Candidates with appropriate professional theatre work may be invited to audition for the program’s Accelerated MFA, a two-year MFA including a professional, paid internship with the American Shakespeare Center (when available).
Interested candidates must follow conventional application policies and also interview/audition with the artistic staff of the American Shakespeare Center. The Accelerated MFA is open to actors, directors, and dramaturgs. Accelerated MFA students do not earn the Master of Letters degree.