Warren Wilson Department of Theatre Mission Statement

The Theatre Department actively involves students in the study and practice of theatre as a literary and performing art with roots in the past and innovative possibilities for the future. It offers a major in Theatre/English and a minor in Theatre as a focus for liberal arts studies.

Theatre students take courses spanning a broad range of plays, historical styles, and theatrical arts. They apply their classroom learning in Warren Wilson Theatre, the department's performance laboratory. Here, in collaboration with faculty and staff, they explore contemporary staging techniques as applied to classic texts of many cultures, modern world drama, and musical and dance theatre. Shakespeare, the preeminent international playwright, receives special emphasis.

Warren Wilson Theatre is open to participation by all students and members of the community and offers opportunities for educational, creative, and personal development. It enriches the cultural life of the college by presenting theatre which seeks to be artistically and intellectually stimulating.