Acting
Chair
Tamilla Woodard
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
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Graduate professional training in every theatrical discipline.
Design
Co-Chairs
Toni-Leslie James, Riccardo Hernández
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Directing
Chair
Liz Diamond
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 12/1/2019
Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
Chair
Catherine Sheehy
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and D.F.A
Application Deadline is 1/2/2020
Playwriting
Co-Chairs
Anne Erbe, Tarell Alvin McCraney
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 12/1/2019
Stage Management
Chair
Narda E. Alcorn
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Technical Design and Production
Chair
Shaminda Amarakoon
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Theater Management
Chair
Joan Channick
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and M.F.A./M.B.A.
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
An Extraordinary and Unprecedented Gift from David Geffen
Yale University has announced a gift of $150 million from the David Geffen Foundation in support of the School of Drama.
This extraordinary and unprecedented gift ensures that from this day forward, in perpetuity, full-time students in degree and certificate programs will receive 100% tuition remission, beginning with the 2021–22 academic year. These programs are now, and always will be, “tuition free.”
In celebration of this gift, the largest in the history of the American theater, Yale School of Drama is now the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.
Our Mission
David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders in the practice of every theatrical discipline, making art to inspire joy, empathy, and understanding in the world.
On and Off York Street
Charlotte Brathwaite (’11) Wins Doris Duke Artist Award
The largest award for individual performing artists honors those transforming the fields of dance, jazz, and theatre.
Mia Sara Haiman (’23) Wins USITT Award
Haiman will accept the KM Fabrics, Inc. Technical Production Award at the 2023 USITT Conference.
Alumni Named Finalists for 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Karen Hartman (’97), Sarah Mantell (’17), and a.k. payne (’23) are finalists for the prize honoring women+ in English-speaking theatre.
Adam J. Frank (’18, YSM ’18) Joins Baltimore Center Stage
“Adam is a brilliant choice for this moment,” said artistic director Stephanie Ybarra (’08). Frank assumes the role of Managing Director.
