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MFA Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale University

Yale University, United States

Programme overview

The program trains students for careers as dramaturgs, artistic producers and literary managers, as critics and editors in theater publishing, and as teachers of theater.

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

What you will study

Core seminars in literature, theory, criticism and history, institutional dramaturgy training, production dramaturgy under the resident dramaturg of Yale Repertory Theatre, and criticism workshops that students take in each of six terms.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Personal statement (up to 1,000 words), resume, two samples of original critical writing (a production critique of up to 1,000 words and a research sample of up to 1,500 words), three letters of recommendation (one academic) and academic transcript.

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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