New York Stage and Film is providing 20 selected artists in the initiative with resources to explore new ways to tell stories.
Design
The Design department seeks to develop exciting, thoughtful designers of scenery, costume, lighting, projection, and sound for the theater. What makes the Yale program unique is the integration of all areas of design. This approach provides students with the common ground of core knowledge of the field; and it emphasizes that in telling the human story for theater, all elements of design are an integral part of the whole and cannot be conceived independently. Through classes and production, the department encourages the discovery of process in formulating the design idea, development of personal critical standards for students’ own work, and preparation for a creative and meaningful professional life in the theater.
85%
Current Students Receiving Financial Aid
More than $7,000,000 in financial aid was awarded in 2019-20.
40+
Production Opportunities
Students apply theory to professional practice in production work at the School, Yale Rep, and Yale Cabaret.
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Affinity Groups
Coalition-building and networking among students who share common interests, goals, and/or a self-identified background.


Department News

Feb 15, 2021
“I don’t stay in my lane.”
Wendall Harrington (Faculty) discusses her approach to designing and teaching projections in Stage Directions Magazine.
Wendall Harrington (Faculty) discusses her approach to designing and teaching projections in Stage Directions Magazine.