Training
•Bullet: Intensive 2-year, 30-credit-unit MFA program
•Bullet: Coursework in Acting, Movement, Voice, Speech/Dialects, Theatre History, Dance, and Singing
•Bullet: Two-year developmental sequence with cohort model building ensemble culture
•Bullet: Focus on mastery, comprehension, and practice of acting craft with dramaturgical approach to texts
•Bullet: Year 1: Acting technique, Movement, Voice, Theatre History, and Rehearsal Techniques
•Bullet: Year 2: Advanced Acting, Collaborative New Play Studio, Dance, Singing, and Speech/Dialects
•Bullet: End-of-year reviews with critical self-reflection requirements
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Summer Season programming with guaranteed casting in Evanston
•Bullet: First-year students assume secondary/supporting roles; second-year students assume leading roles
Professional Development
•Bullet: Active engagement with Chicago's professional theatre community
•Bullet: Faculty and alumni connected to Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, and other Chicago companies
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Access to Northwestern's liberal arts environment and School of Communication resources
