Program Recognition
•Two-year MFA with concentration in Pedagogy/Performance, tailored to early- to mid-career theatre professionals
•Combines pedagogy, performance studies, dramaturgy, and critical studies with production work and undergraduate teaching
•Requires minimum 60 credit hours including written thesis in final semester
•Students take 15 credits per semester and teach/assist in undergraduate classrooms during second year
•Professionalization training for the academic job market
•VCUarts ranked #4 among graduate arts programs; Theatre ranked among the nation’s top Drama Programs
Notable Alumni
•Tonia Sina (MFA ’06) — coined the term “Intimacy Director” in her VCU thesis; founder of Intimacy Directors International; choreographed intimacy at Chicago Lyric Opera, Stratford Festival, and the Guthrie Theatre •100+ alumni hold faculty positions at Michigan State, Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Connecticut, SUNY Albany, and Loyola Marymount
•Alumni serve in education departments of major LORT theatres nationwide
Location
•Richmond, VA — 90 minutes from Washington, D.C. and one hour from Williamsburg
