Acting
Chair
Walton Wilson
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 1/2/2020
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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
Lupita Nyong’o (’12) and Danai Gurira Reunite for HBO Max Series ‘Americanah’
HBO Max announced that Gurira is on board to write the pilot and and will serve as showrunner for the 10-episode series starring Nyong’o.
Benjamin Benne (’21) Wins National Latinx Playwriting Award
“Our judges fell in love with the poetically distilled language of ALMA,” said Arizona Theatre Company’s Playwright-in-Residence Elaine Romero.
Deeksha Gaur (’07) Named CEO of Show-Score
“I’m thrilled to help drive Show-Score’s next phase of growth,” co-founder Guar said in a press release.
Q&A with YDMT Winner LT Gourzong (’19)
2019 KM Fabrics, Inc. Technical Production Award winner LT Gourzong (’19) discusses mentors and and future career plans.
Events
Oct 03, 2019 - Oct 05, 2019
Reykjavik
First-, second-, and third-year actors employ skills from class in rehearsal and performance of a modern classic or contemporary work of challenging dimension with directors from among their faculty and professionals in the field. The Fall Project is open to a small public audience.
Oct 18, 2019
School of Drama Visitor Days
Please join us in New Haven for one of our Visitor Days. Optional Visitor Days offer prospective students the opportunity to meet the dean, talk with faculty and students, see a production, and tour the campus.