Design, Production, & Management
MFA in Design, Production & Management
Like all School of Theatre programs, the Design, Production & Management program at the School of Theatre is an intensive conservatory program with a national reputation.
Our program seeks to:
- Foster the development of new forms of theatrical expression and hone skills that enable expression of a bold personal aesthetic.
- Mix skills courses with both short- and long-term exercises in applied production work, stressing collaboration and process in all areas.
- Provide individualized programs of study dependent on the level of preparation each student brings to his or her first year of training, and recognize that there exists no model that is truly representative.]
- Prepare students for entrance into a complex/changing art form by providing access to working professionals both onsite and around the world.
Design
Broken into four concentrations—scene, costume, lighting, and sound design—the Master of Fine Arts Design program, as conceived by a faculty of working professionals, requires a serious commitment of time and energy from students. All design students and faculty work out of the BU Production Center, in close association with the staff of Boston University’s professional theatre in residence, the Huntington Theatre Company. Many HTC staff members are also adjunct School of Theatre faculty.
Production and Management
Our Master of Fine Arts Production and Management programs offer degrees in Technical Production, Costume Production, and Production Management. Much of the teaching and learning in these disciplines occurs outside of formal classroom situations, in master-apprentice relationships with either School of Theatre production staff or the production staff of the Huntington Theatre Company. www.bu.edu/cfa/theatre/prospective/graduate
