OVERVIEW The Theatre program (THEA) at MCC teaches a blend of visual arts, design, music, literature, research, physical expression, technology and business. Theatre studies strengthen interpersonal communication and public presentation skills, develop critical thinking and collaborative skills and offer a solid background in interdisciplinary arts, social awareness and appreciation of diverse cultures. Theatre students enter careers as writers, directors or actors, stage managers and in technical production.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha's low-residency MFA in Writing program is composed of four 16-week at-home semesters and five 10-day conference-style residencies. The semesters and residencies are integrated to help those who desire to hone their writing and critical thinking in order to participate competitively in the wider domain of contemporary American letters. Over the course of the program, you will earn 60 credit hours toward a Masters of Fine Arts degree in one of four genres: Adult or Young Adult Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, or Creative Nonfiction.

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Iowa State University’s three-year MFA program in Creative Writing and Environment emphasizes study in creative writing—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama—that encourages writers to identify and explore in their stories and lyric impressions the complex influences of place, the natural world, and the environmental imagination.

The University of Kansas' MFA is a three-year program with tracks in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and playwriting. Typically, students in the program take course work for the first two years of the program and then take the third year to write their thesis. Students may take up to 15 credit hours to complete the thesis, and by the time they graduate they will have produced a book-length manuscript of poetry or prose.

If you want to experience theatre and dance from several different perspectives — by performing, directing, designing sets, creating your own performances, and critically reading and interpreting performance texts—you’ll have plenty of opportunities. You’ll learn to apply theory to performance and expand your creative and critical skills. With three on-campus theatres, several main-stage productions, well-supported student performances, and a lively community that embraces difference, you’ll be able to ground theory in practice. Working with expert faculty who are themselves actors, dancers,...

Students graduating from this program will show mastery of playwriting craft through the creation of a full-length manuscript of plays: a) is structurally sound; b) is polished and complete; c) has a distinct voice and/or vision.

The theatre arts program is designed to provide a balance between academic and experiential learning for all interested students. Our goal is to offer opportunities for participation in all aspects of theatre, on stage and in the classroom, and to enrich the cultural and academic life of the college. The program accommodates both majors and minors through courses focused on theatrical history, theory and literature, as well as through training in acting, directing, design and theatrical production. This foundation prepares you for graduate study and for any field that values high-level...

The MFA in Theatre Arts with a focus in Playwriting is awarded by the Graduate College. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.