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MFA Directing at Yale University

Yale University, United States

Programme overview

The Directing program admits three directors each year on the basis of demonstrated artistic ability and capacity for collaborative leadership, and trains directors of theater, opera, television and film.

Faculty: David Geffen School of Drama  |  Department: Directing  |  Duration: Three years in residence  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: New Haven, CT, United States

What you will study

Core courses are the Directing Practicum, the Directing seminars (text analysis, interpretation, production preparation) and collaborative Labs with directors, playwrights and actors, plus core acting and design courses and an annual opera practicum with School of Music singers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Resume, statement of artistic purpose (up to 2 pages), three professional letters of recommendation and academic transcript. Applicants are considered for interview only if the resume shows two years or more of professional directing experience since college, with rare exceptions; interviews are online and finalists attend an in-person callback in New Haven.

USD 40,750 a year (2026-27). Annual tuition for 2026-27; all full-time students in degree and certificate programs receive a 100 percent tuition scholarship. Source

Intake: Fall

Duration: Three years in residence

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