Playwriting

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The Theatre School

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Admission to the Conservatory
Your journey to The Theatre School at DePaul University begins with submitting an application to DePaul University and selecting The Theatre School along with one of our 15 Bachelor of Fine Arts programs. Applicants then complete program-specific requirements, including additional materials and an audition or interview. Deadlines vary by program, so we encourage early preparation.
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Located on the Lincoln Park Campus, The Theatre School is our artistic home at 2350 N. Racine Avenue. The Theatre School Admissions Office offers a range of in-person and virtual events—both individual and group—for prospective theatre students, families, and school groups. Join us for an in-depth tour of our building and discover the spaces where students train, create, and perform. Advance registration is required.
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Develop your voice as a playwright

The Theatre School’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Playwriting helps students explore and identify their voice and unique process of working as a writer in a variety of circumstances. The four-year curriculum provides students with the primary tools of dramatic writing and the space and opportunity to use them through classroom and workshop experiences.

Students learn from a distinguished and award-winning faculty of professional playwrights, dramaturgs, directors, and arts writers both in the classroom and through individual guidance and advising.  Students receive formal and informal feedback from faculty through continual readings and workshops of their work.

Classes

Coursework

  • Directing
  • Dramatic Criticism
  • History of Dramatic Literature
  • Topics in Playwriting
  • Script Analysis
  • Theatre Crew
  • Theatre Studies

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Career Options

Career
  • Playwright
  • Literary Manager
  • Dramaturg
  • Artistic Associate
  • Staff Writer (TV/Film)
  • Script Reader/Story Analyst
  • Arts Journalist or Critic
  • Copywriter
  • Teaching Artist

Featured Faculty

Students learn from a distinguished award-winning faculty of professional playwrights and artists, both in the classroom and through individual guidance and advising during the development of new work. Students receive formal and informal feedback from faculty through readings and workshops of their plays each year.

Carlos Murillo
Faculty, Full Time
Theatre Studies
Chair of Theatre Studies, Head of Playwriting
Alex Lubischer
Faculty, Part Time
Theatre Studies
Kristin Idaszak
Faculty, Part Time
Theatre Studies
Neena Arndt
Faculty, Part Time
Theatre Studies
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