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MFA Technical Design and Production at Yale University

Yale University, United States

Programme overview

The TD&P program trains technical managers through conservatory-style classroom training and professional work assignments; students concentrate on production management, technical direction, or theater planning and consulting.

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

What you will study

Year one includes TD&P Seminar, Structural Design for the Stage, Electricity, Production Planning, Shop Technology, Rigging I, Drafting I (AutoCAD) and Technical Design I; year two adds Physics of Stage Machinery, Technical Management I and Technical Writing; year three includes Technical Management II and the thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Statement of purpose (one page), resume, one-plate portfolio sample, letters of recommendation and transcript; the GRE is not required. About 10 to 12 students are admitted each year.

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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