Employment Experience

The fifteen month residency at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival serves as an internship for the program. Students may elect to join The Actor's Equity Association Membership Candidate Program with both an M.F.A and points toward union membership.

Program Requirements

  • Stage Management (6 hours)
  • The Directing Process (6 hours)*
  • Graduate Theatre Practicum (2 hours)
  • Technical Production (6 hours)*
  • Alabama Shakespeare Festival (40 hours)
*(actual courses are variable)

Degree Requirements

A total of 60 semester hours is required for the degree. These hours must be completed consecutively for a total time in enrollment of two calendar years. Summers are included in the program and are not optional.