Fall 2026 Production: Big Fish: School Edition (Middle - High School Students)
Middle - High School
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Important Dates:
12/15/2026 - Deadline to Register for Independent, Initial, and JR Competitions
Registration Form
Independent Registration Form
(Complete the Independent Registration Form to qualify for Semi finals if you're a homeschooler or if your school is not already competing as an organization.)
1/12/2027 - Deadline to fill out Registration for Semi Finals
Semi Finals Registration Form
1/23/2027 - Virtual Independant and JR competitions
Junior Registration Form
2/6/2027 and 2/13/27 - Virtual Semi Finals
2/25/2027 - State Finals in person at the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro, VA
4/26/2027-4/28/2027 - National Competition 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 206-2027 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.
INITIAL REGISTRATION FORM
FINAL (FOR SEMI-FINALS) REGISTRATION FORM
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