Rate My Professor Helen Trenos

Dr Helen Trenos is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry within the Faculty of Humanities at Curtin University, where she serves as Course Lead for the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Acting Major Lead for Theatre Arts. She earned her PhD in English and Cultural Studies from the University of Western Australia in 2009 and a Master's degree from Edith Cowan University. Previously, she held the position of Head of Theatre and Program Director for Theatre at the University of Tasmania's School of Creative Arts, along with adjunct lecturer and professorial roles. Trenos directs student productions at Curtin’s Hayman Theatre, including Finegan Kruckemeyer's At Sea, Staring Up (2025), Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector (2024), and Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling (2023). She leads professional development initiatives such as Ignite Mentoring and facilitates student-directed theatre projects through Curtin Extra programs.