Two essays (300-400 words each)
•Essay 1: A social issue you would address through study at The New School
•Essay 2: Specific aspects of The New School and School of Drama that attracted you
Letter of Recommendation
•First-year: 1 counselor + 1 teacher recommendation
•Transfer: 1 professor recommendation
Official Transcripts
ARTIST PORTFOLIO (CHOOSE ONE TYPE BASED ON PRIMARY ARTISTIC PRACTICE)
Acting Portfolio
•Headshot (PDF format)
•One-page resume summarizing theatrical and related experience (PDF format)
Playwriting Portfolio
•Original one-act play (20-60 min), full-length play (60+ min), or two original ten-minute plays (PDF format)
•Additional piece of text in any style and format — prose, poetry, academic writing, memoir, etc. (PDF format)
Directing Portfolio
•Essay describing directing process for a specific production — from vision to execution (max 500 words)
•Materials related to the production — production photographs, director's notebook excerpts, promptbook, script notes, thematic essays, scheduling materials, research artifacts (up to 25 files)
Creative Technologies Portfolio
•Essay describing creative process for a specific project — from concept to execution (max 500 words)
•Portfolio of creative work including research, documentation, video files, design samples, administrative materials, photographic or visual artwork, time-based media work (up to 25 files)
