Todd Seminary For Boys - Famous Alumni

Famous Alumni

• Orson Welles entered the school at the age of 11 in 1926, until his graduation in 1931. While attending Todd he was an active member in the Todd Troupers, a traveling dramatics group, and served as the group's artistic director at the age of 13. Welles collaborated with Headmaster Roger Hill to write the Everybody's Shakespeare series of plays that provided a simple adaptation for high school student's Shakespeare productions. Between 1932-1942 over 100,000 copies of these plays were sold

Following graduation from Todd, Welles returned occasionally to Woodstock to see Todd student productions.

Northwest Herald July 10, 1987
Time, March 9, 1942
Northwest Herald July 10, 1987