Welcome to the department of Theatre + Dance
Admission
How to apply for the undergraduate and graduate programs in Theatre and Dance
Academic Programs
Learn more about what the BA, MFA and PhD academic programs offer in training and opportunity
Performances
20+21 Performance Season of Undergraduate and Graduate Shows
Training the next generation of artists and scholars
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Theatre + Dance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion statement
Graduate Applications are OPEN - apply now for fall 2022!
Consistently ranked among the top graduate Theatre training programs in the country, UC San Diego's Department of Theatre and Dance offers Master of Fine Arts degrees in Acting, Dance, Directing, Design (Costume, Lighting, Scenic, Sound), Stage Management, and Playwriting, and a PhD in Theatre and Drama offered in conjunction with UC Irvine.
Department News and Events
November 16
Stage Management Co-Area Head Lora Powell is the Production Stage Manager of world-premiere TO THE YELLOW HOUSE at La Jolla Playhouse, helming a team featuring many students, faculty, and alums
November 10
Head of Undergraduate Acting Jennifer Chang will direct THE GREAT LEAP by Lauren Yee MFA '12 at Roundhouse Theatre in DC
October 4
Professor Julie Burelle launches book co-written with sociologist Jean-François Côté and with Yves Sioui Durand (Wendat) and Catherine Joncas, the cofounders Ondinnok, an Indigenous theatre company based in Montreal, Canada.
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