Theater Masters is dedicated to nurturing, developing, and producing the work of the next generation of American playwrights on a national scale, Theater Masters is also a producing and presenting organization dedicated to bringing distinguished theater professionals to the Roaring Fork Valley and to enriching the quality of theater education in our Valley. Our goal is to enhance audience understanding of, and support for, theater. Under the leadership of Julia Hansen, Theatre Masters was formed in 2001 by Aspen residents Barbara Broeder, Ann Ferrell, Mike Otte, and Virginia Pearce. WHAT...

Collaborative. Community-driven. Socially Engaged. Control Group cultivates a community driven by innovation and exploration. We create opportunities for learning, sharing, personal growth, and career development, for artists from recreational to professional. We bring our work and approaches into underserved communities, cultivating new voices and promoting simple life skills available through artistic practices. We stand at the forefront of innovation in Denver's independent performance scene. We are tirelessly building a community of artists, supporters, and audience/participants to...

Butterfly Effect Theatre Company presents profound theatrical stories that inspire our audiences and enrich our community. Each season, BETC selects one playwright through a national competition to join us in Boulder for a one-week residency. During the residency week, the playwright works with a professional director, dramaturg, and actors to develop the selected script. The week concludes with a public reading and post-reading conversation. BETC takes pleasure in supporting our parent playwright residents’ writing careers post-residency, and advocating for production of their plays...

We Are Mirror Image Arts: A passionate group of theatre artists and educators working together to help the next generation become the best version of themselves. We know the power of theatre, and we’re using it to help youth find their voice.

Our mission is to guide a new generation of performing artists as they learn from — and collaborate with — our world-class faculty of working professionals. We use and discover innovative teaching techniques that ignite curiosity, inspire confidence, and promote risk-taking because we believe the world needs art made by bold, compassionate people who are a credit to the community they serve.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed Fine Arts Center Theatre Company produces an annual season of musicals, comedies, and dramas and has gained a reputation for high-quality productions and Colorado premieres of new American work.

At the Colorado College Department of Theatre & Dance, performance can mean many things. From the outset, students learn fundamental practical skills, including acting, design, and movement technique in preparation for advanced seminars that combine theatre and dance.

The Institute of American Indian Arts has played a key role in the direction and shape of Native expression for over 50 years. The IAIA MFA in Creative Writing, now in its eighth year, is expanding on this legacy, graduating successful writers who are making distinct contributions to the body of Native American and world literatures. Our MFACW program is unique among low-residency MFA programs in Creative Writing, as we emphasize the importance of Native writers offering voice to the Native experience. The program and the literature we read carries a distinct Native American and First...

Creative Writing MFA graduates produce work suitable for public presentation, publication, and other forms of creative expression that fit their post-graduate plans.

"Everyone needs to express themselves well. It's not just what you say, but how you say it.” – Tye Noorda The Theatre for Youth and Education (TYE) Center, originally known as the Noorda Regional Theatre Center for Children and Youth, was founded in 2009 with a generous gift from Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation. The TYE Center is part of the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. Benefactor Tye Noorda was raised in rural Utah, and had few opportunities to perform. It is in the spirit of Tye Noorda’s resilience and commitment to children and youth in which we operate,...

The SLAC Playwrights’ Lab dedicates time, talent, and artistic resources to the exploration and investigation of new scripts. SLAC brings together local and national artists to form the Lab company, which is comprised of actors, directors, dramaturgs, stage managers, and resource artists.

Department of Theatre Arts and Dance (TAD) classrooms encompass the studio, the stage, and the production laboratory to provide students ample opportunity to choreograph, design, create, and perform. Faculty, of national and international renown, pride themselves on creating deeply-personalized learning experiences dedicated to the development and future success of all our students. TAD offers liberal arts Bachelor degrees (BA/BS) in theatre and dance and a professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theatre Design & Technology, Classical Acting, and Musical Theatre. Southern Utah...