Wagner College Theatre offers a robust and comprehensive B.A. in Theatre and Speech combining intensive training in dance, music, acting, design, and more. With more than 50 years producing live theatre in New York City, Wagner College has become a leader in the field. Through a rigorous combination of theory and practice, the department seeks to foster leadership, a sense of community, artistic integrity, intellectual expertise, and the best professional values to serve students in their chosen profession.
Wagner College Theatre News
ANNOUNCING THE 67th STANLEY DRAMA AWARD WINNER
Wagner College Theatre is excited to announce that James Still is the winner of the 2026 Stanley Drama Award for, HAUNT ME. As fiction and reality blur onstage, HAUNT ME becomes a surreal, compassionate exploration of identity, memory, and creation, revealing that the most terrifying story may be one’s own life. Best-selling horror writer Ellery […]
NEW ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED
Wagner College Theatre is thrilled to announce two new initiatives designed to make its upcoming Main Stage productions of PICNIC and FIRST LADY SUITE more accessible, inclusive, and affordable to the Staten Island community and beyond. As part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring that live theatre can be enjoyed by everyone, Wagner College Theatre […]
“"Wagner not only gave me the training I was looking for in a college program, but it also taught me how to embrace myself as a person and use that to help me with my career. Even today they still check in with me and support everything that I do. Wagner College Theater was the best decision that I ever made." - Tim Grady '08”