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...

An MFA environment where students prepare scripts for submission to our annual festival, submit material for production to the local theatre community, or for the season of plays selected by students that is presented in our black-box, Theatre X.

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.

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...

Greyhound Theatre Company is proud to revive theatre arts here at GISD. Welcome to Gruver Independent School District! Our mission is to “provide exceptional educational opportunities to every child in a safe and nurturing environment that will produce responsible, productive, and successful citizens”. Our students are our priority, and in this ever-changing world we strive to maintain our conservative, rural values, while at the same time demonstrate a proactive and progressive mindset to help meet the needs of our 21st Century students.

Professionalism meets flexibility in our programs, readying you for any role that brings art to life. Theatre students explore sound design, performing, playwriting and everything in between. Majors create a senior capstone project to demonstrate their skills and see their potential vision realized onstage.

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...

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.

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.

Limelight Performing Arts was created to provide meaningful and artistic experiences that build character and confidence and give students of all economic levels the experience of participating in live theater. Theatre promotes: Self-Confidence: Taking risks in class and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas. and abilities. Imagination: Theatre provides an outlet for making creative choices, thinking new ideas, and interpreting the material in expressive ways. Empathy & Tolerance: Acting roles from different situations, time periods, and cultures promotes...