Theatre skills are life skills. We inspire our youth and audiences to be critical thinkers, use their imagination, build confidence and come together as a community. We empower them and provide them with the tools to be successful. Through inspiration and empowerment we then seek to transform our community through the magic of live theatre. We believe in artistic excellence as a vehicle for mentorship by our professional creatives, educators and performers to continuously improve the quality of what we have to offer.

Virginia Children’s Theatre (VCT) is an independently owned and operated 501c3 organization located in Roanoke, Virginia. VCT is the only professional theatre in the commonwealth solely dedicated to youth, schools and their families.

VCT produces a variety of high caliber professional broadway-style musicals, concerts, and issue driven plays each season. These productions are produced here in the Roanoke Valley and toured throughout the commonwealth of Virginia. The VCT Theatre Academy provides year-round high-quality music, theatre and dance education for students Pre-K through 12th grade through our in-school residencies, in-house classes & camps and outreach across the commonwealth.