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DEGREES OFFERED

Master of Fine Arts in Acting

Master of Fine Arts in Design

Master of Fine Arts in Directing

Master of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting

Master of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Master of Fine Arts in Technical Design and Production

Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Management

Master of Fine Arts/Master of Business Administration in Theatre Management

Certificate in Acting

Certificate in Design

Certificate in Directing

Certificate in Playwriting

Certificate in Stage Management

Certificate in Technical Design and Production

Doctor of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism


Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional conservatory for theatre training in every discipline of the art form: acting, design (sets, costumes, lighting, projection, and sound), directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, technical design and production, and theater management. The School operates in unique partnership with the Tony Award-winning Yale Repertory Theatre. Faculty are distinguished for both professional accomplishments and dedication to teaching; students are admitted based on talent and potential for a career in the professional theatre; graduates of the School are known for their accomplishments on the legitimate stage, in film and television, and a variety of other creative fields.

Notable Alumni Include:

Angela Bassett, Meryl Streep, John Turturro, Lewis Black, Kate Burton, Patricia Clarkson, Charles S. Dutton, Jill Eikenberry, Malcom Gets, David Allan Grier, Elia Kazan, Stacey Keach, Frances McDormand, Sabrina LeBeauf, Lynn Nottage, Chris Noth, Liev Schreiber, Tony Shalhoub, Courtney B. Vance, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Winkler




Faculty Info:

Glenn Seven Allen Lecturer in Acting Jennifer Archibald Lecturer in Acting Christopher Bayes Professor in the Practice of Acting and Head of Physical Acting at Yale School of Drama Nicole M. Brewer Lecturer in Acting James Bundy Dean, Yale School of Drama; Artistic Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Professor of Drama Louis Colaianni Visiting Associate Professor of Acting Bill Connington Lecturer in Acting Cynthia Santos DeCure Assistant Professor Adjunct of Acting Colman Domingo Lecturer in Acting Austin Durant Lecturer in Acting Erica Fae Lecturer in Acting Wesley Fata Professor Emeritus of Acting Dawn-Elin Fraser Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting Annelise Lawson Lecturer in Acting Ron Van Lieu Lloyd Richards Professor Emeritus of Acting Joan MacIntosh Professor in the Practice of Acting and Theater Management Beth McGuire Professor in the Practice of Acting Camillia Sanes Monet Lecturer in Acting Ellen Novack Lecturer in Acting Annie Piper Lecturer in Acting Kelsey Rainwater Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management Mary Lou Rosato Lecturer in Acting Michael Rossmy Lecturer in Acting and Stage Management Katy Rubin Lecturer in Acting Billy Serow Lecturer in Acting Anne Tofflemire Lecturer in Acting Daniela Varon Lecturer in Acting Gregory Wallace Lloyd Richards Professor in the Practice of Acting Justine Williams Lecturer in Acting Walton Wilson Professor in the Practice of Acting and Chair, Acting Program at Yale School of Drama, and Yale Repertory Theatre Voice and Speech Advisor Jessica Wolf Professor in the Practice of Acting Tamilla Woodard Lecturer in Acting Grace Zandarski



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