Wordplay
What’s Wordplay?
Wordplay is Charlottesville’s own live game show. It’s a team-based competition for people who love words, vocabulary, pop culture, history, literature, and showing off how smart they are. If you enjoy crosswords, word games, and trivia, Wordplay is for you!
Who benefits?
Wordplay is a fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville-Albemarle. LVCA is an independent, non-profit organization that offers free, confidential, individualized basic literacy and ESL instruction to adults.
When and where is it?
Wordplay 2012 took place on April 11 at the beautiful Paramount Theater — a new venue this year. Food was provided by Eppies.
What’s the game like?
Go play a little sample game. Note that in the live competition there is a time limit for each question. In the sample, you can take as a long as you want. You need to be able to view Flash movies, and you need sound.
Is it for adults only?
Wordplay is open to everyone who wants to participate on a team of three. The game is geared for adults, but teens should do fine.
How do we participate?
To participate, you purchase a sponsorship. All sponsorship levels include a team. The minimum cost to have a team only is $500. You can register for and pay for a team online.
What’s great about Wordplay?
Wordplay is the opposite of most fundraisers, as every single person in the room is participating the entire time. The teams are competing, but everyone in the audience is playing along, too. Each audience member has their own answer sheets just like the teams. Trust us when we tell you that the vibe in the room is fantastic. The game is fun, entertaining, and challenging. It makes for a great live show that’s really amusing to attend.
