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Productions for Multiple Learning levels!

We inspire, entertain, and challenge both young performers and audiences of all ages with invigorating pieces, from classics to new works. We celebrate our diversity and the essential power of the arts to illuminate our common humanity.

All of our Studio Wayne educators are skilled, experienced professionals who hold degrees within their fields of expertise.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• Sensory Friendly, Professional Productions suitable for multiple learning levels!
• A self-contained show. We will load-in 2 hours before the performance. Breakdown is less than an hour after the show
• All Shows will include a Q&A with optional workshop add-ons
• Study Guides• Social Stories sent a week prior to the performance
• Competitive Pricing Structure

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Shows

Puppy Pals Live! (AEP)
Pre-K thru 12th
January 29, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP Programing for Pre K-12th grade.

Puppy Pals LIVE is a family fun action-packed show where adopted and rescued dogs perform spectacular stunts and breathtaking feats. Watch as we lead the puppies and audience through challenging and comical tricks as the pooches show everyone who is really boss! Full of canine stunts and laugh-out-loud canine comedy it is no surprise this show has been a hit all over America!

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Edible Complex (AEP)
K thru 8th
February 13, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP programing for Kindergarten-8th grade

THE EDIBLE COMPLEX is a comedy about ten-year-old Anna, who dreams of being a chef. She is also becoming aware of how her body is different from others at school. One day she decides to stop eating, but it’s hard to ignore your food when it starts talking to you.

‍Possible Workshop Add-ons: Pantomime, Puppetry

‍Unit Categories:

Essential health concepts, Nutrition, Healthy decisions, Social emotional choices, Communication and multi-module literacies, Story telling and zone based emotions.

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Persuasion (AEP)
Middle-12
February 27, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP programing for Middle School - 12th grade.

Adapted By Melissa Leilani Larson

Persuasion tells the story of a second chance, the reawakening of love between Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whom eight years earlier she had been persuaded not to marry. Wentworth returns from the Napoleonic Wars with prize money and the social acceptability of naval rank. He is now an eligible suitor, acceptable to Anne’s snobbish father and his circle, and Anne discovers the continuing strength of her love for him.

General SOLs covered:

Listening strategies, Contextual clues to interpret unfamiliar words, British literature, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluating theatre arts, Critical thinking and evaluation, Social emotional learning, Classic Literature

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Midsummer Night's Dream (AEP)
3-12
March 11, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP programing for 3rd- 12th grade

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, the real and fairy worlds collide. Let Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy transport you! Dive into a magical forest where love, mischief, and transformation abound as two young couples and a troupe of amateur actors fall prey to the whims of fairies.

Possible Workshop Add-ons:

Elizabethan dance, Combat, Rhetoric, Status (4)

‍Unit Categories:

Listening strategies, Contextual clues to interpret unfamiliar words, Fairytales and fables, British literature, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluating theatre arts, Critical thinking and evaluation, Social emotional learning, Classic literature.

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Guys and Dolls, JR (AEP)
3-12
March 20, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP programing for 3rd- 12th grade

Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong.

General SOLs covered:

Arts: K.3, K.4, K.5, K.11, TI.3-TIV.3, TI.4-TIV.4, TI.11-TIV.4/English Language Arts:K.I-12.1,K.7, 1.7, 2.2, 2.6

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Bindlestiff Family Circus Show (AEP)
3-12
March 26, 2026 12:00 PM

AEP programing for 3rd- 12th grade

The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus provides the best in variety entertainment: jugglers, clowns, sideshow marvels, magicians, stilt walkers, and entertainers of every sort! Our performances are customized to suit the occasion, from an all-ages family event to a sophisticated, adult-themed show!

General SOLs covered:

Arts: K.3, K.4, K.5, K.11, TI.3-TIV.3, TI.4-TIV.4, TI.11-TIV.4/English Language Arts: K.I-12.1,K.7, 1.7, 2.2, 2.6

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Singin' in the Rain (AEP)
3-12
May 8, 2026 10:00 AM

AEP programing for 3rd- 12th grade

The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay in Singin' in the Rain. Each unforgettable scene, song and dance is accounted for, including the show-stopping title number, complete with an onstage rainstorm! Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin' in the Rain the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals.

General SOLs covered:

Arts: K.3, K.4, K.5, K.11, TI.3-TIV.3, TI.4-TIV.4, TI.11-TIV.4/English Language Arts:K.I-12.1,K.7, 1.7, 2.2, 2.6

With questions, please contact education@waynetheatre.org.

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Workshops

PUPPETRY
In this workshop, students will learn about different types of theatrical puppets, their uses on the theatrical process, and try out some of their own design!

RHETORIC
So much more than simile and metaphor, Elizabethan writers used hundreds of rhetorical devices to help both their characters and the performers bringing them to life! Identify these in the play you just saw and find modern connections everywhere from The Grinch to pop music to Marvel movies!

CLOWNING
Before the big-top style clowning that we know now, was the OG clowning: Commedia dell’Arte. Join Wayne Teaching artists in this engaging workshop bring all sorts of clowning tropes to the stage!

STATUS ON STAGES
Some places on stage have more power, some characters on stage have more power, this workshop gets students on their feet and explains power dynamics on stage and in society that helps make your acting choices as strong as possible!

PANTOMIME
Pantomime is the art of telling a story without words, we see this in our everyday life (body language, Tom and Jerry Cartoons and Pixar shorts, etc.) In this workshop students learn how this “universal language” can be used in everyday life and for theatrical storytelling!

ELIZABETHAN DANCE
Courtly dance has more in common with the Cupid Shuffle than you would think! Students learn the rules of courtly dance, from the bows, to the different geometric patterns and shapes in this hands on (and feet in) workshop!

STAGE COMBAT
The only fight where the victim is in control. Trained teaching artists walk students through the basics and illusion of hand to hand combat for the stage. This workshop is recommended for Middle school and up.

*The Teaching Artist reserves the right to “bench” any participant who is participating in an unsafe way.

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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