The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies offers the following graduate programs:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies.
For more information on admission and program requirements, please visit the following website: http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/theatre-arts-and-performance-studies
- Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Playwriting.
For more information on admission and program requirements, please visit the following website: http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/theatre-arts-and-performance-studies-0
Required MFA Playwriting Courses:
The MFA Playwriting Program will consist of a minimum of 14 courses that include:
- Six (6) semesters of Graduate Playwriting Workshop (TAPS 2310)
- One (1) course in dramaturgy (TAPS 1600)
- Two (2) semesters of Thesis Preparation in the third year of the program (TAPS 2975)
- Five (5) elective courses from throughout the university, including Brown/Trinity courses where appropriate, of which one (1) should be a theory or history course in TAPS or cross-listed in TAPS at the 1000 or 2000 level.
Note: Up to two (2) independent studies may be used toward the total of elective courses. An independent study cannot be used to substitute for the TAPS Theory/History course listed above.
| First Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| TAPS 1600 | Dramaturgy | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| TAPS 2975 | Thesis Workshop | 1 |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2310 | Graduate Playwriting | 1 |
| TAPS 2975 | Thesis Workshop | 1 |
| Total Credits | 14 | |
- Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Acting or Directing through the Brown University/Trinity Rep MFA Program.
For more information on admission and program requirements, please visit the following website: http://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/programs/theatre-browntrinity-rep-acting-directing
Required Courses for MFA Actors:
| First Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2505 | Fundamentals of Acting: Modern and Contemporary Realism | 1 |
| TAPS 2515 | Acting Technique: Fundamentals of Physical Awareness | 1 |
| TAPS 2535 | Directing 1: Fundamentals in Analysis and Action for Brown/Trinity MFA Actors and Directors | 1 |
| TAPS 2545 | Dramaturgy | 1 |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2555 | Advanced Acting: Modern and Contemporary Realism | 1 |
| TAPS 2565 | Acting Technique II: Strength, Expansion and Articulation | 1 |
| TAPS 2575 | Theatre History in a Changing Present | 1 |
| TAPS 2585 | Directing II: Collaborative Communication | 1 |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2605 | Fundamentals of Acting: Shakespeare and Classical Verse | 1 |
| TAPS 2615 | Acting Technique III: Poetic Expression | 1 |
| TAPS 2625 | Playwriting Dramaturgy Practicum | 1 |
| TAPS 2635 | Directing III: The Director's Vision | 1 |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2655 | Advanced Acting: Shakespeare and Classical Verse | 1 |
| TAPS 2665 | Acting Technique IV: Creativity and Virtuosity | 1 |
| TAPS 2675 | Advanced Playwriting | 1 |
| TAPS 2685 | Directing IV: Special Topics | 1 |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2705 | Third Year Practicum: The Actor as Creator | 1 |
| TAPS 2715 | Professional Development and Performance | 1 |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2755 | Third Year Practicum: The Actor as Total Theatre Artist | 1 |
| TAPS 2765 | Professional Development and Performance - Spring | 1 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
Required Courses for MFA Directors:
| First Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2505 | Fundamentals of Acting: Modern and Contemporary Realism | 1 |
| TAPS 2535 | Directing 1: Fundamentals in Analysis and Action for Brown/Trinity MFA Actors and Directors | 1 |
| TAPS 2545 | Dramaturgy | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2555 | Advanced Acting: Modern and Contemporary Realism | 1 |
| TAPS 2585 | Directing II: Collaborative Communication | 1 |
| TAPS 2575 | Theatre History in a Changing Present | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2605 | Fundamentals of Acting: Shakespeare and Classical Verse | 1 |
| TAPS 2635 | Directing III: The Director's Vision | 1 |
| TAPS 2645 | Fall Directing Practicum | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2655 | Advanced Acting: Shakespeare and Classical Verse | 1 |
| TAPS 2685 | Directing IV: Special Topics | 1 |
| TAPS 2695 | Spring Directing Practicum | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| TAPS 2735 | Directing V: Advanced Directing - Directing Seminar | 1 |
| TAPS 2975 | Thesis Workshop | 1 |
| SPRING | ||
| TAPS 2775 | Directing Seminar | 1 |
| TAPS 2975 | Thesis Workshop | 1 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |