John Lutterbie
Chair & Artistic Director
John.Lutterbie@stonybrook.edu

Steve Marsh
Director of Graduate Programs

The Department of Theatre Arts offers two graduate programs, a 30-credit Master of Arts in Theatre and a 60-credit Master of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy (no longer accepting new students to this program). Graduate study in this Department is unique in a number of ways.

First, our program offers graduate students the chance to produce their own work in our theatres. Graduate students create their own theatre pieces, serve as dramaturgs for the season’s offerings, and engage with directors and designers on mainstage productions. In the third year of the M.F.A. professional training program, our graduate students not only work in close contact with our faculty, but undertake internships with professional theatres.

Second, we provide a multicultural curriculum, with classes in Eastern and Western styles of drama, styles of acting, and cultural studies. Third, our program reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the theatre arts. Among the faculty are designers, performers, playwrights, theorists, and dramaturgs, all of whom work closely with graduate students.

Finally, we continue to develop an Art and Technology Laboratory in conjunction with the Departments of Music and Art. Our graduates have the opportunity to get training in computer graphics, interactive media studies, and digital performance.

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