M.F.A. in Acting

  • "Woyzeck" (20186) photo by Paul Kennedy
    "Woyzeck" (20186) photo by Paul Kennedy
  • "Waiting for Godot" (2019) photo by Paul Kennedy
    "Waiting for Godot" (2019) photo by Paul Kennedy
  • Titus Andronicus (2008) photo by Paul Kennedy
    Titus Andronicus (2008) photo by Paul Kennedy
  • The Penelopiad (2020) photo by Paul Kennedy
    The Penelopiad (2020) photo by Paul Kennedy
  • New Swan Shakespeare Festival (2018) - Photo by Paul Kennedy
    New Swan Shakespeare Festival (2018) - Photo by Paul Kennedy
  • "Hoodoo Love" (2019) photo by Paul Kennedy
    "Hoodoo Love" (2019) photo by Paul Kennedy
  • "King Lear" (2018) photo by Skye Schmidt.png
    "King Lear" (2018) photo by Skye Schmidt.png

Recruiting now for the class of 2027!

The M.F.A. Acting program has transitioned to alternate-year recruiting. We will be recruiting this year for Fall 2024 admission.

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Hosted by the UCI Drama faculty in Acting

 

UCI is devoted to the development of working professional actors: actors who can make for themselves a successful professional life in an extraordinarily competitive field and who possess the skills, insight, intelligence, creativity, and vision to create the theatre of the future. UCI has proven itself notably successful in training working professionals: virtually all of our MFA graduates in the past fifteen years now perform on stages around the country, on and off Broadway, in regional theatres, or in feature films and television series. Many hold faculty positions in university theatre departments (please see our Alumni Newsletter for all details). Such a degree of success cannot be achieved by actors who possess mere professional competence. UCI actors are successfully working in the acting profession because their talent - and their training - has made them exceptional.

Program Learning Outcome information for the M.F.A. program can be found here