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From the Freshman Musical to the full-year, senior-only Honors Theater Ensemble, you'll thrive on the Peddie stage.

Our instructors - who are theater professionals - teach a wide range of courses and electives and activities sure to engage any individual with an interest in performance. Beyond taking a theater class during your freshman year, there are a variety of elective course offerings and extra-curricular opportunities in which you can further develop your craft. Prefer to work behind-the-scenes? You can learn the ropes with professional stage managers, set designers, and lighting and soundboard technicians.

Our theater department stages multiple productions, including two plays, two musicals, a series of one-acts, a Public Speaking Competition and a Declamation contest each year, giving you plenty of chances to experience the world of live performance in a variety of forms. Our proximity to Broadway serves as a two-way street; not only can you attend plays regularly in New York City (and Princeton!), but you'll also learn from visiting actors, directors, musicians and producers each year.

The Arts at Peddie
PEDDIE THEATER HOLDS

4

STAGE PRODUCTIONS EACH YEAR
EACH DAY

300

STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN OUR ARTS PROGRAM
OUR MUSIC DEPARTMENT HAS

12

PERFORMANCE GROUPS
WE HOLD

2

SPEAKING CONTESTS ANNUALLY
OUR AUDITORIUM HOLDS

535

SEATS AND AN ORCHESTRA PIT
PEDDIE ARTS DEPARTMENT OFFERS

23

COURSES EACH YEAR

2018 Performances

The Laramie Project
Fall Play: The Laramie Project
Avenue Q
Winter Musical: Avenue Q
Freshman Musical - Aladdin Jr.
Freshman Musical: Aladdin, Jr.
2018 Declamation Contest
The Declamation Contest
2018 J. Walter Reeves Speaking Contest
The J. Walter Reeves Speaking Contest
Broadway Tonight
Spring Play: Broadway Tonight!

Arts Calendar

William Mount-Burke Theatre in Geiger Reeves Hall

This theatrical drama, written by Jim Leonard Jr., is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s.

William Mount-Burke Theatre in Geiger Reeves Hall

This theatrical drama, written by Jim Leonard Jr., is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s.

William Mount-Burke Theatre in Geiger Reeves Hall

This theatrical drama, written by Jim Leonard Jr., is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s.

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Meet our Faculty

Elizabeth Sherman

Elizabeth Sherman

Director of Theater
B.F.A., Ohio University
M.F.A., American Conservatory Theatre
Arts, Theater
Work: 609-944-7944
Marilyn Anker

Marilyn Anker

Coordinator of Cultural Events
B.A., Virginia Intermont College
M.F.A., Mason Gross School of the Arts
Arts, Theater
Work: 609-944-7550
John Lucs

John Lucs

Theater Technical Director
Arts, Theater
Work: 609-944-7549

It's what they do

Our theater faculty are working artists; when they are not in the classroom, they are seeking out opportunities to perform and develop their crafts. Here's where our theater faculty were this summer:

Liz Sherman, Director of Theater

Theater Director Liz Sherman spent time preparing for next summer's Peddie Arts trip to Edinburgh, Scotland's Fringe Festival.