Project #5 Graduate School

University of Florida
MFA Acting
Contact
Kevin Marshall, Chair
Address:
School of Theatre and Dance
PO Box 115900
Gainesville, FL 32611-5900
Website
http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance
Telephone: (352) 273-0500
Fax: (352) 392-5114
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: Three year MFA program in acting or design (scenery, lighting, costumes).
THE PROGRAM: An intensive, professionally-oriented program with emphasis on technique and teaches versatility and transformation through classes, workshops and performances. Instruction by 19 full-time faculty is supplemented by master classes, workshops, international exchanges and guest artists. Major productions are presented in three venues.

The Master of Fine Arts is a terminal degree for practical theatre artists. Graduates are prepared to enter professional theatre, secondary or college teaching, or allied fields. The MFA in Acting degree challenges and focuses the advanced artist-scholar through a rigorous course of study in classroom, laboratory, studio, and performance. It requires intensive and extensive sequential study.

Graduate Admissions
Admission to the Master of Fine Arts Theatre degree program is based on artistry and scholarship. Placement in the program will be determined through audition/portfolio review, academic credentials, diagnostic testing, and personal interview. Candidates for admission should have adequate training in theatre. Deficiencies may be corrected before beginning graduate study. Faculty from the University of Florida audition prospective graduate students at the National Unified Auditions and Interviews (NUA/Is) of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).
Design students ONLY may elect to seek an audition on campus either before or after the U/RTA auditions although no assistantships or scholarships may be offered until after the U/RTA auditions have concluded.
Admission Steps
Actors and designers normally submit an application after a conditional offer of admission has been extended or upon request by the design or acting area faculty. Although there is not an official application deadline, admission decisions for the fall semesters are generally made between February and April.
Apply online to the University of Florida and pay the $30 application fee. The online application includes a section for you to write a statement of purpose to express your interest in pursuing our graduate program and provides the opportunity for you to highlight special talents and skills that you will bring to the program. We recommend you prepare this text, review, and then cut and paste into the online application. The online application has been enhanced to allow you to electronically request letters of recommendation that will become part of the application. More information and directions are provided as you complete the online application. If you cannot use the online system, you may print the letter of recommendation form and mail it to your recommender. Please include a pre-addressed reply envelope with your requests for letters of recommendation or advise your recommenders to send letters to the School of Theatre & Dance. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended (a minimum 3.0 grade point average of is required for all upper-division undergraduate work, which is the last two years of your undergraduate academic record.)Transcripts should be sent directly to:
Office of Admissions
S201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 11400
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
The University of Florida requires the General Test of the GRE for admissions. Test scores are considered in conjunction with your overall application. The GRE is NOT required for MFA students who completed an undergraduate degree at a U.S. institution.


University of Alabama
MFA Acting
Contact
William Teague, Interim Chair
Address:
Department of Theatre and Dance
P.O. Box 870239
Tuscaloosa, AL 3548
Website
http://www.as.ua.edu/theatre
Telephone: (205) 348-5283
Fax: (205) 348-9048
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Theatre: Acting (Pedagogy), Directing, Theatre Management, Stage Management, Costume Design/Production, Scene Design/Technical Production.
THE PROGRAM: The University of Alabama offers two MFA Acting programs: (1) the Professional Actor Training Program in residence with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF); (2) an on-campus program in Acting with an emphasis on training for college teaching. The University's MFA Program in Directing is offered on the UA campus.

Admissions
Admittance and assistantships are based on auditions and interviews and acceptance into the University of Alabama's Graduate School . Students with professional experience are given preference in admittance. Auditions/Interviews are held at the Southeastern Theatre Conference annual convention AND on the UA campus through scheduled appointments.
Please contact Pamela McCray at pmccray@bama.ua.edu.


University of South Carolina
MFA Acting
Contact
Jim Hunter, Chair/Artistic Director
Address:
Dept of Theatre,& Dance
Longstreet Theatre
Columbia, SC 29208
Website
http://http//www.cas.sc.edu/THEA
Telephone: (803) 777-5208
Fax: (803) 777-6669
Information:
DEGREE PROGRAMS: MFA in Acting, Scene/Costume/Lighting Design and Directing. CONTACT: Richard Jennings, Dir. of Graduate Studies (803) 777-5286
THE PROGRAM: Focused on training and enhancing the individual talent of the graduate student. The classroom and production aspects of the programs are closely coordinated. The faculty is composed of working professionals and supplemented by the staff and artists from national and international theatres, who serve as teachers, actors, and directors during regular residencies at the University. The students also work with guest artist teachers, as well as actors, designers, and directors from regional theatres. Third year actors, designers, and directors intern at The Alliance Theatre Co., American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., or at other theatres.

Admissions
Required to Audition for admission.
Contacting Us
Mailing Address Longstreet Theatre Columbia, SC 29208
Voice 803.777.4288
Fax 803.777.6669
Box Office 803.777.2551
Email theatre@sc.eduor dance@sc.edu