Fall Dance Concert 2024

The College of Wooster welcomes community for fall arts events

The College of Wooster will showcase a wide variety of arts events throughout the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Open to the […]

Adeline Williams '26, photo provided by subject.

Aspiring filmmaker works with production company to gain film industry experience

Adeline Williams ’26, a global media & digital studies and theatre & dance student at The College of Wooster, knew she was interested in […]

Abigail Rahz '25

Theatre and Dance major explores autism representation through dance

Abigail Rahz ’25 used their Independent Study project to push the limits of what can be represented in dance. A theatre and dance major […]

Bria Price '14

Theatre and dance alumna shines light on opportunities for Atlanta public school students

Bria Price ’14, a theatre and dance graduate from The College of Wooster, remembers the time when she was accepted to Wooster. “I was […]

spring campus Andrews Library

Alumni from Theatre and Dance, Studio Art find the best lighting for storytelling

Kent Sprague ’14 and Kathryne Hall ’99 make other people’s work look good for a living. Both collaborate with others to produce finished material […]

Theatre and Dance students at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Wooster students receive regional and national awards at theatre conference

Theatre and Dance students at The College of Wooster attended the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s Region II Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from […]

Ohio Light Opera performance of Guys and Dolls

Ohio Light Opera summer season provides students hands-on theatre experience

The Ohio Light Opera, America’s premier lyric theater festival and resident professional company of The College of Wooster, will present its 46th season from […]

Combining classes in drawing and dance provided Wooster students an opportunity to learn from one another.

Collaboration between dance and drawing classes allows students to practice their art together

A recent collaboration between two classes at The College of Wooster provided students a unique opportunity to learn with—and from—one another. In November, students […]

Students in the Wooster Chorus perform in the fall of 2024.

Spring semester arts events highlight skilled Wooster students

The College of Wooster will present a variety of arts events throughout the spring semester. Events are presented by the departments of Music, Theatre […]

Student musicians from the Scot Symphonic Band perform at the 2023 Celebration of the Arts.

The College of Wooster fall arts events showcase talented Wooster community

The College of Wooster will present a variety of arts events throughout the fall semester. Events welcoming the community from the departments of Music, […]

Lily Bulman '25

Theatre and dance and global media and digital studies major presents interactive shadow puppet Independent Study performance

Lily Bulman ’25, a senior majoring in theatre & dance and global media & digital studies, will present her Independent Study production, Reflected Desires: An […]

Bob Hetherington '74

Wooster alumnus finds rewarding career in theatre education

Bob Hetherington ’74 came to The College of Wooster planning to major in history and attend law school, but a junior year detour with […]

Naoka Skala, assistant professor of theatre and dance at The College of Wooster, received the Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award of Outstanding Article from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).

Naoko Skala honored for outstanding article in Theatre Design & Technology journal

Naoko Skala, assistant professor of theatre and dance at The College of Wooster, received the Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award of Outstanding Article from […]

Featured image: Gracie Shreve ’24 worked with mentor Suwatana “Pla” Rockland, costume designer and costume shop supervisor for theatre & dance, to design the award-winning costumes.

Gracie Shreve receives Costume Design Excellence award at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Gracie Shreve ’24, who is completing her degree in theatre & dance as well as music  at The College of Wooster, earned the top […]

Suwatana “Pla” Rockland, costume designer and costume shop supervisor, recently completed the colorful costumes and folk art for the Sarasota, Florida, production of Once on This Island by the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

Suwatana Rockland inspires students and costume creations

The College of Wooster’s costume designer and costume shop supervisor draws much of her creative inspiration from nature before transforming the vision into magnificent […]

Wooster Dance Company 2023

The College of Wooster presents Fall Dance Concert

The College of Wooster Department of Theatre and Dance will present its annual Fall Dance Concert, titled Stage Door: Fall Dance Concert, Thursday, Nov. […]

Emily Baird '16, Maria Witt-Kelly ’17, Gabrielle Croes ’17, Madi Hunt ’17, and Claire Smrekar ’19 in a performance for Drift Dance Collective

Dance collective founded by Professor Baird releases first project

Drift Dance Collective, a group founded by assistant professor of theatre and dance Emily Baird ’16, released their first project, a dance film titled […]

Mali Chappell-Lakin '25, Sabrina Clinger '27, and Ethan Juhasz '27

The College of Wooster Department of Theatre and Dance presents fall production Oct. 19-21

The College of Wooster Department of Theatre and Dance will present its fall production, Stop Kiss by Diana Son, Oct. 19–21 at 7:30 p.m. […]

Katie Spence '23 and dancers

From pollination to performance: Biology and dance student brings the honeybee waggle to Wooster

As a member of The College of Wooster Dance Company and the cheerleading team, Katie Spence ’23 is no stranger to the stage. She […]

Stephanie Castrejon '16

Theatre & Dance and Anthropology alumna combines theatre with social activism

Stephanie Castrejón ’16 came to The College of Wooster as a self-described shy student who had difficulties speaking up in class and realizing where […]