Alcorn (’95, Chair of Stage Management) and Porter (’95) will receive a Special Recognition Award at the 2022 Del Hughes Awards.
Stage Management
The Stage Management program is designed to prepare the qualified student for professional stage management employment, with the intended goal of assisting the student to recognize and fulfill the role of passionate artistic collaborator and effective organizational manager throughout the entire production process. The role of the production stage manager requires a deep commitment to the artistic process and a fundamental desire to support the work through the creation of an environment in which artistic risks can be taken in creative collaboration. The program is structured to prepare the student for work in the commercial and regional theater, as well as opportunities in touring, dance, opera, and event management.
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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.

AFFINITY by Rebecca Adelsheim (’22) and Alex Keegan (’22), based on the novel by Sarah Waters, directed by Alex Keegan, stage managed by Aisling Galvin (’23). David Geffen School of Drama, 2022 Iseman Theater. Photo by T. Charles Erickson.

ALMOST (NEARLY) FUCKING FINALLY by Christopher Bayes (Faculty) and the 2022 Company, directed by Christopher Bayes, stage manager Kevin Jinghong Zhu (’22). David Geffen School of Drama, 2022. Photo © Leigh R. Busby.

Assistant Stage Manager Zachry J. Bailey (’20) backstage during a technical rehearsal for PENTECOST, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, 2017. Photo by Christina Fontana (’19).

Michele Selene Ang and Katherine Romans in a scene from THE BRIGHTEST THING IN THE WORLD by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by Margot Bordelon (’13), stage manager Andrew Petrick (’23), Yale Repertory Theatre, 2022. Photo © Joan Marcus.

A scene from TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare, directed by James L. Fleming (’23), stage manager Amanda Nita Luke (’22). David Geffen School of Drama, 2021. Photo © Leigh R. Busby.

Narda E. Alcorn (’95, Chair) with stage management students in classroom, 2019. Photo by Joan Marcus.


Program News

Dec 22, 2021
James Bundy Reappointed Dean
“[His] creativity and vision have supported advances in both drama education and practice and positioned Yale for leadership in the field.”
“[His] creativity and vision have supported advances in both drama education and practice and positioned Yale for leadership in the field.”