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University of San Diego

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, California 92110
(619) 260-7934
admissions@sandiego.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts
Minor in Theatre
Master of Fine arts in Acting

About the program

Theatre at USD is home to actors, directors, playwrights and designers of the future. Our major, minor and MFA programs embrace theatre as a means to inspire humanity and engage a diverse society. Through collaborative artistic exploration, both undergraduate and graduate programs train the individual to create within the ensemble. Through the lens of playmaking, the undergraduate program focuses on developing empathy, critical analysis, creative problem solving and changemaking — integral parts of the liberal arts education at USD. The MFA in Acting program trains actors for careers in the professional theatre with special emphasis on classical works.

Notable alumni

Stacey Hardke, Brooke Byler, Bryan Bertone, Bayardo De Murguia

Acceptance rate

The University of San Diego's (USD) overall acceptance rate is 47%, but the Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, in partnership with The Old Globe, has a highly competitive 2% acceptance rate.

Faculty

Current Season Resources and Callboard Faculty and Staff Faculty and Staff View By: Name | Group Scott Ripley, MFA, Jesse Perez, Danielle Amato, PhD, Amanda Banks, Lisa Berger, MFA, Summer Broyhill, MFA, Jacob Bruce, Cynthia Caywood, PhD, Ray Chambers, Evelyn Cruz, MFA, Gerhard Gessner, Jan Gist, MFA, Eric Hagen, MFA, Callie Johnson, MFA, Corey Johnston, MFA, Dana McNeal, Nate Parde, MFA, Robin Roberts, MFA, Fred Miller Robinson, PhD, Rana Salimi, PhD, Madeline Sayet, Jersten Seraile, Abraham Stoll, PhD, Monica Stufft, PhD, Tezeru Teshome, Emmelyn Thayer, Eileen Troberman, Shana Wride.

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 9, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 3, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

by Stephi Wild — May 5, 2026

This June, Constellation will present the Indiana Premiere of Another Revolution, a new play by Jacqueline Bircher, playwright of Constellation’s hit 2024 production of Webster’s B!+@#.

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