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Theater/Scene Design, MFA

(Concentration: Lighting Design)

The Design Program for Theater is a professional training curriculum where MFA designers and technicians collaborate with professional faculty, staff and guest artists to stage exciting, contemporary theater for diverse audiences. We are looking for aspiring designers who will pursue the intent of the play wherever it leads them, into any period or style, into any emotion or state of mind, and whose knowledge and skills are so various that they bring a rich theatricality to the worlds they create. The Design Program for Theater combines intensive classroom work with full-scale productions to create well rounded designers and technicians. Our graduates find work in many aspects of theater, including regional theater, educational theater, and the entertainment industry.

Campus Location:
Main Campus

Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.

Department Information
1301 West Norris Street Tomlinson Hall Temple University Philadelphia, PA, 19122
theater@temple.edu
215-204-8414

Ranking:
The Temple University Theater Department’s MFA Program is nationally ranked 23rd in the 1997 for Graduate Theater Programs by US News and World Report.

Accreditation:
True
The Theater Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST).

Areas of Specialization:
Each student, in consultation with the faculty, develops his or her own program of study based on individual interests and talent. Students may specialize in one or more of the following areas: Scene Design, Costume Design, Costume Construction, & Lighting Design. Full-time faculty members are available for mentoring.

Job Placement:
The program is primarily focused on training our students for careers in the theater industry. Graduates of the Design Program find employment in regional theater, higher education, and the entertainment industries.

Affiliation(s):
The Theater Department of Temple University has informal affiliations with the Philadelphia Theater Company, Freedom Theater, and The Lighting Practice. Students, with special permission from their advisors, have the opportunity to intern at these and other professional theaters and production companies in the greater Philadelphia area. The Theater Department is a Member of ATHE, NAST, U/RTA and USITT.

Interdisciplinary Study :
Design students are encouraged to explore other fields of study, such as art history, cinematography and photography, as their fields of study allow.

Study Abroad:

Licensure:
False

Non-degree Student Policy:
Non-matriculated students are required to get written approval by the instructors for each class they wish to take, along with all university approvals.