Scarlet Masque Theatre Journal New Beginnings and Fond Farewells Vol. 1 | Page 125

Griffin Levy, Senior Exit Letter
Coming to Wabash as a Senior in high school auditioning for the Fine Arts
scholarship I knew that Wabash theatre was different than what I had experienced
in high school. I’ll never forget sitting in the room, being interviewed by some of the
most influential professors I had at Wabash about my experience in theatre. It's
ironic because four years after that I was in the same room taking my senior comps
going through a similar process that had happened that spring weekend in 2013. If I
had to think of one major themes throughout my four years of Wabash theatre, it
would be opportunity. Between the chances I got to go to New York City with Dr.
Cherry and the featured roles the Professor Mills put me in Junior and Senior year,
the professors of the theatre program have been some of the most supportive
people. Beyond pushing me outside, I have been pushed inside the classroom as
well. Between the costume design classes I have taken and helping build the set for
The ​ ​ Misanthrope, ​ I have seen almost every aspect of theatre. I can not think of a
better “liberal-arts” education than the one that the Wabash Theatre Department
gave me. I truly have seen, done, and experienced everything I will ever need for a
future in theatre. For my post-graduation plans, the professors of the theatre
department also pushed me to apply to programs in development and fundraising,
combining my skills that I have learned in Rhetoric department with my theatre
knowledge. When it’s all said and done, no amount of words and express how
grateful I am for the four years I’ve had at Wabash. My personal and academic
growth is well beyond all my other peers that I had graduated high school with.
I hope to return to see more Mills, Abbott, and Cherry productions, and wish
one of the greatest professors, Dr. Watson, luck on his retirement. All four of these
professors mean so much to me, and I will cherish the Wabash Education forever.
-Griffin Levy