Thursday, April 25
The Paramount Theater
Charlottesville's Game Show for Trivia Lovers
Calling all trivia buffs, it’s time for Wordplay! Assemble your team, drill those facts, review your pop-culture references, and get ready to compete.
Wordplay is a team-based trivia competition for people who love words, vocabulary, pop culture, history, literature, and showing off how smart they are. Teams of three players compete from the comforts of their seats at The Paramount.
Wordplay is the annual fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. LVCA is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes adult literacy through equitable, inclusive, free, confidential, one-to-one English and Citizenship tutoring. Funds raised through Wordplay support adult learners as they achieve their educational goals.
Team Roster
Albemarle Baking Company
Alley Team-Dave Alley
The Belmont Brainiacs
The Catering Outfit (2 teams)
C-VILLE Weekly
CetraPro Painters of Charlottesville
Charlottesville Radio Group
Charlottesville Scrabble Club
Crutchfield
Eastwood Farm & Winery
The Equity Center
Failure to Launch
Feast
First Citizens Bank
Hexagon Energy, LLC
Hoos for the Ages
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (2 teams)
Maxient
The Neon Guild
New Dominion Book Shop
Ørsted (2 teams)
The Paramount
Patriot Industries
The Pie Chest
Piedmont Virginia Community College (2 teams)
Silverchair
St. Anne's-Belfield School
Tequila Mockingbirds
Wells Fargo (3 teams)
Western Albemarle High School
Womble Bond Dickinson
WTJU 91.1 FM
WVIR 29News
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Frequently asked questions
what's wordplay?
Wordplay is a team-based trivia competition for people who love words, vocabulary, pop culture, history, literature, and showing off how smart they are. Teams of three players compete from the comforts of their seats at The Paramount Theater in Downtown Charlottesville.
How Do We Participate?
To participate as a team, team sponsorship starts at $600. Teams can pay online, send a check, or utilize online crowd-sourcing to raise their fee. Sponsors can also donate in-kind goods of the same value in place of their team fee.
Who Benefits?
Wordplay is the annual fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. LVCA is an independent, non-profit organization that offers free, confidential, individualized basic literacy and ESOL instruction to adults.
Are costumes required?
Wearing a costume is optional, but there will be "Best Team Costume" and "Best Team Name" contests for those participating. The audience will cast those votes. Teams can stack the deck in their favor by encouraging friends, family, and coworkers to buy tickets.
