Faculty
Acting students in the Drama Division have the opportunity to enroll, as eligible, at the undergraduate or graduate level. Undergraduates may enroll in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree; graduates may enroll in the Master of Fine Arts degree. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree program includes 18 credits in the Liberal Arts Department. The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree program includes a sequence of graduate seminars. The minimum residency for both programs (B.F.A. and M.F.A.) is four years.
Drama audition requirements can be found in the Admissions section of our Web site: www.juilliard.edu/admissions.
Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program
Under the direction of Tanya Barfield and David Lindsay-Abaire, the Drama Division Playwrights program offers tuition-free, graduate-level fellowships for up to four writers each year. In addition to weekly seminars with the program directors, playwriting fellows are invited to participate with acting students and Drama faculty in classes, community meetings with guest speakers, and a variety of special events. An Alexander Technique class is one of the courses specifically designed for the playwrights, and there are many opportunities for actor-playwright-director collaboration. Selected playwrights may be invited to continue their studies through a second academic year, thereby completing a total of 52 credits for the two-year fellowship period and earning an Artist Diploma in Playwriting. Room and board are not included, but a modest stipend is provided.
Standards of Achievement and Evaluation, Actor Training
Training in the Drama Division is intensive and, as the goal is to prepare students to enter the profession with a high level of artistry and as informed members of our society, the standards for self-discipline and commitment are high.
Each student’s progress is discussed and evaluated quarterly by the faculty, shortly after each rehearsal or performance project is completed. The focus of the training is on developing each actor’s imaginative, physical, and vocal capacities and their ability to bring the self to truthful transformation and interaction. Continuing enrollment is contingent not only on artistic growth, but also on conscientious application, including regular and prompt attendance at all scheduled classes, rehearsals, and Drama Division activities.
Students are kept informed of the faculty’s evaluation of their progress on an ongoing basis in class and through individual conferences at quarterly reviews or at other times at the request of the student or a faculty member.
It is the faculty’s belief that every student admitted into the program is fully capable of benefiting from and meeting the goals of the training. If at any time the faculty’s assessment of a student’s progress indicates that there is a significant problem in any area(s) of the work or in fulfilling the Essential Elements of the Curriculum, the Drama Technical Standards, the principles outlined in the Drama Division’s “Our Way of Working,” or the Juilliard Student Code of Conduct, the issue will be addressed at a meeting with the Director of the Drama Division. Specific disciplinary sanctions or a probationary time period for the student to address academic issues may be imposed according to processes laid out in the Drama Division Handbook. A students who fails to meet the conditions of the probation risks dismissal from the program.
Watch a video overview of the Drama Division. To find out more, visit www.juilliard.edu/drama
Drama Performance Projects and the Profession (Combined)
Drama Undergraduate Studies
Drama Undergraduate Studies: Acting
Drama Undergraduate Studies
Drama Graduate Studies
Drama Graduate Studies: Acting
Drama Graduate Studies