Athens,
GA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA in Theatre and Film Studies - Acting in Athens United States | University of Georgia
University of Georgia
|
Athens United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
24,630
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The University of Georgia's three-year MFA in Performance program trains artists for professional work in theater, film, and media, as well as for educational roles in universities, community colleges, or high schools.
This MFA program aims to shape performers into exceptional storytellers, creative professionals, educators, and innovative entrepreneurs.
By enhancing each artist's fundamental abilities, the curriculum fosters personal artistic expression through rigorous training in diverse methods, technical skills, historical contexts, theoretical frameworks, and practical applications. Recognizing the importance of versatile performers, students can explore courses in dramaturgy, script interpretation, socially engaged theater, multicultural performance history, and digital production. While following a shared foundational curriculum, students can customize their studies to align with personal aspirations. The program tailors each cohort member's artistic path according to their unique talents and objectives.
Performance training at UGA includes acting, vocal, and movement classes incorporating techniques from Stanislavski, Meisner, Chekhov, Alexander, Linklater, LeCoq, and Laban. Specialized courses in solo performance, creative development, genre exploration, and Viewpoints methodology empower actors to refine their artistic vision. Annual performance opportunities include mainstage productions, graduate ensemble showcases, or student-created works, demonstrating program progress and individual specialization. Second-year students receive significant roles in university productions, while third-year candidates develop a culminating thesis project to complete their degree.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
AUDITIONS AND ADMISSIONS
The UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies will be holding virtual auditions and callback/interviews for our MFA in Performance Program in fall 2020 and spring 2021 semester. Admission to the MFA Performance program is on a three-year cycle. The current cohort of ten students matriculated in Fall 2018, the next class will begin their studies in Fall 2021.
Due to limitations created by the current pandemic, auditions for the next cohort will be held virtually. After submitting an audition video, your audition will be reviewed by the members of our performance faculty. They will determine if you are invited for a callback, at which point you will be invited by the Head of Performance to attend our virtual callback/interviews.
On those days, we will be hosting a day of interviews, a chance to work with our performance faculty, an opportunity to speak with current graduate students, ask questions of the faculty, and have an online tour of facilities.
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO
Prospective students interested in taking part in these audition days will need to send a pre-recorded audition video to Professor George Contini ([email protected]) no later than Friday Oct 16th to be considered for the October 31st event or Friday January 15th for the February 6th date.
Please send as soon as possible, submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis.
It is easiest to upload your videos to Youtube or Vimeo as private videos and let us know of any passwords necessary to view them.
These videos should include the following, please film all these on the same day, they should be current auditions, not something from your archive. They do not have to all be one take. Label each video file LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MONOLOGUE/SONG/STATEMENT/SLATE.
Slate, Name, Title of Pieces
Two contrasting monologues that show off your range and ability as a performer, no longer than 3 minutes total for both pieces. Please shoot one monologue in Medium Shot, the other in Full Body Shot.
You may sing 16-32 bars if that is something youd like to show us.
2-3 minutes of you describing your interest in attending our program, future goals and aspirations, skills youd like to develop, and what kind of performance gets you excited.
A same day photo (jpg) taken the day you filmed the auditions.
Any additional materials (link to website, reel, song, dance, movement) that you feel would aid us in understanding your work.
Headshot and Resume (jpg)
Copy of Department information sheet.
State your preference for a callback date.
our online application will include:
unofficial transcripts of all previous college-level academic work, which should meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0 (official transcripts are only required if you are offered admission).
three letters of recommendation to be transmitted online (you will list the names of recommenders in the application along with their e-mail addresses. They will receive a link to access a secure page where they can submit your recommendation quickly and easily via the Web).
a clear statement of objectives in pursuing this degree
r'sum
All graduate school application materials should go to the graduate school application
Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing
Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0
The UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies will be holding virtual auditions and callback/interviews for our MFA in Performance Program in fall 2020 and spring 2021 semester. Admission to the MFA Performance program is on a three-year cycle. The current cohort of ten students matriculated in Fall 2018, the next class will begin their studies in Fall 2021.
Due to limitations created by the current pandemic, auditions for the next cohort will be held virtually. After submitting an audition video, your audition will be reviewed by the members of our performance faculty. They will determine if you are invited for a callback, at which point you will be invited by the Head of Performance to attend our virtual callback/interviews.
On those days, we will be hosting a day of interviews, a chance to work with our performance faculty, an opportunity to speak with current graduate students, ask questions of the faculty, and have an online tour of facilities.
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO
Prospective students interested in taking part in these audition days will need to send a pre-recorded audition video to Professor George Contini ([email protected]) no later than Friday Oct 16th to be considered for the October 31st event or Friday January 15th for the February 6th date.
Please send as soon as possible, submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis.
It is easiest to upload your videos to Youtube or Vimeo as private videos and let us know of any passwords necessary to view them.
These videos should include the following, please film all these on the same day, they should be current auditions, not something from your archive. They do not have to all be one take. Label each video file LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MONOLOGUE/SONG/STATEMENT/SLATE.
Slate, Name, Title of Pieces
Two contrasting monologues that show off your range and ability as a performer, no longer than 3 minutes total for both pieces. Please shoot one monologue in Medium Shot, the other in Full Body Shot.
You may sing 16-32 bars if that is something youd like to show us.
2-3 minutes of you describing your interest in attending our program, future goals and aspirations, skills youd like to develop, and what kind of performance gets you excited.
A same day photo (jpg) taken the day you filmed the auditions.
Any additional materials (link to website, reel, song, dance, movement) that you feel would aid us in understanding your work.
Headshot and Resume (jpg)
Copy of Department information sheet.
State your preference for a callback date.
our online application will include:
unofficial transcripts of all previous college-level academic work, which should meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0 (official transcripts are only required if you are offered admission).
three letters of recommendation to be transmitted online (you will list the names of recommenders in the application along with their e-mail addresses. They will receive a link to access a secure page where they can submit your recommendation quickly and easily via the Web).
a clear statement of objectives in pursuing this degree
r'sum
All graduate school application materials should go to the graduate school application
Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing
Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0
Tuition
USD
24,630