Visual & Performing Arts
Theatre Production

Theatre Production

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Worcester State student Bellalorraine Carey-Hicks stitches a purple costume in the costume shop
Hands-On Learning
On and Off Stage
Students gain real-world stage experience with VPA's Fuller Theater performances, costume and scene shops, and back stage lighting and sound design opportunities. Productions by Worcester State Theatre have grown to include two faculty-led performance and one student-directed performance each year.
Aiden Bourdeau and Delaney DeNorscia perform in Worcester State Theatre's Almost Off Book Club
Theatre Club Opportunity
Almost Off Book
Student-directed productions are run through "Almost Off Book," VPA's theatre club, with students making real-world decisions in play selection, casting, rehearsing, designing, and mounting. Students receive a production budget and support from theatre faculty mentors.
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Academic Productions
Worcester State Theatre
Productions feature diverse styles - from comedy to drama to tragedy - to provide students with a variety of performance experiences during their time at Worcester State. All shows reflect Worcester State Theatre's commitment to serving education, the University community, and the greater region.
A CitySpeak Production with Worcester State Theatre and Urban Studies
Serving the Community
Theatre Collaboration with Urban Studies
CitySpeak, an innovative partnership between VPA and Urban Studies, provides Worcester’s diverse populations with a channel of expression through arts- and research-based urban planning and community development. Through its productions, CitySpeak tackles complex issues in the community.
Worcester State Theatre's Production of "Dancing with Demons" has been recognized by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1
A VPA Theatre Tradition
Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival
Theatre students participate in the Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival, a national theater education program that identifies and promotes quality in college-level theater production. KCACTF's Region 1 recently recognized Worcester State Theatre with a special invitation to stream its "Dancing with Demons" performance.
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Worcester State Theatre goes behind the scenes of creating Dancing with Demons

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Worcester State Theatre presents Dancing with Demons in Spring 2021

WATCH: "Dancing with Demons," an interdisciplinary production by students and faculty
Autumn Thebodo performs in Worcester State Theatre's Production of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile"

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"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" with book by Rachel Sheinkin, Music and Lyrics by William Finn
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
Worcester State Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin
Ryann Jerome performs in Worcester State Theatre's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Production
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
Worcester State Theatre Club, Almost Off Book, performs in Spring 2022
A scene with Almost Off Book, a WSU theatre club
Stage Combat Course
Worcester State Theatre students take courses including Stage Combat as part of their lab-based, experiential learning.
Worcester State's Samson Abdal-Khabir and Brent Leighton in the theatre production, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" with book by Rachel Sheinkin, Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Worcester State Theatre Club, Almost Off Book, performs in Spring 2022
A scene with Almost Off Book, a WSU theatre club
Psycho Beach Party by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
A scene from Worcester State Theatre's Production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
Worcester State Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" with book by Rachel Sheinkin, Music and Lyrics by William Finn
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
Worcester State Theatre Club, Almost Off Book, performs in Spring 2022
A scene with Almost Off Book, a WSU theatre club
Psycho Beach Party
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
Worcester State Theatre presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
"Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch
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Contact Visual & Performing Arts
Learning Resource Center
Suite LRC-325
VPA@worcester.edu
508-929-8145