Search results
Yale University has announced a gift of $150 million from the David Geffen Foundation in support of the School of Drama. This extraordinary and unprecedented gift ensures that from this day forward, in perpetuity, full-time students in degree and certificate programs will receive 100% tuition remission, beginning with the 2021–22 academic year.
- Alumni
Welcome, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni! Deborah S....
- Admissions
The David Geffen School of Drama unequivocally support Dr....
- About Us
David Geffen School of Drama. Yale University founded a...
- Training
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale consists of theater...
- Productions
Support David Geffen School of Drama; Get Involved; Annual...
- Design
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, 2019. Photo by Joan...
- Directing
TENT REVIVAL by Majkin Holmquist, directed by Rory Pelsue....
- Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Models of Dramaturgy,...
- Alumni
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut.Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre – acting, design (set design, costume design, lighting design, projection design, and sound design), directing ...
David Geffen School of Drama. Yale University founded a Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts in 1924 through the generosity of Edward S. Harkness, B.A. 1897. In 1925, while the University Theatre was under construction, the first class of students was enrolled.
The David Geffen School of Drama unequivocally support Dr. Salovey’s proposition. While we must comply with the Supreme Court decisions, our graduate conservatory’s dedication to inclusive admissions processes will not waver from its focus on applicants’ artistry, self-awareness, collaborative skill, curiosity, resilience, and ambition.
Jun 30, 2021 · “ David Geffen’s gift will be transformative for us at the School and for the American theater at large,” said James Bundy ’95 M.F.A., the School’s Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean and its leader since 2002. “Full tuition support of our training will help us attract talent from the broadest possible spectrum of potential applicants, and it sends a clear message that Yale is a place where ...
Facilities. The University Theatre at 222 York Street is David Geffen School of Drama at Yale’s center. It includes a proscenium theater, seating 636, which is shared with the undergraduate dramatic association. The University Theatre also houses the main administrative offices; the scene, prop, metal, electrics, and costume shops; a lounge ...
Home > David Geffen School of Drama 2024–2025 > A Message from the Dean A Message from the Dean Since 1925, our diverse community has been privileged to teach, learn, question, and create on a campus at the heart of one of the world’s leading universities, supported by the extraordinary philanthropy of its alumni and friends.
