{"id":3316,"date":"2022-06-29T22:38:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T02:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=venues-facilities&p=3316"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:10:01","slug":"wheelock-family-theatre","status":"publish","type":"venues-facilities","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/venues-facilities\/wheelock-family-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelock Family Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Wheelock Family Theatre, located at 200 The Riverway in Boston, shares CFA\u2019s core commitments to artistic excellence, diversity, and improving the lives of others through the arts. Founded in 1981, Wheelock Family Theatre<\/a> (WFT) is one of the largest professional theatres in Boston with performances having been seen by more than one million people. Its impressive outreach to Boston and Greater Boston schools enables Wheelock Family Theatre to entertain and educate approximately 15,000 visiting schoolchildren every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since 1981,<\/div>
1M+<\/div>
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WFT education programs have trained<\/div>
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students in Greater Boston schools<\/div><\/circle><\/circle><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Over the years, WFT has received<\/div>
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Kira Troilo (left) as Miss Honey and Sky Fuller as Matilda in a scene from Wheelock Family Theatre\u2019s production of\u00a0Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda, the Musical. Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle (COM\u201922)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Maia Ettinger (from left) as Pack, Bonnie Shao as Quack, and Echo Kaufman as Lack in the Wheelock Family Theatre production of\u00a0Make Way for Ducklings, the Musical,\u00a0<\/em>on stage through March 12. Photos by Dave Greene<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katie Anne Clark (left) as the Wicked Witch of the West and Lily Park as Dorothy at a dress rehearsal of the Wheelock Family Theatre\u2019s\u00a0The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, the first WFT productionbeing staged live in almost two years. Photo by Jake Belcher<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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