Acting
Chair
Walton Wilson
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 1/2/2019
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Graduate professional training in every theatrical discipline.
Our Mission
Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders to raise the standard of global professional practice in every theatrical discipline, pursuing excellence in art to promote wonder, empathy, and understanding in the world.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Artistry
We nurture imagination and court inspiration through mastery of skills and techniques, to create fluent, authentic, original storytelling that illuminates the complexity of the human spirit and questions accepted wisdom.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Collaboration
We attend both to process and to results, hearing the voices of colleagues and striving for a collective vision of our goals; we prize the contributions and accomplishments of the individual and of the team.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Discovery
We wrestle with the most compelling issues of our time. Therefore, we foster curiosity, invention, bravery, and humor; we risk and learn from failure and vulnerability in order to build lifelong habits of innovation and revelation.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Inclusion
We commit to fair and ongoing practices that enhance our relationships to theater makers, audiences, and society, finding strength in our diversity, and lowering barriers to participation in the field.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Professionalism
We dedicate our best selves to both training and practice, holding ourselves accountable for a safe, sound, and respectful workplace, animated by good will.
On and Off York Street
Wilma Theater Commissions Play by Kate Tarker (’14)
The world premiere of Tarker’s Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man is April 23 – May 12.
Christopher Ross-Ewart (’17) Brings Hook & Eye Sound Design to The Flea
Hook & Eye Theater is coming to The Flea with three brand new ideas on showcase.
Jackie Sibblies Drury (Faculty) Awarded 2019 Pulitzer Prize for ‘Fairview’
The production, directed by Sarah Benson with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, will return to the New York stage beginning June 2.
Shadi Ghaheri (’18) to Co-Curate Independent Contemporary Iranian Artists Festival
The first Emruz Festival aims to illuminate the daring works of emerging international Iranian Artists.
Events
Apr 22, 2019
Actor Showcase — Los Angeles
The Class of 2019 Actor Showcase (limited to industry professionals).
Apr 29, 2019 - Apr 30, 2019
Actor Showcase — New York
The Class of 2019 Actor Showcase (limited to industry professionals).