UVA Acts

In 2022-2023, UVA Acts reached an audience of 791 participants through 13 micro-workshops (“appetizers” or “teasers”) and 31 full-length workshops, using both in-person and virtual modalities (Spring 2023 saw a major shift to almost all in-person bookings). While 13 of the full-length workshops were hosted by UVA Acts, as “public” university-wide programming, the remaining workshops and teasers were booked by UVA stakeholders:

There are many ways to get involved with UVA Acts. You can audition to be in an ensemble, attend a public performance, or book a performance for your colleagues. 

You can also sign up for our newsletter to be kept up-to-date on our latest projects and opportunities to be a part of the development process. We pilot all of our programs with small audiences before they launch, and we'd love for you to be a part of giving us feedback. Signing up for the newsletter will guarantee that you'll hear about opportunities like pilot performances and open rehearsals in the future.

3x3 Process

3x3s were created to disrupt monolithic understandings of communities at UVA and to provide online opportunities for learning among instructors.

Professional playwrights worked with members of the UVA community--including staff, students, and faculty-- to generate short, fictionalized monologues. The monologues were then workshopped in collaboration with an actor, who offered their personal insights and artistry to the process.

If you'd like to arrange a private workshop for your team/ department/ school, review our existing programs and contact uvaacts@virginia.edu for more information.

Mission

Through performance and dialogue, UVA Acts promotes preventative practices that foster equitable, vibrant spaces for working and learning at the University of Virginia.