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BFA Dramatic Arts
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Selective25-40 StudentsTraining
•Interdisciplinary program training actors, directors, writers, and creative technology artists
•Designed for single-discipline and multi-hyphenate artists (actor-writer, director-writer, actor-creative technologist)
•Foundation courses in creative technologies, acting, playwriting, and directing
Performance & Productions
•Studio presentations, mainstage productions, student-produced projects
•Senior-year industry showcase and capstone project
Notable Alumni
•Marlon Brando — Academy Award winner (On the Waterfront, The Godfather)
•Bradley Cooper — Academy Award nominee (A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook)
•Tennessee Williams — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
•Lorraine Hansberry — playwright (A Raisin in the Sun), youngest American playwright to win a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
•Bea Arthur — Tony winner (Mame); Emmy winner (The Golden Girls)
•Elaine Stritch — Tony winner (Elaine Stritch: At Liberty); (30 Rock)
•Jason Kim (MFA '13) — librettist of KPOP (Lucille Lortel Award); writer on Barry and Girls
•Bekah Brunstetter (MFA '07) — writer/producer on This Is Us and Maid
Degree Flexibility
•Performing Arts Core with cross-disciplinary courses
•Access to courses across The New School's colleges for minors and electives
•Located in Greenwich Village with deep connections to NYC theatre community
Academic info
Snapshot
3.41
Avg GPA (W)
63%
Admit Rate
school-wide
70%
Grad Rate
6.6K
Enrollment
$53K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$58,741
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$58,694
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$50,140
$30-48k$52,812
$48-75k$56,494
$75-110k$59,894
$110k+$64,738
Program info updated 3d ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Interdisciplinary program training actors, directors, writers, and creative technology artists
•Designed for single-discipline and multi-hyphenate artists (actor-writer, director-writer, actor-creative technologist)
•Foundation courses in creative technologies, acting, playwriting, and directing
Performance & Productions
•Studio presentations, mainstage productions, student-produced projects
•Senior-year industry showcase and capstone project
Notable Alumni
•Marlon Brando — Academy Award winner (On the Waterfront, The Godfather)
•Bradley Cooper — Academy Award nominee (A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook)
•Tennessee Williams — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
•Lorraine Hansberry — playwright (A Raisin in the Sun), youngest American playwright to win a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
•Bea Arthur — Tony winner (Mame); Emmy winner (The Golden Girls)
•Elaine Stritch — Tony winner (Elaine Stritch: At Liberty); (30 Rock)
•Jason Kim (MFA '13) — librettist of KPOP (Lucille Lortel Award); writer on Barry and Girls
•Bekah Brunstetter (MFA '07) — writer/producer on This Is Us and Maid
Degree Flexibility
•Performing Arts Core with cross-disciplinary courses
•Access to courses across The New School's colleges for minors and electives
•Located in Greenwich Village with deep connections to NYC theatre community
Training
•Interdisciplinary program training actors, directors, writers, and creative technology artists
•Designed for single-discipline and multi-hyphenate artists (actor-writer, director-writer, actor-creative technologist)
•Foundation courses in creative technologies, acting, playwriting, and directing
Performance & Productions
•Studio presentations, mainstage productions, student-produced projects
•Senior-year industry showcase and capstone project
Notable Alumni
•Marlon Brando — Academy Award winner (On the Waterfront, The Godfather)
•Bradley Cooper — Academy Award nominee (A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook)
•Tennessee Williams — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
•Lorraine Hansberry — playwright (A Raisin in the Sun), youngest American playwright to win a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
•Bea Arthur — Tony winner (Mame); Emmy winner (The Golden Girls)
•Elaine Stritch — Tony winner (Elaine Stritch: At Liberty); (30 Rock)
•Jason Kim (MFA '13) — librettist of KPOP (Lucille Lortel Award); writer on Barry and Girls
•Bekah Brunstetter (MFA '07) — writer/producer on This Is Us and Maid
Degree Flexibility
•Performing Arts Core with cross-disciplinary courses
•Access to courses across The New School's colleges for minors and electives
•Located in Greenwich Village with deep connections to NYC theatre community
Updated 3d ago
