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Senior Capstone Experience
The senior capstone gives theater majors the opportunity to conceive, develop, and realize an original creative or scholarly project. Working closely with faculty advisors and collaborators, students may direct, devise, write, perform, design, or research ambitious work that reflects their artistic interests and interdisciplinary learning.
Examples of past projects include original plays, adaptations, solo performances, devised ensemble work, choreography, immersive productions, and experimental theater projects.
Academic Advising
Theater majors work closely with faculty advisors throughout their academic journey. Advisors help students plan coursework, explore creative interests, prepare for study abroad, and develop senior capstone or honors projects while supporting each student's individual path through the major.Awards and Prizes
The department recognizes the contributions and talents of theater majors and non-majors with the following prizes:
Awarded annually to the student who, in the estimation of the theater faculty, has contributed most to theater at Wesleyan over the course of their undergraduate career.
Awarded to the senior theater major who, through their work in the Theater Department, has done a significant service in the community.
Study Abroad
Theater students can expand their artistic and cultural perspectives through study abroad, experiencing different approaches to theater-making in new cultural contexts. Students focused on acting often choose intensive conservatory-style training at the British American Drama Academy (BADA) or London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA), while Queen Mary University of London offers another opportunity to engage with London’s rich theater landscape. Students also study in locations around the world, using study abroad for cultural and linguistic immersion and to encounter new theatrical traditions and practices.