OSU's writing program is unparalleled in its commitment to the success of its students, and the enthusiastic mutual support of both current students and alumni is legion. Everyone in the OSU creative writing family celebrates each new success as if it were his or her own. Our program is made up of six in-residence faculty and approximately forty-five graduate students.  The faculty teach at all levels of the curriculum; graduate student TAs teach introductory and intermediate undergraduate creative writing courses.

Playwrights in the Ohio University MFA Playwriting Program sustain a high level of achievement. Tony Award-winning theatres that have developed or are slated to produce former and current OU graduate playwriting program students include: Victory Gardens Theater, Steppenwolf, The Mark Taper Forum, The Goodman, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Alliance Theater and New Dramatists.

Intended to prepare students for work in the professional theatre or further study at the doctoral or MFA level, the MA provides students with a foundation in performance theory and criticism, dramatic literature and theatre history, while at the same time allowing students to refine skills as directors, playwrights, dramaturgs, or designers.

OUR MISSION To enrich and connect the community through diverse opera experiences.

As a public comprehensive university located in a major metropolitan area, Northern Kentucky University delivers innovative, student-centered education and engages in impactful scholarly and creative endeavors, all of which empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives, while contributing to the economic, civic, and social vitality of the region.

Foundation courses in literature, history, performance, technical and collaborative studies help you develop analytical skills and insights into professional theatre. Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring are at the core of the program. You’ll be encouraged to participate in professional apprenticeship opportunities nationally and abroad. BW faculty are practicing professionals with contacts at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Public Theatre, Beck Center for the Arts and Dobama Theatre, as well as Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare...

We offer exceptional pre-professional training in a liberal arts setting. As a student, you’ll learn from nationally recognized faculty, guest artists, and industry professionals who will inspire you to think creatively, work collaboratively, and improve the world around you. Submissions of new musicals and plays are examined and screened by students until a final selection is made. Selected works are presented at the Summer Festivals as staged readings performed by Ball State students and professional artists. These readings are adjudicated by industry professionals. Festival participants...

The performing arts are a vital part of the Notre Dame College experience. Performing Arts Scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of generous donors. Bachelor of Arts in: Music Entrepreneurship and Theatre Entrepreneurship. Concentrations: vocal, instrumental, composition, acting & directing.

Hosted by the Notre Dame College of Performing Arts, the New Play Festival showcases unproduced plays and musicals for young adults and children. The weekend-long festival will consist of 4-5 staged readings of previously unseen theatrical works, and will take place in the Regina Auditorium on the Notre Dame College campus. A winner will be chosen through committee/audience voting and will receive a $500 prize, as well as the opportunity to present fully-staged production during the subsequent NDC Spring Semester.

The Helen Zell Writers’ Program is a two-year, fully-funded graduate program in creative writing leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. Students concentrate in either fiction or poetry. Applicants must submit portfolios of their writing in one of these genres, and should have sufficient training in literature to succeed in courses at the graduate level. We select students with demonstrated talent and expose them to a variety of approaches to the craft of writing.

Our mission is simple: Use art to heal a variety of communities through guided discussion and connections to available resources. #ARTivism SERVICES One of the main goals of Heal.Be.Live., LLC is to use art to start conversations in communities. These conversations are not only meant to foster communication, but to empower communities by connecting them with resources. ARTivism comes in many forms: performances coupled with dialogue, seminars, workshops, presentations, etc. We cater our ARTivism to the needs of our clientele. PERFORMANCES | "APPLIED ART" With this initiative, our goal is...

The M.F.A. in screenwriting and playwriting program will immerse you in the art of dramatic writing, which is like no other literary form. Like Pittsburgh's three rivers, the confluence of craft, hard work and imagination is the source of all successful storytelling in film, theater, television and the evolving multiplatform storytelling world.