Theatre & Performance

Theatre & performance students participate in classes, laboratories and productions in order to understand, appreciate and pursue aspects of the performing arts. There are many opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills inside the classroom and through main stage and studio production activities under the supervision of professional faculty.

Paths of Study

Concentrations

W&M Theatre
Take part in high-quality and richly staged productions, reviving important classical dramas and producing challenging contemporary theatre.

W&M Dance
Bringing to life original choreography by faculty and students.

Applied Learning

Theatre Courses

Hone your skills in Acting (THEA 201), Stagecraft (THEA 205), History of Fashion and Clothing (THEA 308), Sound Design (THEA 312) and Musical Theatre (THEA 260).*
Dance Courses

Study the History of Modern Dance (DANC 220), Mind-Body Unity in a Fractured World (DANC 304), Dance Composition (DANC 305) and Dance, Poetry, Art & Social Justice (DANC 355).*
Student Activities

Join the Theatre Student Association or Alpha Psi Omega Honor Society.
Production Opportunities in Theatre

Utilize the skills you learned in class as a performer, designer or technical crew member on main stage productions.
Production Opportunities in Dance

Join Sinfonicron, the student-run theatre company with a repertoire of musicals and light operas.
Arts Quarter

Fall 2023 saw the opening of the new Arts Quarter with an expanded Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall and the new Music Arts Center.

Hear from a Student

"The professors are very determined that everyone will have a well-made portfolio by the time they graduate and are very active about helping students make career connections. Every year professors take the theater majors to conferences around the east coast to network and show portfolios." — Sarah Mahooti '25, theatre and psychology double major from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Outcomes

Theatre & performance students receive broadly-based, cross-disciplinary training that prepares them for graduate work and careers in both related and nonperforming fields. Many theatre alumni have found that the skills developed through studying theatre and dance are an asset in many different fields. Dance alumni have commented that they learned a great deal about themselves through dance courses and that the close bond that develops between students and faculty through work on choreography projects is an especially valuable part of their college experience.

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Department of Theatre & Performance

Location

Phi Beta Kappa Hall Room 269

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