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...

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.

Learn your craft from award-winning screenwriting faculty who not only have decades of experience as professional film and TV writers in Hollywood, but are also as passionate about storytelling as you are. Find your voice in a unique, multicultural university setting as you write short and feature-length screenplays, original TV pilots and episodes, and web series. Make your mark producing your own content at the one of the largest studio facilities in North America, then open the door to a career in Hollywood through the School of Cinematic Arts' renowned L.A. Quarter program.

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

The M.F.A. in Playwriting is an intensive three-year program designed for writers with original voices who are committed to making an impact on the profession. The comprehensive training program comprises coursework, productions, and professional engagement. Candidates take classes and workshops in the areas of adaptation, screenwriting, writing a solo play, writing with an ensemble, and writing for television. The program offers visits and guest workshops with successful writers, literary managers, artistic directors, and agents, preparing students for entrance into the world of...

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.

FTT offers a liberal arts approach to the study of film, television, and theatre — a unique mix of design and production, writing and performance, history and theory.

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.

The Theatre program at Indiana University Southeast is committed to providing a wide variety of opportunities for students to explore and develop expertise in performance and design. All theatre majors are active participants in the Theatre Department's productions which serve as a laboratory for the major. Students are able to acquire skills and specialize in design, directing, and performance as they receive individualized attention and one to one interaction with the theatre faculty.

At Spalding’s affordable, nationally distinguished low residency MFA in Writing, we’ve put 18 years of thought and care into our program design, from the size and diversity of our faculty to the timing of our residencies during months when travel is easier. We’re dedicated to letting students focus on their own area of concentration while still exploring across genres and examining the interrelatedness of the arts. In short, we’re committed to excellence in a noncompetitive, supportive atmosphere.

Conservatory-style training at a public university price. 8-10 main stage productions. Career building travel and study abroad opportunities. Direct engagement with theatre, film and television professionals from around the world.

Join the Trinity Christian College community for its annual evening of student directed one-act plays in the Kallemeyn Theater in the Art and Communications Center. With a minor in theatre in Trinity, you will study the greatest playwrights in the English language, as well as principles of theatre and production design. You will also have the opportunity to participate in Trinity’s award-winning theatre program, on the stage as well as behind the scenes.