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 | ||
| Acting I | ||
| Movement I | ||
| Voice I | ||
| Theatre History I | ||
| Winter | ||
| Acting I.2 | ||
| Movement I.2 | ||
| Voice I.2 | ||
| Rehearsal Techniques I | ||
| Spring | ||
| Acting I.3 | ||
| Movement I.3 | ||
| Voice I.3 | ||
| Rehearsal Techniques II | ||
| Summer | ||
| Summer Season – Evanston | ||
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Acting II | ||
| Movement I.4 | ||
| Speech – Dialects | ||
| Theatre History II | ||
| Winter | ||
| Acting II.2 | ||
| Collab New Play Studio II | ||
| Dance 1.1 | ||
| Singing 1 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Acting II.3 | ||
| Collab New Play Studio II.2 | ||
| Dance 1.2 | ||
| Singing 2 | ||
| Summer | ||
| Summer Season – Evanston | ||
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).