About Us

About the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing

Located within the School of the Arts, the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing features hands-on, innovative programs. We are a community of artists and storytellers who celebrate creativity, collaboration and experiential learning. Our Department is made up of four programs: Theatre Arts, Film and Television Arts, Undergraduate Creative Writing and Graduate Creative Writing.

Program Highlights

• Bachelor of Arts in Narrative Arts degree – The only one of its kind in the nation.
• The Short Film Lab – A sequence of four courses that take students through the entire process of making a short film.
• The Theatre Program is an Accredited Institutional Member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre and also supports and participates annually in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Region VII.
• Unique degrees, including minors in Musical Theatre and Theatre Design and Event Management
• The opportunity to work on award-winning literary journals, The Idaho Review and Free Poetry

Creative Careers

What can you do with a degree in theatre, film or creative writing?

The answer: a lot! Our students go on to pursue successful careers in a variety of fields.

Alumni stars:

• Jackie Polzin – Creative Writing – author of Brood, winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literary Award
• Grace Slaughter – Theatre Arts – Working on Broadway as a costume assistant for Tony award winning Costume Designer, Linda Cho
• Gracie and Bella Hall – Film and Television Arts – Winners of the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Competition, founders of Team Hall, a production company