GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
MFA in THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
The MFA degree program in Theatre at UCF is a highly selective, rigorous, three-year professional training program emphasizing both theatre theory and practice. The MFA degree, like our BFA degree, is rooted in the belief that classroom study and practical experience in the theatre are of equal and complementary value. The production program, therefore, is integrated into the curriculum because it is the principal means available for the coordination of all the elements of dramatic art. All possible ways are sought to use the production program effectively for the purpose of teaching and training.
The MFA at UCF is designed for students who demonstrate the artistic and intellectual capacity and evidence of professional promise to pursue careers in professional and academic theatre. Candidates, in addition to becoming highly trained theatre practitioners, must also demonstrate the ability to understand the conceptual basis of their art and to be able to articulate that understanding to others. Toward this end, the department will recruit and develop graduate students who can serve, along with faculty and staff, as role models for undergraduate students whose BFA programs of study are integrally connected and dependent. The Theatre for Young Audiences track works in close partnership with the Orlando Repertory Theatre, a professional theatre for family audiences.
Applications Deadlines:
- Priority Deadline January 15
- Final Deadline March 15
- Additional applications will be considered if space is available.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MFA IN THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Students must submit application materials to UCF's Graduate Studies AND the Department of Theatre. The University of Central Florida employs an online application process which can be accessed at www.graduate.ucf.edu. Additional materials must be mailed directly to the theatre department. *To be considered for fellowship opportunities, you must submit all application materials by the priority deadline. Submit to the Office of Graduate Studies:- Online Application
- Application Fee
- Official Transcripts
- Official GRE scores
- Residency Classification Form
- Statement of Purpose
- Resumé
- Three (3) Current Letters of Recommendation
- Applicants are required to participate in an interview AND an audition or a portfolio presentation
- Transcripts
- Statement of Purpose
- Resumé
- Three (3) Current Letters of Recommendation
- Headshot (optional)
TYA Admissions
Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 Princeton Street,
Orlando, FL 32803 Additional Application Information:
- The minimum university requirements for admission into a graduate program are: a 3.0 grade point average (last 60 attempted semester hours of baccalaureate degree) on a 4.0 scale or 1000 on the combined verbal-quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination.
- Even if a student's GPA is 3.0 or above, he/she must take the GRE test; it is a state requirement.
- The statement of purpose (1-2 pages) should address the applicant's qualifications, artistic and/or educational philosophy, and intended area(s) of focus within the program of study, and should include how study at UCF will contribute to the applicant's long-term goals.
- The theatre department requires applicants to participate in an interview, as well as an audition OR a portfolio presentation.
- The audition includes two contrasting one minute monologues, and if you are a dancer and/or a singer 16 bars of a song and a short dance number.
- The portfolio presentation should highlight the applicant's strengths and experience in the field and should be limited to fifteen minutes.
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