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Learn about the BA, MFA, and PhD programs in drama at UW, and explore the upcoming events and community profiles. The School of Drama is temporarily located in Condon Hall until Summer 2024.
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The School of Drama is an undergraduate and graduate theatre school in the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1940, the School of Drama offers a Bachelor's degree and MFA degrees in directing, design, and acting.
The University of Washington School of Drama develops innovative and courageous artists and scholars poised to be the creative leaders of tomorrow. We offer MFA degrees in acting, design, and directing, a four-year undergraduate liberal arts education in Drama, and a PhD in theatre history and criticism.
Learn theatrical storytelling at the UW School of Drama, a creative community with ties to the Seattle theatre scene. Explore undergraduate and graduate programs, career paths and mainstage and extracurricular shows.
Learn why you should study here at the UW School of Drama and all about Life in Seattle. Current Students. See general info and resources at Current Students, or find requirements and resources specific to your program: BA Drama, MFA Acting/PATP, MFA Design, MFA Directing, PhD Theatre History and Performance Studies. Courses
Students come from around the world to study at the UW School of Drama. At the BA level we offer a liberal arts degree with options in performance and design, as well as minors in performance studies, design for performance, and acting.
The idea of watching an ancient Greek tragedy might sound scary to some. However, the School of Drama’s new adaptation of the murder-filled tragedy “The Oresteia” works to quell those worries with a retelling focused on bringing the story’s questions to today's society.