Graduate theatre admission

Applications will be available in Aug. The application deadline is Jan. 15. (Applications are accepted in odd years only. The next application deadline will be in 2025.)

Your application will include:

• Statement of purpose: Describe your background and experiences as they relate to your reasons for pursuing the doctorate. Include your research interests and indicate future career goals.
• Curriculum vitae: list any relevant experience
• Sample of scholarly writing: a research paper written for a prior college course is acceptable. 
• Three letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with your work. You will provide contact information when you submit your application.
• Interview: Though not required, an interview is strongly recommended. You can complete your interview by either scheduling a virtual interview or visiting the ASU Tempe campus. To schedule your interview, contact Professor Tamara Underiner.
• Decision letters: Decision letters will be sent to applicants by mid-March to the email address submitted in the ASU Graduate Admissions application. Teaching assistantships and scholarship awards will also be sent with the admission letter.

This degree program is not currently accepting applications. If you are interested in this program, please contact Dr. Mary McAvoy.

Your application will include:

• Statement of purpose: You should cogently explain your research, educational philosophies and future career goals. After reading these statements the PhD faculty should understand not only your current passions, but also why the Theatre for Youth and Community program at ASU would be an appropriate fit to meet your educational, philosophical and scholarly goals.
• Current curriculum vitae
• Sample of scholarly writing (e.g. a research paper written for a prior college course)
• Three letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with your work. You will provide contact information and the application system will contact the individuals on your behalf.
• Interview: A virtual interview is required.
• Decision letters: Decision letters will be sent to applicants by mid-March to the email address they submitted in their ASU Graduate Admissions application. Teaching assistantships and scholarship awards will also be sent with the admission letter.

The application will be available Sept. 1. The application deadline is Jan. 15.

Your application will include:

• Statement of purpose: You should clearly explain their aesthetic and educational philosophies and future career goals. After reading these statements the faculty should understand not only your current passions, but also why the Theatre for Youth program at ASU would be an appropriate fit to meet your artistic, educational, practical and scholarly goals. We are looking for thoughtful, well-informed artists/scholars/educators and citizens.
• Current curriculum vitae: Current resumes are also acceptable, although acting resumes are not useful for acceptance purposes.
• A work sample: A web-based electronic portfolio/link is preferred. Your work sample should allow the program to see your aesthetic frame, teaching competency or skills in particular realms. Work samples are not expected to fit a particular format but rather should showcase your unique abilities and aesthetic skills. For example, a collection of PDF documents or other samples of creative writing, lesson plans, reviews, photographs or video of creative practice such as productions, or any other material that demonstrates your core skills and competencies.
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your work. You will submit the contact information in your application. Please do not submit letters on your own behalf or those from family or friends. Applicant is responsible for following up with references for timely submission and receipt.
• Interview: An interview is required for admission into the MFA program. Selected applicants will be invited to interview for the program in February. Applicants will be contacted by the email on their application and notified of the next steps in the process. 

This program is not accepting applications at this time. For any questions regarding this program, please email Music, Dance and Theatre's Admission.

Your application will include:

• Comprehensive undergraduate preparation in theatre (at least a theatre minor or its equivalent): Deficiencies in undergraduate preparation (not to exceed 12 semester hours) may be removed while pursuing the MA degree; courses taken to remove deficiencies may not be counted toward the degree.
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher
• Statement of purpose: you should describe your background, experiences, research interests and future career goals.
• Current resume: List any relevant experience.
• Three letters of recommendation: You will submit the contact information of three professionals familiar with your work in the Graduate University Admissions Application.
• Sample of scholarly writing: A research paper written for a prior college course is acceptable.
• Decision letters: Decision letters will be sent to applicants by mid-March to the email address submitted in the ASU Graduate Admissions application. Teaching assistantships and scholarship awards will also be sent with the admission letter.

This program is not accepting new students at this time. For questions regarding this degree program, please contact Kristin Hunt.

The application will be available Sept. 1. The application deadline is Mar. 15.

• Program information: 

  Achieve your artistic, professional, and educational goals with a genuinely transdisciplinary education path within the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.

  The Theatre (Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance) program is designed to give you the experience and tools you need to work and succeed in a wide variety of contexts at the intersection of technology and experience. We look at digital media as a lens for making art, telling stories and creating meaningful experiences. 

  We train artists, creative technologists, evaluators, designers and entrepreneurs in the field of digital media for live experience, building on a foundation of core courses in theatre.

  Alumni of our programs design projections on Broadway, design immersive experiences and interactive environments, lead university programs in interactive media, direct media teams at major institutions and produce field-leading research and creative work.

  This graduate program is offered through the School of Music, Dance and Theatre in collaboration with the School of Arts, Media and Engineering
  

• This program is co-led by Jake Pinholster and Sven Ortel.

Your application will include:

• Statement of purpose: you should describe your background in theatre, your interest in and suitability for work in the intersection of theatre and digital media.
• Portfolio: submit materials that support your statement of purpose and be in multiple formats (e.g., photographs, renderings, video, sounds, apps or other media writing samples, electronic performance materials, etc.)
• Current resume: List any relevant experiences.
• Sample of scholarly writing: The sample can be from your previous degree, from an independent work or publication.
• Three letters of recommendation from professionals familiar with your work. You will submit their contact information in the application system. Please do not submit letters on your own behalf or those from family or friends. Applicant is responsible for following up with references for timely submission and receipt.
• Decision letters: Decision letters will be sent to applicants by mid-March to the email address submitted in the ASU Graduate Admissions application. Teaching assistantships and scholarship awards will also be sent with the admission letter.

This program is not accepting applications for Fall 2024. The application for Fall 2025 admission will be available Sept. 1, 2024.

Your application will include:

• Statement of purpose: Describe why you are interested in pursuing an MFA in Theatre with a concentration in directing. Describe your goals in pursuing the degree, why you are a good fit for the program, what you might contribute to community, and what experiences have prepared you to be a successful student in the program. Approximately 300 to 600 words in length.
• Current resume: List any relevant experiences.
• Three recommendation letters: You will submit the contact information of three professionals familiar with your work in the Graduate University Admissions Application.
• A written directorial approach to a play selected by the review committee. Applicants should contact Professor William Partlan.
• Interview: An interview is required and can be completed virtually, on-campus or at one of the locations for URTA National Unified Auditions and Interviews. Interviews completed virtually or through an on-campus visit will be scheduled by appointment. Please contact Professor William Partlan to schedule your interview.

The application will be available Sept. 1. The application deadline is Jan. 15.

Your application will include:

• Statement of career goals: Describe why you are interested in pursue the MFA in Theatre with a concentration in dramatic writing. Describe your goals in pursuing the degree, why you are a good fit for the program, what you might contribute to the community and what experiences have prepared you to be a successful student in the program. Approximately 300 to 600 words in length.
• Current resume: List any relevant experiences.
• Three letters of recommendation: You will submit the contact information of three professionals familiar with your work. Please do not submit letters on your own behalf, or those from family or friends.*Applicant is responsible for following up with references for timely submission and receipt.
• Manuscript sample of either a full-length play (60 pages or more) or a series of one-act plays (30 pages minimum).