Theater
- About the Department
- Faculty and Staff
- Information for Current Students
- 2024-2025 Audition Information
- Past Seasons
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Dance Guest Artists
- Elizabeth Stich
- Compagnie Hervé Koubi Master Class
- Contemporary Modern Dance with Speak, Memory Repertory Master Class
- Jazz Dance Forms Master Class
- Make a Dance Master Class (Mini Composition Class)
- Compositional Improvisation: Spontaneous Dance Making for Stage Master Class
- Dance Masterclass: Okaidja Afroso
- Afrique en Cirque Dance Master Class
- Red Sky Performance Master Class
- Facilities
- Alumni
- The Lenfest Center for the Arts
Theater at Washington and Lee provides a dynamic introduction to performance, production, history and literature. The department produces a number of theatrical events each year, including plays and musicals. Participation in any department production is open to all students at Washington and Lee. Students who wish to deepen their understanding or hone their craft can choose to major or minor in Theater. Through the study of the practice and history of theater, students develop aesthetic appreciation for art and culture, learn flexible problem solving methods, acquire diverse communication skills and employ creative collaborative processes.
Theater Major and Minor Requirements
The list of requirements to graduate with a major or minor in theater.
Ruth E. Flournoy Theater Endowment
The Ruth E. Flournoy Theatre Endowment was created in 1998 by Mrs. Flournoy as a departmental support fund in honor of her husband, Dan H. Flournoy ’64, and her children, Sarah M. Flournoy ’97 and John W. Flournoy ’99.
Robert O. and Elizabeth M. Bentley Musical
2024 Bentley Musical: “Dido & Aeneas”
Department Info
- P: 540-458-8002
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Theater Department/Lenfest Center
100 Glasgow Street
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia 24450