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It’s Showtime!

Join us for VPA’s Fall 2025 musical production for grades 4-12 …. Beetlejuice JR.!

Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned Broadway musical, Beetlejuice JR. tells the story of a strange and unusual teenager named Lydia Deetz, who moves into a haunted house and encounters a recently deceased couple and the mischievous ghost Beetlejuice. The story focuses on Lydia’s journey of self-discovery, loss, and embracing her uniqueness, all while dealing with the chaos that ensues when she teams up with Beetlejuice. The musical features catchy songs, quirky characters, and comedic moments suitable for all ages.

Be part of this thrilling and imaginative experience. register here and join us as we bring the weird and wonderful world of Beetlejuice JR. to life!

All rehearsals and performances will be held at the Sherwood Middle School Auditorium.

Auditions will be Monday and Tuesday, September 8-9, from 4:00-6:30 at the Sherwood Middle School Auditorium.
If you are interested in ensemble or small solo or line roles, you will come on Monday only from 3:30-6:00. No audition prep is needed. We will teach you music for some singing, dancing, and acting.
If you are interested in auditioning for a larger role, you will come on Monday from 4:45-6:00 for dance and movement and Tuesday from 3:30-6:00 for singing and acting. You will be asked to prepare 1 minute from a Beetlejuice Jr. song. Information and details will be shared once you register.
Callbacks will be by invitation on Thursday, September 11 from 4:00-6:00 at the Sherwood Middle School Auditorium. While not everyone who auditions will get a callback, everyone who auditions will be cast in a role.
Read-through and Family Meeting will be Monday, September 15.
The read-through will be from 3:30-5:30 and the Family Meeting will be from 5:30-6:00.
Rehearsals are September 15-October 30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30-6:00. We do know that many of you are coming from other schools and cannot arrive at 3:30. If that is your case, that is absolutely okay! Please indicate that in the conflicts section below so we are aware.
Tech Week is November 3-5 from 5:00-9:00pm daily. More detail will be provided at the family meeting on 9/15.
Performances will be November 6 at 7:00PM, November 7 at 7:00PM, and November 8th at 2:00PM and 7:00PM. Call time for evening performances is 5:00-9:00pm , and call time for the afternoon performance is 12:00-4:00PM
A detailed schedule will be provided by September 15.

Putting on a theatrical production is a lot of work and a labor of love and teamwork. In able to put on a high quality performance and provide our families with a great experience, it's important that we are all doing our part as best we can, including committing to coming to all scheduled rehearsals unless previous arrangements have been made. Thank you for your understanding!

VPA Summer Camp

This year’s musical theater camp led by our amazing VPA instructors was a resounding success! Throughout the week, campers built confidence and sharpened their vocal, acting, and dance skills in a fun and supportive environment. It was a memorable experience for everyone involved, leaving campers inspired and proud of their achievements.

Each production is run almost entirely by volunteers. It's a whole lot of fun but a whole lot of work, and every piece of the puzzle is necessary and important. It takes a village, as they say, and theater productions are no different. We love our volunteers and couldn’t do it without you. Each family must volunteer at least 8 hours per student for this production, or you may opt out by paying $80 in addition to tuition. Volunteer opportunities include chaperone, costumes, props, house help, set-up, tear-down, etc. There is something for everyone! There are several key roles in our Production Team that are open. These Production Team roles are essential to the show and require a bigger commitment and/or specific skill set. If you have some applicable skills, are looking for a deeper level of involvement, hope to make friends yourself, and want to be part of something pretty amazing, consider joining our team! One of these roles would cover all of your volunteer hours. Because these jobs go above and beyond the volunteer hour requirement, they also come with a 50% tuition reduction. Please reach out to us if you are interested in any of the following. For roles with an * some experience is preferred. If you are interested in one of these roles, please reach out to Shannon at theatre@vpafoundation.org.

Musical Director*
Technical Director*
Sound/Light Designer*
House Manager
Assistant Box Office Manager
Set design/construction*
Volunteer Coordinator
Stage Crew Lead

Health & Safety/Absences

VPA is committed to the health and safety of our students and volunteers. If you will be out sick, please notify us as soon as possible at theatre@vpafoundation.org.

We understand that students will occasionally have conflicts--a sporting event, orthodontist appointment, etc. But we have a limited amount of time to rehearse, and we need every minute. So we ask that you have no more than two conflicts during the rehearsal window.