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Whitman College

Department of Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, Washington 99362
(509) 527-5279
admission@whitman.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Dance

About the program

Whitman College’s Theater and Dance program offers something for everyone. Whether your passion is performance, direction, choreography, theatrical design, technical production, or theater history, you can explore it here in our supportive, tight-knit community. The Theater major will ground you in the practical and critical skills you’ll need for a lifetime in the performing arts while the Dance minor will allow you to explore dance history, theory, composition and performance—all while making connections that will launch you into your life after Whitman.

Acceptance rate

Whitman College, known as a selective liberal arts college, doesn't specifically track acceptance rates for the Department of Theatre and Dance; however, the overall acceptance rate for the college is around 48%.

Faculty

Renée Archibald Annaliese Baker Barbara DeLauter Peter de Grasse Laura Hope Christopher Petit Daniel Schindler Nathan Tomsheck Kevin S. Walker

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

by Joshua Wright — April 1, 2026

After two decades shaping young performers as chair of the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Central Missouri, John Wilson has built a reputation as one of the region's most versatile theater artists — actor, fight choreographer, dialect coach, and educator all at once.

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