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
Mike Donahue (’08) Directing Josh Harmon’s Satire on White Liberal Privilege
Admissions, playing at Studio Theatre in Washingon, D.C., offers a no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of whiteness.
How Tarell Alvin McCraney Moved from ‘Moonlight’ to Broadway — and Beyond
His play Choir Boy just opened. His next film will air on Netflix. What ties his work together? Plumbing the depths of black beauty and grief.
Jessy Yates ’21 Receives $50,000 Scholarship and Living Stipend
New partnership between the Ruderman Family Foundation and Yale School of Drama supports training of actors with disabilities.
Stephanie Osin Cohen Named 2019 Burry Fredrik Design Fellow
Scenic Designer will receive $25,000 prize.
Events
Feb 02, 2019 - Feb 08, 2019
Trouble in Mind
The year is 1957, and it’s the first day of rehearsal for “a hard-hitting play with something to say about race,” in the words of the show’s well-meaning white director.
Feb 07, 2019 - Feb 09, 2019
Othello
Reservations available approximately one week prior to performances.