Allen Theatre & Film Department

05/28/2026

Do you want to experience Tony Award-winning excellence first hand?!? Every year we take select students on our Allen at American Players Theatre experience! Students spend 5 days at this prestigious theatre that was just awarded the 2026 Regional Theatre Tony Award! During this unforgettable trip students get an in-depth backstage tour, individualized meetings and workshops with world-class artists, and see 4 professional productions in both the flagship outdoor Hill Theatre and the indoor Touchstone Theatre.

To learn about joining Allen Theatre & Film so you can take advantage of these all-expenses paid opportunities and more, go to the link in our bio or email our Director of Theatre & Film Tricia Stogsdill at [email protected]

We still have a few scholarship spots open for the 2026-2027 Academic Year, but space is limited and the deadline for all paperwork is August 1st, so don’t wait!

05/19/2026

HUGE Congratulations 🎉 to Allen’s own Director of Theatre & Film, Tricia Stogsdill! Her professional artistic home American Players Theatre has officially won the 2026 Regional Theatre Tony Award!

At Allen Theatre & Film our faculty are active industry leaders bringing world-class, award-winning standards right to our students!

05/13/2026

ATF is proud to congratulate Student Senate President Shania Charles who gave a wonderful speech at commencement! Shania was part of our Improv Club and she certainly used her comedy skills for some funny moments in her speech! Congratulations Shania!

Student Senate President, Shania Charles giving her thoughts for the Graduating Class.

05/12/2026

American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI—where our Director of Theatre & Film, Tricia Stogsdill, works every summer—was just featured in Midwest Magazine! Through her connection with the theatre and support from Allen administration, Tricia was able to create the Allen at APT travel experience! Students were selected via an audition process and spent 5 days in the beautiful Driftless Region of Wisconsin where they went on a backstage tour with VIP access, participated in an audition workshop with APT’s casting director, had special meetings with professionals in their area of interest, and on top of all that they got to see 4 professional productions in both the large outdoor amphitheater and 200 seat indoor theatre space!

It is an incredible opportunity for our students that’s only offered at Allen Theatre & Film! If you want unforgettable travel experiences and real industry connections, ATF is the school for you!

Pick up a copy of the 40th Anniversary Summer Issue of Midwest Magazine and see for yourself the kind of nationally renowned cultural and artistic opportunities provided by the Arts at Allen!

05/11/2026

Intro to Theatre Design students have been utilizing our new Mac 🖥️ Lab this semester equipped with all the software they need to draft, edit, and digitally render their creations! We are so lucky to have such great technology for our award-winning technical theatre program!

05/10/2026

Congratulations 🎉 to our Allen Theatre 🎭 & Film 🎥 graduates 🎓 Brigham Folk, Divine Mensah, Molly Riebel, and Ainsley Weiss! Remember, once a Red Devil, ALWAYS a Red Devil!

05/09/2026

Graduation 🎓 was today and we couldn’t be more proud of these Allen Theatre 🎭 & Film 🎥 Students: Brigham Folk (AFA in Theatre & Film Performance), Ainsley Weiss (Music), and Divine Mensah (Associate of Science). They’ve played a big part in our program these last two years and we can’t wait to see what roles they’ll take on next! Congratulations Graduates! 📚🎉

05/09/2026

Today was the second annual Allen Leadership Awards, and our very own Divine Mensah was one of only 5 students selected for this honor! Divine has been a Theatre & Film Scholarship student for two years, Secretary of Film 🎥 Club, a Student Senator, and a PTK officer, so he exemplifies leadership and we congratulate him on this achievement!

05/08/2026

This afternoon we held our annual ACE Awards where we celebrated Creative Excellence at Allen from the Art 🎨 Graphic Design 🖥️ Vocal/Instrumental Music 🎵 and Theatre & Film Departments! Here are just a few of the Theatre 🎭 & Film 🎥 Award winners! Congratulations to all the winners for the incredible creative work they’ve made this year! You all should be proud!

05/06/2026

Our Director of Theatre & Film, Tricia Stogsdill spends her summer working at American Players Theatre with Tony nominated designers! Congratulations to everyone who was nominated!

Instructors working at the top of the industry is just one reason to choose Allen Theatre & Film!