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
Yale Rep Box Office Holiday Hours
Monday, 11/19–Wednesday, 11/21: 10AM–5PM
Thursday, 11/22–Sunday, 11/25: Closed
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (’03) Makes ‘Archie’ Deep and ‘Sabrina’ Dark
Aguirre-Sacasa is “a John Hughes for a darker, more cynical, way more libidinous age. “
Jacob G. Padrón Named Artistic Director at Long Wharf Theatre
Padrón (’08, Theater Management Faculty) has worked to amplify the voices of Latinx playwrights and build artistic homes for artists of color.
Brian Tyree Henry (’07) on ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Widows’
The Tony-nominated actor stars in two of autumn’s biggest films. So why has he suffered from imposter syndrome?
Events
Dec 13, 2018 - Dec 18, 2018
Seven Spots on the Sun
In Seven Spots on the Sun, magic realism, myth, and history converge in a passionate examination of what it costs to heal the wounds of war.
Dec 14, 2018
School of Drama Visitor Days
We hope you can join us in New Haven for our next Visitor Day on December 14. This optional event offers prospective students the opportunity to meet the dean, talk with faculty and students, see a production, and tour the campus. Capacity is limited.