Acting
Chair
Tamilla Woodard
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
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Graduate professional training in every theatrical discipline.
Design
Co-Chairs
Toni-Leslie James, Riccardo Hernández
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Directing
Chair
Liz Diamond
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 12/1/2019
Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
Chair
Catherine Sheehy
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and D.F.A.
Application Deadline is 1/2/2020
Playwriting
Co-Chairs
Anne Erbe, Marcus Gardley
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 12/1/2019
Stage Management
Chair
Narda E. Alcorn
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Technical Design and Production
Chair
Shaminda Amarakoon
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and Certificate
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
Theater Management
Chair
Joan Channick
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. and M.F.A./M.B.A.
Application Deadline is 2/1/2020
A New Home for David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale University has announced its commitment to the design and construction of a new Dramatic Arts Building which will be the new home of David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre. A pivotal new gift, along with other essential gifts, enables this long-envisioned project to advance to these next stages.
An Extraordinary and Unprecedented Gift from David Geffen
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.
On and Off York Street
James Bundy ’95 will conclude record-breaking run June 30. 2026
“I’ve been fortunate to have my dream job right here for nearly 23 years. I feel a near-overwhelming sense of gratitude.”
Rudi Goblen (’23) Named 2025 Fellow by United States Artists
The fellowship provides funding and tailored services to artists who demonstrate integrity and make significant contributions to the field.
Josh Borenstein (’02) Appointed Chair of Theater Management Program
He will participate in the admissions process for the Class of 2028 ahead of his full-time appointment on July 1.
Two-time Tony Award Winner Donald Holder (’86) Appointed Head of Lighting Design
Holder will join the faculty at the Geffen School and serve as Lighting Design Advisor at Yale Repertory Theatre, effective July 1, 2025.
