Acting MFA
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master's
Total Units Required: 30
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | ||
| THEATRE 477-1 | Advanced Acting 1: Realism/Naturalism and Physicalizing the Form | |
| THEATRE 471-1 | Movement 1: Presence | |
| THEATRE 472-1 | Voice 1 | |
| THEATRE 442-0 | Theatre Practice (Innovating Your Artistic Process) | |
| Winter | ||
| THEATRE 477-2 | Advanced Acting 2: Contemporary Drama and Attacking the Scene | |
| THEATRE 471-2 | Movement 2: Research | |
| THEATRE 472-2 | Voice 2 | |
| THEATRE 442-0 | Theatre Practice (Rehearsal Techniques I) | |
| Spring | ||
| THEATRE 477-3 | Advanced Acting 3: Shakespeare 1 | |
| THEATRE 471-3 | Movement 3: Integration/Practice | |
| THEATRE 472-3 | Voice 3 | |
| THEATRE 478-2 | Advanced Acting 5: Acting for the Camera | |
| Summer | ||
| Summer Season – Evanston | ||
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| THEATRE 477-2 | Advanced Acting 2: Contemporary Drama and Attacking the Scene | |
| THEATRE 471-4 | Movement 4: Physical Theatre and New Work | |
| THEATRE 473-0 | Speech (Dialects) | |
| THEATRE 474-1 | Applied Music Theatre Voice I | |
| Winter | ||
| THEATRE 477-3 | Advanced Acting 3: Shakespeare 1 | |
| THEATRE 471-5 | Unarmed Stage Combat | |
| THEATRE 474-2 | Applied Music Theatre Voice II | |
| THEATRE 470-0 | Topics in Acting (LiveArt-Cinema) * | |
| Spring | ||
| THEATRE 478-1 | Advanced Acting 4: Shakespeare 2 | |
| THEATRE 477-2 | Advanced Acting 2: Contemporary Drama and Attacking the Scene | |
| THEATRE 471-6 | Movement 6: Musical Theatre Dance for Actors | |
| THEATRE 470-0 | Topics in Acting (The Lucid Body) * | |
| Summer | ||
| Summer Season – Evanston | ||
*May substitute with an elective
Milestones Year 1
- Positive end-of-year review and completion of coursework with a GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Acceptable participation in production activities (e.g. rehearsal work ethic; depth and quality of characterization; clarity and intentionality of communication on stage).
- Commitment to the goals for development set for the first year as determined by primary faculty and the curricular and co-curricular sequence of the program (e.g. attendance; effort and participation; completion of assignments).
- Participation in Summer Season programming – this will serve as the primary production component of the degree. First year students will assume secondary and supporting roles; casting will be assured.
- Critical self-reflection (8-10 pages) on performance and stage work at the end of the year to be presented before the end-of-year review by the Graduate Executive Committee.
Milestones Year 2
- Positive end-of-year review and completion of coursework with a GPA of 3.5 or above.
- Acceptable participation in production activities (e.g. rehearsal work ethic; depth and quality of characterization; clarity and intentionality of communication on stage).
- Commitment to the goals for development set for the second year as determined by primary faculty and the curricular and co-curricular sequence of the program (e.g. attendance; effort and participation; completion of assignments). These goals will be set prior to the start of the second year and communicated to the student by their advisor.
- Participation in Summer Season programming – this will serve as the primary production component of the degree. Second year students will assume leading roles as their final performance milestone; casting will be assured.
- A final critical self-reflection (8-10 pages) and artist statement (2 pages) constitutes the final written examination and will frame the discussion for the end-of-year review by the Graduate Executive Committee. (In the second year, this review will serve as the degree completion review).