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