Du Boff is now Head of Sound, and Berky will begin Scenic Charge duties at Yale Rep this fall.
Design
David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre require all students, technical interns, faculty, staff, and guest artists to follow Yale University's COVID vaccine policy, which strongly recommends vaccines. The Yale policy is subject to change pending changes to public health conditions. Additionally, community members will be asked to comply with any masking or testing policies set forth by the School, Yale Rep, or Yale University, should they arise.
The purpose of the Design program is to develop theater artists who are accomplished, committed, daring designers of costume, lighting, projection, set, and sound for the theater. The program encourages students to discover their own process of formulating design ideas, to develop a discriminating standard for their own endeavors, and above all to prepare for a creative and meaningful professional life in the broad range of theater activities.
The Design program is committed to dismantling racism by engaging in an ongoing examination of the policies and practices of the program and the profession in general in order to expose biases and systemic advantage/oppression where they exist and to build a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment through anti-racist practices.
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All students in degree and certificate programs receive full tuition scholarships.
67% of current students receive need-based aid for living expenses.
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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.

Brittany Bland (’19) with Wendall Harrington (Faculty) at a projection design installation at Yale University Art Gallery, 2017. Photo by Joan Marcus.

CHOIR BOY by Tarell Alvin McCraney (Faculty), directed by Christopher D. Betts (’22), Yale Repertory Theatre, 2022. Photo © Joan Marcus.

AFFINITY by Rebecca Adelsheim and Alex Keegan, based on the novel by Sarah Waters, directed by Alex Keegan. David Geffen School of Drama, 2022. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare, directed by James L. Fleming. David Geffen School of Drama, 2021. Photo © Leigh R. Busby.

SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen, directed by Adrienne D. Williams. David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, 2021. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

Costume Figure Drawing with Oana Botez. David Geffen School of Drama, spring 2022. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Toni-Leslie James with design students in classroom. David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, 2019. Photo by Joan Marcus.


Program News

Aug 30, 2023
Jill BC Du Boff and Mikah Berky Join Design Faculty

Apr 25, 2023
Marcelo Martínez Garcia ’23 named 2023 Burry Fredrik Design Fellow
The scenic designer receives $10,000 grant.
The scenic designer receives $10,000 grant.