The New School for Drama

The New School for Drama
Established 2005
Type Graduate
Director Pippin Parker
Academic staff 39
Admin. staff 12
Postgraduates 121
Location New York City, NY, USA
Campus Urban
Affiliations The New School
Website drama.newschool.edu

The New School for Drama is the New School's three-year graduate program for the theater arts, located at 151 Bank Street, New York City. It was established in 2005 and grants Masters of Fine Arts degrees in acting, directing and playwriting. Its early predecessor was the Dramatic Workshop (1940–49).

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History

The New School's theatrical MFA program was originally founded in 1994 in association with the Actors Studio. The program existed as the Actors Studio Drama School until 2005, when the contract with the Studio came to end.[1]

Following the split, New School President Bob Kerrey announced that the program would continue without the Studio as the New School for Drama, with Robert LuPone as Director. As a consequence, the classes of 2006 and 2007 enrolled in the Actors Studio Drama School, and graduated from the New School for Drama.[2] 4 The program is a three-year intensive, offering Masters of Fine Arts in Acting, Directing or Playwriting. The curriculum is highly collaborative, with students from all three majors working closely together.[3]

Faculty

Current faculty for the MFA program includes Ron Leibman, Casey Biggs, Christopher Shinn, Robert Walden, Austin Pendleton, Dorothy Lyman and Michael Weller.[4]

artist in residence

For the 2011–12 school year Kathleen Chalfant is the New School for Drama's artist in residence.[5]. Previous artists in residence have included playwrights Jon Robin Baitz (2009–10)[6] and John Patrick Shanley (2006–07)[7], director Doug Hughes (2007–08)[8], and actor John Turturro (2008–09)[9].

playwriting

directing

  • Valentina Fratti
  • Josh Hecht
  • Lou Jacob

acting

  • Gene Lasko
  • Karen Ludwig
  • Kathryn Rossetter

movement

  • Tom Vasiliades (chair)
  • Teva Bjerken
  • Erica Fae
  • Cynthia Reynolds
  • Rick Sordelet
  • Jean E. Taylor
  • Shelley Wyant
  • Mina Yakim

voice

  • Nova Thomas (chair)
  • Keith Buhl
  • Susan Cameron
  • Patricia Fletcher
  • Molly Goforth
  • Alba Quezada
  • Dr. Chris Roselli

See also

References

  1. ^ Sager, Scott (2006-07-07). "Actors Studio brings star power to Pace". Downtown Express. http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_165/actorsstudio.html. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  2. ^ McKinley, Jesse (2005-05-26). "New School, in Split With Actors Studio, to Create Own Program". The New York Times. pp. E1. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30E16F9385D0C758EDDAC0894DD404482. Retrieved 2006-12-18. 
  3. ^ "The New School for Drama: MFA Program". http://www.newschool.edu/academic/drama/mfa.aspx?s=1. Retrieved 2006-12-19. 
  4. ^ "The New School for Drama: MFA Program: Faculty". http://www.newschool.edu/academic/drama/faculty.aspx?s=1:4. Retrieved 2006-12-27. 
  5. ^ The New School for Drama, Kathleen Chalfant, Artist-in-Residence
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (2009-11-10). "Jon Robin Baitz Named New School's Artist-in-Residence". Back Stage. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131816-_Jon_Robin_Baitz_Named_New_School_s_Artist_in_Residence. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
  7. ^ Raymond, Gerard (2006-11-03). "Shanley: Portrait of Artist as Older Man". Back Stage. http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003351230. Retrieved 2006-12-18.  {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot} }
  8. ^ "Doug Hughes in conversation with Robert LuPone". WNET. 2008-01-28. http://www.thirteen.org/forum/topics/doug-hughes-in-conversation-with-robert-lupone/40/. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
  9. ^ "John Turturro Joins New School". New York Sun. 2008-08-26. http://www.nysun.com/arts/john-turturro-joins-new-school/84559/. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
  10. ^ Nicole Burdette adapted her play Chelsea Walls into a 2002 film directed by Ethan Hawke.

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