▁initi atives . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁key ▁ ▁component ▁of ▁V SC ’ s ▁mission , ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁community ▁programming ▁st riv es ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁communities ▁they ▁serve ▁and ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁arts ▁integration . ▁ ▁Student ▁mat ine es ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Stage ▁Company ▁cho oses ▁produ ctions ▁that ▁coordinate ▁with ▁school ▁curr ic ula . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁provided ▁significantly ▁disc ount ed ▁tick ets ▁to ▁attend ▁student ▁mat ine es . ▁Stand ards ▁of ▁Learning ▁based ▁study ▁gu ides ▁are ▁research ed ▁and ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁education ▁team ▁and ▁provided ▁to ▁each ▁teacher ▁prior ▁to ▁att ending ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁direct ors , ▁design ers , ▁and ▁actors ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁talk - back ▁session ▁with ▁the ▁students ▁directly ▁following ▁each ▁performance , ▁giving ▁students ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In - Sch ool ▁t ours ▁ ▁V SC ’ s ▁tour ing ▁produ ctions ▁last ▁under ▁forty - five ▁minutes ▁with ▁a ▁Q ▁& ▁A ▁wrap - up ▁to ▁fit ▁class room ▁schedule ▁and ▁include ▁an ▁online ▁activity ▁guide . ▁ ▁Work sh ops ▁ ▁V SC ▁hosts ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁stage ▁combat , ▁the atr ical ▁special ▁effects , ▁acting ▁techniques , ▁and ▁script ▁writing . ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁also ▁offer ▁master ▁classes , ▁during ▁which ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁the ater ▁profession als ▁work ▁both ▁one - on - one ▁and ▁in ▁group ▁settings ▁with ▁students . ▁ ▁Summer ▁Theatre ▁Camp ▁ ▁Working ▁with ▁professional