Ricky Spaulding
UW Honors Graduates
Ricky Spaulding
English
Designation: Departmental Honors
Honors Grads 2018/2019
Proudest Moment: Finishing my thesis! I've grown so much as a writer in the past three years, so finishing a project on that scale was very gratifying.
Thesis: Really Really Real: Reality in Performance and the Hyperreal in the Plays of Annie Baker
In addition to the English department, I've been heavily involved with the School of Drama as well as the Department of Dance, taking many classes in those departments. I've also participated in eight productions (plays and musicals) during my time at UW, primarily as an actor but also as a director and crew member. This year in the English Honors sequence I've had the opportunity to focus on Drama and write a thesis about one of my favorite contemporary playwrights, Annie Baker. I've also had the opportunity to blend my interests in English and Drama by working as a Literary Intern at ACT Theatre.
This August I will be moving to New York City to attend a two-and-a-half year acting conservatory program at the Atlantic Acting School.