Passing through the archway will take you in to Bowles Plaza, where you will be facing the Mallinckrodt Center.
Mallinckrodt Center is home to WashU's Performing Arts Department and is a multi-use space with many student services. In addition to hosting musicals, plays, and performance arts productions in the Edison Theater, the Mallinckrodt Center is home to the campus bookstore, the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Writing Center.
Be sure to stop in to the bookstore, open Monday - Friday 10:00AM - 4:00PM!
Mallinckrodt Center
Media Gallery
Performing Arts
🎭 Performing Arts
Almost two-thirds of WashU students will join a performance-based group. From our Performing Arts to our Music departments, and from our a cappella groups to our student run theatre, our students are able to discover new interests and continue to pursue their passions.
Dance
There are several options for students to join dance groups, whether they prefer a casual club or a more rigorous environment. Students can audition for several programs run by the Performing Arts Department, or they can join a student-run showcase. Dance performances are regularly held at the Edison Theater in the Mallinckrodt Center.
A Cappella
WashU is home to thirteen a cappella groups that cover a wide variety of musical styles. Our groups have released albums or gone on tour, and cover almost every musical genre - from Disney-exclusive, to songs by Jewish artists, or even American Folk classics. Read more about each of our unique groups on WUGO!
Theatre
The Performing Arts Department holds auditions for all productions in the beginning of the academic school year, and all students are encouraged to audition, regardless of their course of study.
Productions in the 2019 season included Legally Blonde (the musical), and the Obie Award-winning For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.
Productions in the 2019 season included Legally Blonde (the musical), and the Obie Award-winning For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf.
