Original plays—written, directed and performed by Wheaton students—will be showcased in our biannual festival.
Come out and meet the faculty and staff of the Department of Theatre and Dance and hear what’s planned for the coming year. Information about auditions for both theatre and dance will be provided as well as information about classes and the major.
Auditions for the fall mainstage production of ROE, written by Lisa Loomer and directed by Professor Stephanie Burlington Daniels, will take place on Thursday, September 1. Current students can sign up for an audition slot on the Theatre and Dance call board, located in the hallway outside of Watson office 126. A PDF of the script is available, please contact Professor Daniels for access. A cast list will be posted on call board by 7pm Friday night (September 2).
Updates about the production can be found on instagram @roeatwheatonma
Rehearsal schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night 7-10pm, and Friday afternoon from 2-4pm. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday night Sept. 6. The show opens on November 3 and runs until the 12th.
Join the 2022 senior theatre majors as they present their Ensemble Experiment Between Us.
The worlds ending. War, famine, and death ravage the world. Suffering is everywhere. But this story is not about that. Instead, we follow four, college students as they return to in-person class and are tasked with co-creating a play. Together they grapple with learning how to carry on even when everything is falling apart.
Free Tickets are available for reservation via the Watson Box Office.
Join the 2022 senior theatre majors as they present their Ensemble Experiment Between Us.
The worlds ending. War, famine, and death ravage the world. Suffering is everywhere. But this story is not about that. Instead, we follow four, college students as they return to in-person class and are tasked with co-creating a play. Together they grapple with learning how to carry on even when everything is falling apart.
Free Tickets are available for reservation via the Watson Box Office.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the X Series. Explore the process of building this initiative, which was conceived by the Department of Theatre and Dance in response to the challenges of our times. Student participants will be joined by members of the production team to provide an insider’s view into the making of this exciting virtual project. Via Zoom, registration required.
Premiere event registration links:
The X Series (xperimental/xperiential/xpression) celebrates Wheaton’s creativity in a multidisciplinary virtual event composed of ‘acts’ created by our community. Spanning dance, song, and film to visual art and theatrical performance, each project responds to the prompt: 2020 and Beyond: Our Reflections. Our Responses. Over the course of this two-night live premiere, we gather to share our creative processes and to present the culmination of that work. Via Zoom, registration required.
Register Here—April 15 (Behind the Scenes)
This semester’s festival format will be adjusted for virtual presentation and will feature five-minute plays. As always, the plays are written, directed, and acted by Wheaton students.
The world knows Stacey Abrams as a political leader, founder of the nonprofit Fair Fight Action, and New York Times bestselling author. Ms. Abrams’ tireless commitment to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box recently earned her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Lesser known is her creative work as an award-winning author (often using the name of her alter-ego, Selena Montgomery) of eight romantic suspense novels and several non-fiction works. Following the presentation of the Otis Social Justice Award, Abrams will join Artist-in-Residence Joe Wilson, Jr. to have a conversation about the powerful and transformative roles storytellers hold in our society, and how her work as activist and author strengthen each other.
Please note: we do expect significant interest in this event. If we reach capacity, you will be notified of your status by email. Please limit registration requests to one name per household or viewing screen.
These one-act plays, written by advanced playwriting students in the Creative Writing Program, are presented in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance, student directors and actors and other Wheaton students. Via Zoom, registration required, 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST each day.
Saturday, March 6
12:00 p.m. Register Here
3:00 p.m. Register Here
Sunday, March 7
12:00 p.m. Register Here
3:00 p.m. Register Here