Theater Department
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Middletown, Connecticut 06459
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Bachelor of Arts in Theater |
The Wesleyan Theater Department is invested in graduating students who identify as "theater makers" able to think holistically about, and work dynamically with, the range of elements and relationships defining a performance event. By teaching the fundamental tools of theater and emphasizing collaborative, exploratory work, we give our students the ability to navigate and change the real world without hesitation and with confidence. Our graduates are self-empowered, well-informed, creative story-tellers engaged in their communities.
We believe that theater can be created from multiple points of entry, such as utilizing scripted plays and texts; movement and physical composition; objects and visual elements; sound and music. Therefore, we invite and welcome all students; particularly those with a strong passion to express themselves while also being willing to fail, fall, laugh and grow. As modeled by the faculty, students learn pathways to change themselves and others.
The theater department faculty believes in the power of performance as a transformational discipline. It is an embodied process that, through technique, methodology, study and commitment, has a unique capability to ask hard questions about who we are as a society, and serve as a rehearsal space for alternate futures.
Notable Alumni Include:
<p>Jonathan Cardone, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/William-Christopher/">William Christopher</a>, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Brian-Cimmet/">Brian Cimmet</a>, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jeremy-Dobrish/">Jeremy Dobrish</a>, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Alice-Jankell/">Alice Jankell</a>, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Devon-Jordan/">Devon Jordan</a>, Zoe Levy, Jon Lipitz.</p>Acceptance Rate:
Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, has an overall acceptance rate of approximately 16% as of Fall 2024.Faculty Info:
Ronald S. Jenkins, Katherine Brewer Ball, Fiona Coffey, Courtney Gaston, Miranda Dorothy Haymon, Andrew Holland, Robin Mazzola, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Marcela Oteíza, Mary Paul, Katie Pearl, Edwin Sanchez, Edward Torres
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Past Student Productions
| SHOW | THEATER | |
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Cinderella
(11/21/24 - 12/8/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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Blood Relations
(10/31/24 - 11/10/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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This Ghost of Slavery: A Play of Past and Present
(10/27/24 - 10/27/24) |
Wesleyan University | |
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Matilda The Musical
(10/3/24 - 10/13/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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The Revolutionists
(9/12/24 - 9/22/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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Disaster!
(4/24/24 - 5/4/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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The Prom
(4/18/24 - 4/28/24) |
McDonald Theatre--Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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The Tempest
(3/27/24 - 4/6/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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The Good Doctor
(3/14/24 - 3/17/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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The Lightning Thief The Percy Jackson Musical
(2/20/24 - 3/2/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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Romeo and Juliet
(1/25/24 - 2/4/24) |
McDonald Theatre--Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Dial M for Murder
(1/23/24 - 2/2/24) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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Elf
(11/30/23 - 12/10/23) |
McDonald Theatre--Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Airness
(9/7/23 - 9/17/23) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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Puddin' and the Grumble
(3/9/23 - 3/12/23) |
McDonald Theatre--Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Romeo and Juliet
(1/25/23 - 2/4/23) |
McDonald Theatre--Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea
(5/12/22 - 5/15/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Seussical
(4/21/22 - 5/1/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Three Sisters
(3/24/22 - 4/3/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
(3/25/22 - 4/2/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Little Women
(2/12/22 - 2/27/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Bondagers
(1/27/22 - 2/6/22) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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A Christmas Carol
(12/2/21 - 12/12/21) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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A Shayna Maidel
(11/11/21 - 11/21/21) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Measure for Measure
(10/21/21 - 10/31/21) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Hello, Dolly!
(9/30/21 - 10/10/21) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Head Over Heels
(8/19/21 - 8/29/21) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Songs For A New World
(3/26/21 - 3/28/21) |
Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts |
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Glengarry Glen Ross
(2/6/20 - 2/16/20) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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The Wolves
(10/31/19 - 11/10/19) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
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Footloose
(8/15/19 - 8/25/19) |
Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre |
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