Theatre

The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in pedagogy/performance is individually tailored to prepare early- to mid-career theatre professionals to enter the field of teaching at the university or college level. The program boasts more than 90 alumni who currently hold faculty positions at universities and colleges or key positions in education departments of major LORT theatres. 

Upon acceptance, you will work with a faculty mentor and the department’s director of graduate studies to plan a two- to three-year curriculum integrating the practical application of teaching with that of well-rounded scholarly/academic training.

The program effectively combines classes in pedagogy, scholarship, academics, rehearsal and performance, and the practice of teaching. Additionally, you will receive training in the art of job preparation and application. Your thesis project may be related to a production or course in which you are  involved.

The program requires a minimum of 60 credit hours of coursework; non-credit requirements of written teaching observations in the first year; and the submission of a formal paper/essay of publishable quality, or demonstration of equivalent by a presentation of work at a professional conference, usually in the second year.

Students in the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre with a concentration in pedagogy/performance program can choose to focus in the areas of performance, stage voice and speech, or movement.