Theatre First Year Lab Experience

What is the First Year Lab?

Every fall semester, our incoming freshmen and transfer Theatre majors participate in the First Year Lab.

This experience is designed to help facilitate your transition into Salem State Theatre. You will become acquainted with your student cohort and our production procedures, and you immediately become part of a creative ensemble! Together with your classmates, you will create a unique production based on your group’s ideas, talents, and experiences.

Who Participates in the First Year Lab?

This Lab is not just for actors; are you an aspiring playwright, choreographer, stage manager, technician, director, or designer? All concentrations and skills are incorporated into this great event! You will have rehearsals with your First Year Lab group several times a week after day classes, culminating in a live performance.

Does the Lab Fulfill Academic Requirements?

First Year Lab counts as your first Theatre Department production at Salem State and is part of your required coursework: you will earn credit for your THE91 Theatre Participation I class for it. Participation in this production is mandatory for all first-year students.

And remember... 

This is your lab! This is where you will meet and begin the relationships that will help foster your learning over the next four years. You will be meeting your creative collaborators. These are the people who will make up your theatrical family here at Salem State University.