University of Delaware
Graduate Catalog 1996-1997
College of Arts and Science
Department of Theatre
General Information

Telephone: (302) 831-2201

   The Department of Theatre offers graduate study leading to a Master of
Fine Arts degree with concentrations in acting, technical production, and
stage management. The Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) involves
intensive studio work designed to prepare students for creative careers in
the professional theatre and thereby contribute to its growth and improve
its quality.

   Once every three years, after an extensive search conducted throughout
the United States, a group of exceptionally talented students is selected
for admission to the Professional Theatre Training Program in the
Department of Theatre. Each student in the Professional Theatre Training
Program participates in an intense curriculum in one of three
concentrations (acting, stage management, or technical production) for
three years. Each curriculum is carefully designed to provide the skills,
abilities, and experiences necessary to begin a successful career in
theatre. Students work exclusively within their area in an intensive
program of studio classes and production experiences. Each curriculum is
skill-oriented, emphasizing rigorous training in the craft areas
appropriate to the specialization being pursued. All students in a
curricular area participate in the same prescribed program of conservatory
classes and continue working with one another throughout the three years of
training. Because only one class is enrolled at a time, the faculty is able
to focus its full energies on the development of each student. In all three
years, students enjoy multiple production opportunities in classic plays as
well as in a variety of other theatrical styles and genres. Although
graduates find themselves well prepared for employment in many styles and
mediums, the Program is specifically designed to train through plays from
the classic repertoire and seeks students with a particular commitment to,
and appetite for, the acknowledged masterworks of dramatic literature.