School of Drama (The New School)

School of Drama at The New School is a multidisciplinary

School of Drama at The New
training program for theater arts, located at 151 Bank Street, and 55
School
West 13th Street New York City, It is a part of The New School's
College of Performing Arts. Type Graduate
Undergraduate

History Established 2005

Director Pippin Parker
The graduate program was established in 2005 and grants Masters of
Academic 39
Fine Arts degree in acting, directing and playwriting. Its early staff
predecessor was the Dramatic Workshop (1940–49).
Administrative 12
staff
The undergraduate program was established in 2013 and offers
students a multidisciplinary, studio-driven program that combines Postgraduates 61
courses in acting, directing and playwriting. The four-year program Address 151 Bank Street New
grants a BFA in the Dramatic Arts. York, NY 10014, New
York City, NY, USA

Programs Campus Urban

Affiliations The New School
Website drama.newschool.edu
Masters Program (http://drama.newsch
The New School's theatrical MFA program was founded in 1994 ool.edu/)
alongside the Actors Studio. It initially operated as the Actors Studio
Drama School until 2005. After the contract with the Studio ended, it continued
independently as the New School for Drama, led by Director Robert LuPone.
The program spans three years and offers Masters of Fine Arts in Acting,
The earlier logo as The New
Directing, or Playwriting, emphasizing a collaborative curriculum among
School for Drama
students from these majors.

Faculty

Current faculty for the MFA program includes Ron Leibman, Christopher Shinn, Jon Robin Baitz, Daniel
Aukin, Peter J. Fernandez and Michael Weller.[1]

Artist-in-Residence

For the 2014–15 school year Mark Ruffalo was School of Drama's artist in residence. Previous artists in
residence have included David Hare (2013-2014), Kathleen Chalfant, playwrights Jon Robin Baitz (2009–10)
[2] and John Patrick Shanley (2006–07),[3] director Doug Hughes (2007–08),[4] and actor John Turturro

(2008–09).[5]

Undergraduate Program
School of Drama's undergraduate program welcomed its inaugural class in August 2013. The inaugural class
of 2017 comprises fifty young artists studying the disciplines of acting, directing, playwriting, and the Creative
Technologies.

Curriculum

The BFA in Dramatic Arts is a multidisciplinary, studio driven program that combines courses in acting,
writing, directing, aesthetic inquiry, and creative technologies. Through artistic training and project-based
learning in various media, the students learn the skills of collaboration and artistic choice-making. They are
then offered an array of electives in these different disciplines. The students may choose a focus, and utilize
these electives to concentrate their study on a specific discipline. Students may also choose electives to take a
variety of different classes for a variety of theatrical disciplines.

Professional Training

The professional training provided by the program includes foundational courses, theater electives, general
electives, research methods studios, reflective learning opportunities, performance and production
opportunities, and a collaborative capstone experience.

Global Perspectives

BFA students make connections between concept and practice, and gain an increased familiarity with the
works and intentions of playwrights, directors, and performers in both the Western and non-Western worlds.

Part of The New School

BFA students at School of Drama can take classes at Parsons and Eugene Lang College. Students can also
choose a minor at Lang.

Productions
▪ The Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, directed by Shelly Wyant (Fall 2013)
▪ New Works Play Festival (Spring 2013)
▪ An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Arthur Miller (Spring 2014)

See also
▪ Education in New York City
▪ The New York Intellectuals
▪ Education in New York City
▪ The New York Foundation
▪ Project Pericles
▪ National Book Award

References
1. "School of Drama: MFA Program: Faculty" (http://www.newschool.edu/academic/drama/faculty.aspx?s=1:
4). Retrieved 2006-12-27.
2. Gans, Andrew (2009-11-10). "Jon Robin Baitz Named New School's Artist-in-Residence" (https://archive.t
oday/20130201070932/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131816-_Jon_Robin_Baitz_Named_New_Sc
hool_s_Artist_in_Residence). Backstage. Archived from the original (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/
131816-_Jon_Robin_Baitz_Named_New_School_s_Artist_in_Residence) on 2013-02-01. Retrieved
2009-09-08.
3. Raymond, Gerard (2006-11-03). "Shanley: Portrait of Artist as Older Man" (https://web.archive.org/web/20
070927202819/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1
003351230). Backstage. Archived from the original (http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/stage/a
rticle_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003351230) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
4. "Doug Hughes in conversation with Robert LuPone" (http://www.thirteen.org/forum/topics/doug-hughes-in-
conversation-with-robert-lupone/40/). WNET. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
5. "John Turturro Joins New School" (http://www.nysun.com/arts/john-turturro-joins-new-school/84559/).
New York Sun. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
External links
▪ Official website (http://www.newschool.edu/drama)

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