About Theatre Arts in Stony Brook University
The Department of Theatre Arts offers a 30-credit Master of Arts in Theatre. The M.A. offers an interdisciplinary, collaborative curriculum encourages our graduate students to produce, write and adapt their own work, serve as dramaturgs for department productions, and to apply the historical and theoretical knowledge they attain in course work to the practice of innovative theatre making and new play development.
Among the world-class faculty are directors, actors, playwrights, theorists, dramaturgs and designers all of whom work closely with graduate students. The Staller Center for the Arts is Long Island’s hub of creative activity, and provides a wonderful inter-arts working atmosphere for students of Theatre, Art and Music. Students are also introduced to the art of devising new work in collaboration with faculty and students from Art and Music.
The goals of the M.A. program are (1) to study the dramatic tradition and the history of the performing arts, (2) to develop an understanding of the vital relationship between theatre theory and onstage practice, and (3) to prepare students qualified to matriculate in programs of study at the M.F.A. or Ph.D. level.
The Department of Theatre Arts recognizes the contribution of the dramaturg in institutional American theatre. In the United States and throughout the world, the dramaturg plays a vital part in the direction of professional theatre. He or she must be well informed in historical, critical, and comparative studies, and sensitive to every aspect of theatre practice. Training in dramaturgy is useful even to students who later decide to pursue other careers in the theatre or other media, or in teaching. Professional dramaturgs often become directors, producers, administrators, drama critics, teachers, or playwrights, and many combine two or three different careers.
The Stony Brook program offers opportunities for students with a wide range of interests in theatre practice and dramatic criticism to pursue individual development with an applied orientation. This can mean, for example, that graduates could find themselves working with a psychology professor on autism research, as one of our graduates are, or working with an artist on a video installation piece.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree
English language requirements
Stony Brook University Highlights
Establishment Year |
1957 |
Type |
Public |
Location |
Stony Brook, New York |
Campus Setting |
Suburban |
Annual Endowment |
233.9 million USD |
Acceptance Rate |
42% |
Mode of Program |
Full time; Part time; online |
Campus Housing Capacity |
53% |
Students to Faculty ratio |
UG - 19:1
PG -18:1 |
Mid 50% range for high school GPA |
91-97 |
Average 50% of SAT Math |
640-750 |
Mid 50% of ACT |
26-32 |
English Language Proficiency Score |
TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent |
Work-Study Program |
Available |
Financial Aid |
Scholarships |
Stony Brook University Cost of Attendance
It is highly recommended and recommended that overseas students studying in the United States have a budget estimate. The same is provided here for the students' convenience.
Type of Expenditure |
Cost (in USD, per year) |
Tuition Fee |
24,940 |
Additional Fee |
3,260 |
International Student Fee |
100 |
Health Insurance |
657 to 920 |
Room |
9,354 |
Meals |
5,352 |
Books and Supplies |
900 |
Transportation |
500 |
Personal Expenses |
1,368 |