Performing Arts

The Wakefield Performing Arts Program is dedicated to fostering well-rounded, versatile performers, arts advocates, and cultural leaders.

Students will discover and be challenged through music, dance, theatre, and academic approaches that enable them to move towards a deeper awareness of performing arts, its rich traditions, and new trends. At the program’s core lies the recognition of art as the confluence of theory, practice, and creativity. We are committed to respecting the voice of the individual while fostering a strong curiosity for one's journey as a performing artist. 

The George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Theater provides a state-of-the-art venue for our students to explore their journey in performing arts. This space provides a place to practice their performing arts and technical theater skills. Thanks to Wakefield alumna Molly Dunning Ohrstrom ’86, her husband Clarke Ohrstrom, and the George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation provided the lead gift that made both the remaining fundraising and the facility’s construction possible.