Learning Outcomes

After completing the M.F.A. in Performance Pedagogy, students will be able to:

• Interpret dramatic texts and critique theatrical performance using appropriate critical language and analytic frameworks
• Effectively develop actor coaching skills and effectively communicate to performers
• Educate actors by integrating theory and practice in the classroom
• Effectively collaborate with other theatre artists on the development of a live stage performance, including an understanding of standard design and technical theatre procedures and practices.

Students will gain deep knowledge in:

• Research methods and writing for the theatre
• Current educational theatre theory and both traditional and new theatre pedagogies
• Theatre as art, discipline, field of study, and craft
• The impact design and production have on the theatrical experience, and the relationships and contributions of all collaborators and theatrical personnel, and how they contribute to the creation of theatre production across a broad spectrum of styles, genres, and cultures
• Diversity, cultural awareness, and social justice, and the roles they play in theatre.

M.F.A. Requirements

(60 semester hours)