The Yale School of Drama offers graduate and professional-level training in a range of fields, including acting, set design, directing, play writing, dramaturgy, dramatic production, and dramatic criticism. The program offers master of fine art degrees in many of these areas of specialization. The director David Chambers, actor Wesley Fata, and playwright John Guare are faculty. Prominent alumni include Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Sigourney Weaver, and John Turturro.
Yale University School of Drama
222 York Street
New Haven, CT 06511-8925
(203) 432-1500
drama.yale.edu
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts' drama department offers courses in dramatic production, directing, acting, dramatic criticism, and set design. Tony Award winners Billy Crudup, Tony Kushner, and Jeffrey Wright graduated with degrees from the Tisch School. Faculty includes Martha Bowers, Margaret Araneo, and Beth Emelson. Considered one of the world's largest, in terms of attendance, the drama program enrolls about 1,200 undergraduates and 200 graduate students.
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University
721 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-6807
(212) 998-1820
tisch.nyu.edu
drama.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html
The Julliard School is an private conservatory for drama, dance, visual art, and music, located in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Famous graduates of the drama program are Robin Williams, Patti LuPone, Kevin Spacey, David Auburn, and William Hurt. Notable faculty include Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman and Marian Seldes, a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Only about 8 percent of applicants are accepted each spring. Offering BA and MFA degrees, Julliard enrolls both undergraduates and graduate students each year.
Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
(212) 799-5000
juilliard.edu