Theater and Film programs strive to ensure a learning environment that instills the highest artistic standards required to begin careers in professional or educational Theater, Film and Dance. Our faculty represent a blend of professional achievement and academc excellence in performance, design, production, writing and criticism. The curriculum includes the major facets of Theater and Film in collaboration with our teaching partners in the Departments of Art and Music, the College of Arts & Sciences, and community partner Northwest Film Center.

We promote artistic achievement through participation in a production program that is an extension of the classroom, and guest artists are a regular part of our program. In addition to full-scale stage productions in our major venue, and multiple smaller productions in the Studio Theater, there are dedicated acting, directing, and dance studios, design studios, computer labs, and scenic and costume shops. The Fine & Performing Arts Media Labs, the PSU television studio, and the surrounding city provide additional sites for the realization of student and faculty creative work. Student clubs include Theater Arts Student Organization (TASO) which also produces plays and the PSU Film Committee sponsors weekly 35MM and digital film screenings in PSU's own Fifth Avenue Cinema.

We welcome your interest and comments.

Sarah Andrews-Collier
Chair

Contact us: theaterarts@pdx.edu or 503-725-4612 or Lincoln Hall 127, 1620 SW Park.