Theatre, Speech & Dance
The fields of Theatre, Speech, and Dance are exciting and rewarding areas of study. The department offers classes, laboratories, and productions that teach students how to engage with various aspects of the theatrical arts within a liberal arts setting. Our students develop their knowledge and skills inside the classroom and through main stage and studio productions under the supervision of professional faculty.
No audition is required to major in Theatre or minor in Theatre or Dance. Auditions for performers and applications for technical crew positions are open to all students at the College.
Faculty are active in interdisciplinary work across campus. Departmental courses are cross-listed with an array of interdisciplinary programs including Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies, Film Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies, and Women's Studies.
‘Sitayana’ production allows students to become the teachers
Francis Tanglaos-Aguas he has sought to make the W&M theatre production of "Sitayana" a collaborative effort between faculty and students.Faculty help student choreographers put their best feet forward
Three W&M professors have been helping the members of the Orchesis dance company prepare for their spring concert, "An Evening of Dance."Virginia Shakespeare Festival receives official state designation
As it prepares for its 35th season, the Virginia Shakespeare Festival has something new to celebrate: an official designation as the Shakespeare festival of the Commonwealth.Director’s experience as Falstaff informs ‘Merry Wives’ production
When Professor Richard Palmer became director of William & Mary Theatre’s upcoming performance of Shakespeare’s "The Merry Wives of Windsor," no one knew about his unique connection to one of the main characters.