Students in the Brind School's Directing, Playwriting + Production program act as producers and artistic leaders of Equinox, an annual new play festival that brings together student producers, playwrights, performers, directors, stage managers and designers for a collaborative production—without the assistance of faculty. Our partnership with Philadelphia’s Merriam Theater gives students experience with large-scale productions that operate under union rules.

PlayPenn is an artist-driven organization dedicated to the development of new plays and playwrights. PlayPenn fully supports the needs of the writer and the demands of the play in an ever-evolving process within which playwrights can engage in risk taking, boundary-pushing work.

The Westphal College Screenwriting & Playwriting program guides students in their pursuit of a career writing for the stage or screen. The program emphasizes the principles of dramatic writing through a practical hands-on approach to instruction. Our graduates take away the skills, experience, and confidence to gain an edge in a rewarding and competitive field.

Arcadia University’s low-residency M.F.A. program in Creative Writing, the only one of its kind in the Philadelphia area, is distinctive in that it incorporates both a dynamic online environment and a study abroad experience. The course emphasizes online workshops; personal attention from faculty; studying abroad, with a residency in Edinburgh, Scotland; and the preparation of both a book-length manuscript and a plan to publish it.

Rosemont College is a community of lifelong learners dedicated to academic excellence and fostering joy in the pursuit of knowledge. Rosemont College seeks to develop in all members of the community open and critical minds, the ability to make reasoned moral decisions, and a sense of responsibility to serve others in our global society. The graduate creative writing program at Rosemont College is unique for a number of reasons. We offer tracks in both poetry and prose, and in prose, students can choose concentrations in creative non-fiction, short fiction, writing for children and adults,...

MA in Theatre with an area of specialty in Playwriting available As a student, you will have the opportunity to expand your mind through rigorous academic courses, covering topics such as theatre history, dramaturgy, dramatic literature, theatre criticism and script analysis. In addition to these academic courses, Villanova also offers a number of performance-centered classes in acting, characterization, directing, musical theatre, playwriting and more.

The mission of the Fine Arts program is to create students that are skilled in expressing themselves in the visual or performing arts. This program prepares students for careers in the art field such as professional artists, art and museum educators, gallery, museum or independent curators; and/or to continue on to M.F.A., Teacher Certification, and Ph. D. programs (Art Track); to work as actor, director, teacher, technician, and manager in the professional, academic, or community theatre setting (Theatre Track); or to pursue careers as performers, teachers, music directors, as well as follow...

The Rutgers University-Newark MFA Program is a nationally ranked, 36 credit hour, studio/research program, which means that our writers study literature as they endeavor to write it. The program focuses strongly on 12 credit hours of Writing Workshop in a declared genre (one workshop, with permission of the department, may be cross-genre), and requires 6 thesis hours in which students work one-on-one with their mentor professors. We also require 18 credit hours of graduate courses in literature. In the playwriting program, each playwright is encouraged to develop, stretch, and experiment...

This unique Musical Theatre major for aspiring performers at County College of Morris (CCM) is designed for students who want to excel in “the triple threat” of music, performance and dance. This Associate in Arts program will give students a foundation to transfer and earn a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Musical Theatre majors will learn to read music and audition with enough proficiency to transfer to a four-year institution or audition for legitimate theatre.

The Yeshivah of Flatbush believes that creativity and self expression are central to every student’s development. Our arts program is designed to offer all students an opportunity to shine. Whether on paper or on screen, whether instrumental or vocal, whether in a monologue or a musical, our students are involved in creating art from the minute they step into our building as Freshmen. Yeshivah of Flatbush offers a robust and diverse arts experience that is built into the academic program, as well as the opportunity to pursue advanced levels of instruction in their elective courses....

Off the Page inspires young people - to connect to the past, take action in the present, and change the future. Using the arts and creative learning, we take history out of the textbook and into the hands of young people. Off the Page is more than an arts education program - we are a movement, cultivating a generation of social changemakers.

Our small, highly personal two-year program confers a master of fine arts degree in creative writing in fiction, poetry, or playwriting. The program offers single-discipline and inter-genre workshops, literature seminars, small-group reading tutorials, and one-on-one tutorials, which all emphasize relationships between eminent faculty members and students. Additionally, students have the opportunity to work on The Brooklyn Review and give public readings/performances in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The program offers some fellowships as well as prizes and a winter writing residency at the Espy...