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Theatre & Film

Allen Theatre and Film offers students opportunities in all aspects of performance and production.  Our high-quality productions and professional training provide individualized opportunities to students. We produce four shows a year including musicals, drama, comedy, student-directed one-act plays, and student film projects. Our Improv Club performs and hosts workshops in the area and at major festivals. We also participate in all areas of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Classes

2024-2025 Season Brochure

Academic Opportunities

Arts Administration Certificate

Theatre & Film Degree

Theatre & Film Performance Degree

Design & Production for Theatre & Film Degree

Scholarships

Theatre & Film Interest Form

All Allen Scholarships

Theatre Productions

Sponsor/Director

Tricia Stogsdill

Tricia Stogsdill

Theatre & Film Instructor
A.A., Allen Community College
B.F.A., Emporia State University
M.F.A., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
School: 620-901-6224

Tricia Stogsdill is an accomplished theatre artist and educator. During the summer, she works as a Wig and Makeup Artist at American Players Theatre in Wisconsin, which was called “the finest classical repertory theatre in the U.S.” by the Wall Street Journal, and her work at APT was recently featured in the New York Times.  Previously, she worked at the Tony Award-winning Guthrie Theater, and was a designer for a world-premiere musical by Broadway artistic team Lyons & Pakchar. Tricia has studied improvisation with Second City, and playwriting with Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel. Her production credits include Theater MU, Theatre Latte Da, The Jungle Theatre, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater. Tricia has an MFA in Theatrical Design and Production from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. 

Technical Director

John Leahy

John Leahy

Technical Theatre Instructor
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

John Leahy is an award-winning Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer, and Sound Designer. John teaches Stagecraft, Theatre Practicum, runs the Allen Scene Shop and mentors students in all areas of technical theatre. His skills include drafting, model making, and programming. His professional work includes the Guthrie Theater, American Players Theatre, Theatre Unbound, freelance design around the Twin Cities, and working with major recording artists at the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival. He is the co-sponsor of the Hell Hounds Club at Allen. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Theatre from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 

Costume Shop Manager

Ashley Shaughnessy

Theatre & Film Costume Shop Manager

A.A., Allen Community College
B.G.S., Pittsburg State University

 

Ashley Shaughnessy is a local entrepreneur and artist. Ashley manages our Costume Shop, Designs Costumes for productions, works as a props artisan, coordinates our wardrobe crew, and supervises our front of house.  She won a Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region V Certificate of Merit for her Lobby Display for The Woman in Black. Her past experience includes working as a Visual and Fashion Merchandiser.  She received her Associate of Arts in her hometown from Allen Community College, and a Bachelor of General Studies with emphasis in Fine Arts from Pittsburg State University.