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Highly Selective12-24 StudentsPROGRAM RECOGNITION
•3-year MFA Directing program within the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies
•Training rooted in practice, encouragement, critical feedback, and collaboration
•Project-based curriculum with directors working daily with actors, playwrights, dramaturgs, and managers
•Located in New York City with access to the professional theatre community
TRAINING
•Exposure to theories and practices of the great theatre directors of the past
•Encourages experimentation with formal structures and physical ideas of directing
•Applies theories from intersecting art forms — music, painting, and dance — to stage work
•Opportunities to direct classical texts, collaborate on new work, and create original performance events
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Diane Paulus '97 — Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, 1776, Finding Neverland (Tony Award winner)
•Rachel Chavkin '08 — Hadestown (Tony Award winner), The Great Comet of 1812, Lempicka
•Saheem Ali '08 — Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway), Fat Ham, Merry Wives
•Carl Cofield '14 — The Seven (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Henry IV Part 2
•Jay Scheib '02 — Bat Out of Hell (West End), Parsifal at Bayreuth
•Shayok Misha Chowdhury '16 — Public Obscenities (Soho Rep/Woolly Mammoth)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Third year devoted to thesis productions and professional development
•At least two professional internships required, documented with executed contracts and reflective papers
•Upon completion, graduates eligible to join Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) at no cost
Academic info
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4.18
Avg GPA (W)
4%
Admit Rate
school-wide
96%
Grad Rate
9K
Enrollment
$102K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$21,590
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$71,845
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$4,570
$30-48k$2,275
$48-75k$5,866
$75-110k$11,782
$110k+$50,621
Program info updated 4d ago
Program Highlights
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•3-year MFA Directing program within the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies
•Training rooted in practice, encouragement, critical feedback, and collaboration
•Project-based curriculum with directors working daily with actors, playwrights, dramaturgs, and managers
•Located in New York City with access to the professional theatre community
TRAINING
•Exposure to theories and practices of the great theatre directors of the past
•Encourages experimentation with formal structures and physical ideas of directing
•Applies theories from intersecting art forms — music, painting, and dance — to stage work
•Opportunities to direct classical texts, collaborate on new work, and create original performance events
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Diane Paulus '97 — Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, 1776, Finding Neverland (Tony Award winner)
•Rachel Chavkin '08 — Hadestown (Tony Award winner), The Great Comet of 1812, Lempicka
•Saheem Ali '08 — Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway), Fat Ham, Merry Wives
•Carl Cofield '14 — The Seven (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Henry IV Part 2
•Jay Scheib '02 — Bat Out of Hell (West End), Parsifal at Bayreuth
•Shayok Misha Chowdhury '16 — Public Obscenities (Soho Rep/Woolly Mammoth)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Third year devoted to thesis productions and professional development
•At least two professional internships required, documented with executed contracts and reflective papers
•Upon completion, graduates eligible to join Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) at no cost
PROGRAM RECOGNITION
•3-year MFA Directing program within the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies
•Training rooted in practice, encouragement, critical feedback, and collaboration
•Project-based curriculum with directors working daily with actors, playwrights, dramaturgs, and managers
•Located in New York City with access to the professional theatre community
TRAINING
•Exposure to theories and practices of the great theatre directors of the past
•Encourages experimentation with formal structures and physical ideas of directing
•Applies theories from intersecting art forms — music, painting, and dance — to stage work
•Opportunities to direct classical texts, collaborate on new work, and create original performance events
NOTABLE ALUMNI
•Diane Paulus '97 — Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, 1776, Finding Neverland (Tony Award winner)
•Rachel Chavkin '08 — Hadestown (Tony Award winner), The Great Comet of 1812, Lempicka
•Saheem Ali '08 — Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway), Fat Ham, Merry Wives
•Carl Cofield '14 — The Seven (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Henry IV Part 2
•Jay Scheib '02 — Bat Out of Hell (West End), Parsifal at Bayreuth
•Shayok Misha Chowdhury '16 — Public Obscenities (Soho Rep/Woolly Mammoth)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•Third year devoted to thesis productions and professional development
•At least two professional internships required, documented with executed contracts and reflective papers
•Upon completion, graduates eligible to join Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) at no cost
Updated 4d ago
