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MFA Dramatic Writing
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredPerformance & Productions
•Annual Linnell Festival of New Plays. Third-year students receive full productions
•MFA Reading Series each fall for public concert readings of completed scripts
•Five students have won national playwriting awards from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Notable Alumni
•Aniello Fontano, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission recipient, Netflix writer
Professional Development
•Coursework includes screenwriting, performance topics, and the business of making art
•Trips to Humana Festival of New American Plays, New York premieres, and Denver Center New Play Summit
•Guest artists include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Erik Ehn, Mac Wellman, and Migdalia Cruz
Degree Flexibility
•Three-year, 60-credit-hour MFA with intimate cohort of no more than 9 students (up to 3 admitted per year)
•Graduate with portfolio of minimum 6 scripts: 3 full-length stage plays, 1 full-length screenplay, 1 short piece, and dissertation work
•Four intensive semester-long writing seminars confronting principles and craft of dramatic writing
Academic info
Snapshot
3.38
Avg GPA (W)
95%
Admit Rate
school-wide
54%
Grad Rate
17.2K
Enrollment
$45K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$15,489
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$10,140
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$33,060
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$11,938
$30-48k$13,045
$48-75k$16,196
$75-110k$17,906
$110k+$19,053
Program info updated 2d ago
Program Highlights
Performance & Productions
•Annual Linnell Festival of New Plays. Third-year students receive full productions
•MFA Reading Series each fall for public concert readings of completed scripts
•Five students have won national playwriting awards from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Notable Alumni
•Aniello Fontano, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission recipient, Netflix writer
Professional Development
•Coursework includes screenwriting, performance topics, and the business of making art
•Trips to Humana Festival of New American Plays, New York premieres, and Denver Center New Play Summit
•Guest artists include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Erik Ehn, Mac Wellman, and Migdalia Cruz
Degree Flexibility
•Three-year, 60-credit-hour MFA with intimate cohort of no more than 9 students (up to 3 admitted per year)
•Graduate with portfolio of minimum 6 scripts: 3 full-length stage plays, 1 full-length screenplay, 1 short piece, and dissertation work
•Four intensive semester-long writing seminars confronting principles and craft of dramatic writing
Performance & Productions
•Annual Linnell Festival of New Plays. Third-year students receive full productions
•MFA Reading Series each fall for public concert readings of completed scripts
•Five students have won national playwriting awards from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Notable Alumni
•Aniello Fontano, award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission recipient, Netflix writer
Professional Development
•Coursework includes screenwriting, performance topics, and the business of making art
•Trips to Humana Festival of New American Plays, New York premieres, and Denver Center New Play Summit
•Guest artists include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Erik Ehn, Mac Wellman, and Migdalia Cruz
Degree Flexibility
•Three-year, 60-credit-hour MFA with intimate cohort of no more than 9 students (up to 3 admitted per year)
•Graduate with portfolio of minimum 6 scripts: 3 full-length stage plays, 1 full-length screenplay, 1 short piece, and dissertation work
•Four intensive semester-long writing seminars confronting principles and craft of dramatic writing
Updated 2d ago
