MFA in Theatre

Acting | Playwriting | Directing | Dramaturgy | Film 

Southampton & Manhattan

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Study with acclaimed professionals in an interdisciplinary environment.  We provide advanced training for talented artists who wish to create new work.   
 
Past & Present Faculty Include:
Jon Robin Baitz • Annie Baker • Marsha Norman • Austin Pendleton • Adam Bock • Tony Walton • Leslie Ayvasian  
Christine Vachon • Nick Mangano • Craig Lucas • Stephen Hamilton • Joe Mantello • Ellen McLaughlin • WW Burford
John Patrick Shanley • Jules Feiffer • Emily Mann • Terrence McNally • Rinde Eckert • Kathleen Marshall  
Stephen Adly Guirgis • Alan Alda  • Mercedes Ruehl • Julie Andrews • Joanna Merlin • MICHA

MFA in Theatre sponsors the
Southampton International Theatre Workshops   Apply Now»

"I was really so impressed last year by the wide ranging faculty, the diverse theater approaches & companies, and the great VIBE at Southampton Arts. It's a great place, a place I wish i knew about when i was younger, but am so glad to be a part of it now. The program is generous and solid -- and the people running it CARE about the students." - Stephen Adly Guirgis
NEWS!
Oscar-winner Mercedes Ruehl joins our faculty
Obie-winner Annie Baker joins our faculty
Campus Windmill declared a Literary Landmark
Announcing a New Graduate Acting Program
12 new MFA students from around the world join us this fall   More News»

 

Mangano

Director's Message
Nick Mangano: Director, MFA in Theatre / International Theatre Workshops
 
I am pleased to tell you about an exciting new MFA program in Theatre at Stony Brook Southampton.  We offer an MFA with tracks in Acting, Playwriting, Directing, Dramaturgy and Film, and reside within an expanding graduate arts campus just a train ride away from Manhattan.  Southampton Arts also offers graduate programs in Creative Writing and the Visual Arts, and provides an idyllic setting for interdisciplinary collaborations.

Located in one of the most beautiful ocean side towns on the East Coast, Southampton Arts draws upon the rich artistic community of Long Island’s East End.  You can study in Southampton and Manhattan throughout the year, including during our summer International Theatre Workshops.

We have an exceptional faculty and seek associations with professional companies to help you get your work done.  We have partnered with the renowned Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA) to create an exciting new acting program, and with legendary film producer Christine Vachon and Killer Films to offer innovative training in film.  Members of the esteemed Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) are often on hand to read and help develop student work.  MORE»