shows and events produced by the Wayne Theatre. Contact us for assistance or more information.
We regularly hold open Auditions. Learn More