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Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredProgram profile
Study AbroadTraining
•Faculty-directed productions with full design teams, open to all students by audition
•Annual Student New Works Festival features original student plays with professional production values
•Coursework covers acting, directing, playwriting, design, theatre history, and applied theatre
Notable Alumni
•Roy Scheider '55, actor known for Jaws
•James Lapine '71, three-time Tony Award-winning director and playwright
•Jonathan Lomma '99, theatrical literary agent who worked with Steven Spielberg on West Side Story (2021)
Facilities
•Schnader Theatre (305 seats) with thrust stage larger than two-thirds of most Broadway stages
•Green Room Theatre (205 seats), being rededicated as the James Lapine Theater
•The Other Room Theatre, a flexible black box space for new work and student-driven projects
Study Abroad
•Domestic programs at National Theatre Institute and SITI Company
•International study in London, Prague, Milan, South Africa, Scotland, and more
•Franklin J. Schaffner Theatre Award and Geoff Pywell Award fund summer study in England and acting/directing
Degree Flexibility
•Partnership with Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College offers F&M graduates 30-100% tuition scholarships for Master of Arts Management and Master of Entertainment Industry Management
Academic info
Snapshot
3.88
Avg GPA (W)
28%
Admit Rate
school-wide
85%
Grad Rate
1.8K
Enrollment
$76K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$36,425
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$70,794
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$12,321
$30-48k$16,942
$48-75k$16,245
$75-110k$25,104
$110k+$49,996
Program info updated 47m ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Faculty-directed productions with full design teams, open to all students by audition
•Annual Student New Works Festival features original student plays with professional production values
•Coursework covers acting, directing, playwriting, design, theatre history, and applied theatre
Notable Alumni
•Roy Scheider '55, actor known for Jaws
•James Lapine '71, three-time Tony Award-winning director and playwright
•Jonathan Lomma '99, theatrical literary agent who worked with Steven Spielberg on West Side Story (2021)
Facilities
•Schnader Theatre (305 seats) with thrust stage larger than two-thirds of most Broadway stages
•Green Room Theatre (205 seats), being rededicated as the James Lapine Theater
•The Other Room Theatre, a flexible black box space for new work and student-driven projects
Study Abroad
•Domestic programs at National Theatre Institute and SITI Company
•International study in London, Prague, Milan, South Africa, Scotland, and more
•Franklin J. Schaffner Theatre Award and Geoff Pywell Award fund summer study in England and acting/directing
Degree Flexibility
•Partnership with Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College offers F&M graduates 30-100% tuition scholarships for Master of Arts Management and Master of Entertainment Industry Management
Training
•Faculty-directed productions with full design teams, open to all students by audition
•Annual Student New Works Festival features original student plays with professional production values
•Coursework covers acting, directing, playwriting, design, theatre history, and applied theatre
Notable Alumni
•Roy Scheider '55, actor known for Jaws
•James Lapine '71, three-time Tony Award-winning director and playwright
•Jonathan Lomma '99, theatrical literary agent who worked with Steven Spielberg on West Side Story (2021)
Facilities
•Schnader Theatre (305 seats) with thrust stage larger than two-thirds of most Broadway stages
•Green Room Theatre (205 seats), being rededicated as the James Lapine Theater
•The Other Room Theatre, a flexible black box space for new work and student-driven projects
Study Abroad
•Domestic programs at National Theatre Institute and SITI Company
•International study in London, Prague, Milan, South Africa, Scotland, and more
•Franklin J. Schaffner Theatre Award and Geoff Pywell Award fund summer study in England and acting/directing
Degree Flexibility
•Partnership with Carnegie Mellon's Heinz College offers F&M graduates 30-100% tuition scholarships for Master of Arts Management and Master of Entertainment Industry Management
Updated 47m ago
