Training
•Bullet: 60-credit, 4-semester MFA track (admission every other year) built on Major Studies (39 credits) in process drama, devised theatre, puppetry, and a directing project required every semester, plus Academic Studies (12 credits) in theory/history and young-audience-specific coursework and Supportive Studies (9 credits) in acting, arts management, and independent study.
•Bullet: Curriculum follows guidelines set by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE).
•Bullet: Program head is Rachel Briley, Full Professor and Artistic Director of the North Carolina Theatre for Young People (NCTYP), a professional touring company housed within the School of Theatre and founded by longtime UNCG professor Thomas Behm, who led the company for 34 years before Briley's tenure.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students work across both the School of Theatre's Mainstage/Studio seasons and NCTYP's own season, which includes a touring production every spring that plays schools and community venues across North Carolina.
•Bullet: Assistantship duties span acting, dramaturgy, directing, assistant directing, community engagement, and devising work with young audiences.
