Drama
In all divisions, drama is incorporated into the academic curriculum. Lower school students participate in class plays and perform in at least one all-school production. In middle and high school, drama classes are available on an elective-basis.
Theater is offered as an extracurricular activity beginning in the 5th grade. Auditions are held for all middle and high school shows at Wesleyan. Every student, regardless of grade, is eligible for a part.
Theater is offered as an extracurricular activity beginning in the 5th grade. Auditions are held for all middle and high school shows at Wesleyan. Every student, regardless of grade, is eligible for a part.
Whether you are a student wishing to pursue theater as a profession or just looking to try something new, theater at Wesleyan is designed for you.
Theater Performances
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2018-19 High School Shows
CHESS
October 25 - 7:00pm
October 26 - 7:00pm
October 27 - 2:00pm
Powell TheaterThe Addams Family
February 6 - 6:30pm
February 7 - 7:00pm
February 8 - 7:00pm
February 9 - 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Powell TheaterFools
April 4 - 7:00pm
April 5 - 7:00pm
April 6 - 2:00pm
Lencke Theater -
2018-19 Middle School Shows
Back to Back Forests: Two One-Act PlaysSeptember 19 - 4:30pm & 6:30pmSeptember 21 - 4:30pm & 6:30pmSeptember 22 - 2:00pm & 4:00pm
Lencke TheaterHonk! A Musical Tale of The Ugly DucklingMay 1 - 4:30pmMay 2 - 4:30pmMay 3 - 7:00pmMay 4 - 2:00pm
Powell Theater -
Production History
1997The Happy Journey of Trenton and CamdenFall Play1998J.B.Spring PlayScapinHS Fall Play1999FoolsHS Winter PlayTwelfth NightHS Spring PlayLe Petit PrinceHS Fall Play2000QuiltersHS Winter PlayBeast on the MoonHS Spring PlayThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare, abridgedHS Fall Play2001The Merry Wives of WindsorHS Winter PlayThe TempestHS Spring PlayThe FantastiksHS Fall Play2002Time FliesHS Winter PlayGodspellHS Spring PlayWild OatsHS Fall Play2003You’re a Good Man Charlie BrownHS Winter PlayWorld Premiere at the Fringe FestivalHS Summer PlayThe Pilgrim’s ProgressHS Spring PlayThe Fifteen Minute HamletHS Fall Play2004I Hate HamletHS Winter PlayRosencrantz and Guildenstern are DeadHS Winter PlayA Night in ElsinoreHS Spring PlayThe Magic PaintbrushHS Fall PlayFoolsMS Fall Play2005The Boys Next DoorHS Winter PlayCotton Patch GospelHS Spring PlayAnnieMS Spring PlayEleven Variations on Friar John’s MistakeHS Fall PlayThe HobbitMS Fall Play2006The Skin of Our TeethHS Winter PlayMuch Ado About NothingHS Spring PlayThe Wizard of OzMS Spring PlayMixed BagsHS Fall PlayHolesMS Fall Play2007Little Shop of HorrorsHS Winter PlayPinocchioMS Winter PlayThe Miracle WorkerHS Spring PlayMusic ManMS Spring PlayLittle WomenHS Fall PlayCharlotte’s WebbMS Fall Play2008A Man for All SeasonsHS Winter PlayEvery Good Boy Deserves a FavourSenior ProjectThe Taming of the ShrewHS Spring PlayCinderellaMS Spring PlayThe Legend of Sleepy HollowMS Fall Play2009MediaSenior ProjectGodspellHS Winter PlayYou Can’t Take It With YouHS Spring PlayHONK!MS Spring PlayPride and PrejudiceHS Fall PlayHow to Eat Like a ChildMS Fall Play2010Is He DeadHS Winter PlayBeauty and the BeastSpring MusicalA Midsummer Night’s DreamHS Fall PlayJames and the Giant PeachMS Fall Play2011The MousetrapHS Winter PlayFootlooseHS Spring MusicalSeussical, The MusicalMS Spring MusicalPygmalionHS Fall MusicalAlice in WonderlandMS Fall Play2012OklahomaHS Winter MusicalOur TownHS Spring PlayAnnieMS Spring MusicalThe Secret GardenMS Fall PlayMayfair AffairHS Fall Play2013Fiddler on the RoofWinter Musical12 Angry JurorsHS Spring PlayJolly Roger and the Pirate QueenMS Fall PlayThe Good DoctorHS Fall Play2014Into the WoodsHS Winter MusicalBye Bye BirdieMS Spring MusicalWitness for the ProsecutionHS Spring PlaySherlock’s First AdventureMS Fall PlayThe Apple TreeHS Fall Play2015How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHS Winter MusicalJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatMS Spring MusicalFlowers for AlgernonHS Spring PlayThe Lion, The Witch, and the WardrobeMS Fall PlayCanterbury TalesHS Fall Play2016Hot MikadoHS Winter MusicalOnce Upon a MattressMS Spring MusicalThe Man Who Came to DinnerHS Spring PlayTransyl-ManiaMS Fall PlayGodspellHS Fall Musical2017Kiss Me KateHS Winter MusicalDisney’s The Little MermaidMS Spring MusicalThe CrucibleHS Spring PlayThe OdysseyHS Fall PlayComic Book ArtistMS Fall Play2018Beauty and the BeastHS Winter MusicalRoald Dahl's Willy WonkaMS Spring MusicalYou Can't Take It With YouHS Spring Play
