Theatre @ Wesleyan

johnwesley
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:48:58 +0000

All of the performing arts at Wesleyan are solid programs and tend to have a synergistic effect on one other; for example, it’s hard to take theater without developing an interest in dance; it’s hard to take dance without taking at least one music course; music often leads to anthropology (Ethnomusicology is a Wesleyan specialty); it’s like the Kevin Bacon game – but, with courses – everything is one or two degrees of separation from everything else.

Alumni who have cycled through the theater department over the years include, actors William Christopher54 (MASH), Dana Delaney78 (Presidio Med), Bradley Whitford 81 (West Wing), Christopher Wink83 (founding member of Blue Man Group), Alix Olso `97 (performance artist and slam poet) and countless writers, directors and producers.