The Theatre Department at Walker's strives for quality productions. Our primary goal, however, is to emphasize the process and its relationship to the development of talent in each individual student. Our theatre activities are designed for creative, highly motivated students who have an interest in performing and/or technical theatre.
In the winter and spring, students may be exempted from their athletic requirement through participation as performers in the Winter Play and/or Spring Musical. Such students must still complete the annual team sport requirement.
The Arts are a vital aspect of Walker's curriculum and many activities are awarded academic credit. All students are required to take at least 1.5 credits in the visual or performing arts.
Courses in this department:
During the winter months, cast members rehearse a theatrical production to be presented to the community in early March. Past productions have included The Secret Garden, The Jungle Book, The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree, The Hobbit, Wonderland and Robin Hood.
Grades 6-8
Offered: Winter
Prerequisite: Audition
During the winter months, cast members rehearse a play which is presented to the community in mid-February. Past productions have included Good Help is so Hard to Murder, Haiku, Animal Farm, All in the Timing, and Rope, and an original Shakespearean adaptation, The Food of Love.
Grades 9-12
Offered: Nov.-Feb.
Prerequisite: Audition in November
Credit: Winter Season Athletics
The Theatre, Music, and Dance Departments collaborate on a full-scale musical that goes up in May. Recent productions include Seussical, The Boyfriend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Godspell, Illyria and Noises Off.
Grades 9-12
Offered: Feb.-May
Prerequisite: Audition in February
Credit: Spring Season Athletics
