Jermaine Hill, Dean
School of Drama
Welcome to the School of Drama, where a vibrant and diverse community of dramatic artists thrives. Our students hail from around the globe, guided by an esteemed faculty who are leaders in their fields, and bring professional practice and scholarship
drawn from a range of pedagogies, perspectives, voices, and aesthetics to our classrooms, studios, and performance spaces. Through our BFA and MFA programs, we empower theater makers to learn in a dynamic artistic and professional community, demanding
a breadth of skills, profound knowledge, and fearless vision.
Here at the School of Drama, students devise dynamic new work and breathe vibrant life into classics. They perform extant works, innovate dramatic forms, direct, design projections, self-produce, and explore in a variety of genres and settings. In collaboration
with instrumentalists, composers, and vocalists from across the College of Performing Arts, they pioneer modes of creative expression. Our emphasis on collaboration, experimentation, and multidisciplinary training prepares our graduates for successful
and sustainable careers as generative and iterative dramatics artists and innovators of forms yet to be defined.
Since 1940, The New School has been at the forefront of theater education. The renowned Dramatic Workshop, founded by director Erwin Piscator, shaped some of the 20th century's most influential actors, activists, and writers, including Harry Belafonte,
Marlon Brando, Judith Malina, and Tennessee Williams. Today, we continue to offer rigorous and applicable training programs, cultivating artists who are boldly imaginative, socially aware, and creatively astute, as demonstrated by recent graduates
Stefania Bulbarella, Jordan E. Cooper, Jason Kim, and Stevie Walker-Webb. We elevate collaboration across backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences, and recognize the power of the arts to address complex local and global challenges.
Our students bring a vital spirit of joy and liberation to audiences and fellow artists. Working with our exceptional faculty and teaming up with renowned artistic partners, guest artists, and community collaborators, School of Drama students create theater
experiences as distinctive as their own identities. We are driven, compassionate, and dedicated to shaping the present and future of our craft.
On behalf of the entire School of Drama, I invite you to explore our programs and join the next generation of visionary creators and performers.