Acting
Chair
Tamilla Woodard
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Graduate professional training in every theatrical discipline.
Tamilla Woodard
M.F.A. and Certificate
Toni-Leslie James, Riccardo Hernández
M.F.A. and Certificate
Liz Diamond
M.F.A. and Certificate
Catherine Sheehy
M.F.A. and D.F.A
Anne Erbe, Tarell Alvin McCraney
M.F.A. and Certificate
Narda E. Alcorn
M.F.A. and Certificate
Shaminda Amarakoon
M.F.A. and Certificate
Joan Channick
M.F.A. and M.F.A./M.B.A.
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.
The scenic designer receives $10,000 grant.
Desai is the first person of color to lead the theatre, once renowned for its commitment to socially engaged drama.
Manning, first performed at the School in 2021, has won Portland Stage’s Clauder Competition.
President Biden announced that Laura Penn has been appointed to the PCAH, which serves to advise the President on cultural policy.