Graduate Dramaturgy Dramaturgy (M.F.A.) Amy Hughes, Program Head The M.F.A. program in Dramaturgy and Theater Criticism balances intensive academic study, artistic collaboration, and hands-on experience in the theater industry to prepare students for the practice of dramaturgy and related professions. This includes production dramaturgy (of both new and classic work), literary management, administration of theater-in-education programs, the writing of criticism for newspapers and journals, the teaching of theater and dramaturgy, and the practice of adaptation and translation. At the core of the two-year program is a commitment to the dramaturg as a central member of the collaborative team. Student dramaturgs are fully integrated into the life of the department and work in partnership with faculty and student directors and actors. The program is also committed to and offers venues to accomplish the generation of original work, both of play texts and critical writing. The course of study includes a rigorous program of seminars in theater history, dramatic structure, theory, critical writing, and dramaturgical collaboration. Students also have the opportunity to function as dramaturgs on mainstage productions as well as graduate directing thesis projects. To bridge the gap between theory and practice, students complete one or more externships in dramaturgy, literary management, education, or other fields at a performing arts company, agency, or publication. The Department of Theater has relationships with many arts organizations in New York City, having placed students in institutions large and small, commercial and not-for-profit. In addition, working professionals in the theater industry, including alumni of the department’s M.F.A. programs, serve as guest instructors and lecturers. SELECTED CORE COURSES AND ELECTIVES (60 credits required for the degree) 703X & 704X Development of Dramatic Structure I, II 706X & 707X History of Theatrical Theory and Criticism I, II 708X Introduction to Dramaturgy 741X Theater in the Classroom 751X & 752X History of Theater to 1642; History of Theater from 1642 753X or 755X History of the American Theater or American Musical Theater 760.3X Models of Collaboration 773.1X Seminar in Theater Criticism 773.9X Principles of Performing Arts Administration 777.09X, 777.10X, & 778.11X Theater Practicum I, II, III 778.09X, 778.10X & 778.11X Externships I, II, III 778X Thesis Production and/or Project 786.9X Artistic/Managerial Decision-Making in the Performing Arts PARTICIPATING FACULTY Thomas Bullard Professor, Artistic Director, and Chair, Department of Theater Program Head, M.F.A. Directing Amy E. Hughes Instructor, Theater History and Criticism Program Head, M.F.A. Dramaturgy Helen E. Richardson Associate Professor, Theater History Program Head, M.A. Theater History and Criticism Tobie Stein Professor & Deputy Chair, Graduate Studies Program Head, M.F.A. Performing Arts Management Lynn Thomson Associate Professor, Dramaturgy and American Theater AFFILIATED FACULTY Reagan Fletcher Archivist, The Shubert Organization (Musical Theater) Roxane Heinze-Bradshaw Managing Editor, Samuel French, Inc. (Theater Criticism) RECENT EXTERNSHIP SPONSORS Abrams Artists Agency Atlantic Theater Company New York Theatre Workshop Playwrights Horizons Roundabout Theatre Company Samuel French, Inc. Soho Repertory Theatre The Village Voice The Women’s Project ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND FINANCES Prospective students must offer at least 18 credits or the equivalent in theater or literature courses in their undergraduate studies. Applicants must submit two samples of critical writing and a statement of professional goals. Select candidates may also be asked to visit the campus for a personal interview, when possible. Applications for admission, which is for the fall semester only, must be submitted online by February 1 (January 1 for international students) at http://applytograd.brooklyn.cuny.edu. A variety of loans, scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships are available by application to the Financial Aid Office and the Graduate Studies Office. They are awarded to first- and second-year students based on need and merit. A number of departmental awards, including teaching fellowships, are available by application after the student’s first year of study. For more information, contact directly Professor Amy E. Hughes, Program Head of MFA Dramaturgy, at hughes@brooklyn.cuny.edu or 718.951.5000 x2767. Bio%20Hughes.htmlBio%20Bullard.htmlBio%20Hughes.htmlBio%20Richardson.htmlBio%20Stein.htmlBio%20Thomson.htmlhttp://applytograd.brooklyn.cuny.edumailto:hughes@brooklyn.cuny.edushapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7
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