Admissions

We recommend that you work on your application over several days. Be sure to:

• Save your work each time you add or change information
• Upload all documents
• Upload portfolios - Design (costume, lighting, projection, set, and sound)
• Upload critical essays and plays (Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting)

The application tool provides convenient tracking of the progress of your materials throughout the application process.

Each of the programs within the School has specific requirements regarding admission procedures. Be sure to refer to the specific program descriptions before submitting an application for admission.

Read our COVID-19 guidelines for in-person Acting auditions here.

Correspondence

In all correspondence, applicants should state the program to which they are applying. All mailed supporting documents should be in the same name, or a note of explanation should be included. With the exception of a mailed design portfolio, documents submitted in support of an application become a part of the permanent records of David Geffen School of Drama and cannot be returned to an applicant or forwarded to another institution either in copy or original form.

Unsolicited materials sent outside of the admissions process stated above will not be accepted or reviewed and will be discarded. 

How We Use Your Personal Information

The David Geffen School of Drama collects personal information to be able to communicate with (a) prospective students about their interest in our academic programs; (b) applicants in order to process their applications; and (c) admitted and current students in order to perform certain registration activities.  We do not share this personal information with third parties.