Theatre Thesis Festival 2026

Lewis & Clark College Theatre Department presents

2026 Theatre Thesis Festival

Theatre Thesis Festival is the creative culmination of our Majors’ work in the Theatre Department. All senior theatre majors are all enrolled in TH 450, Senior Seminar. The Seminar provides the academic context for a capstone experience that includes both a creative project and a written thesis.

Because we have five concentrations within the major, the Thesis Festival features a mixture of productions, presentations, and original play readings. Senior capstone experiences both “summarize” a student’s Theatre Department training and push it forward. All of them are writing theses that explore the theoretical and historical contexts of their creative work.

The planning for these projects extends over the course of senior year. Proposals for capstone projects are submitted early in the fall and are subsequently discussed, revised, and revised again. What you see in the Festival is the result of a year’s worth of planning and work. We are excited to showcase the variety of Departmental work – in directing, acting, devising, stage design, technical direction, and playwriting!

More details about the individual performances will be announced later in January 2026.

Once they are available, tickets can be reserved through our Online Box Office or at the Fir Acres Theatre Box Office one hour before the show.