Shakespeare & Performance Admissions
Interested in applying to Mary Baldwin University’s immersive Shakespeare and Performance graduate program in historic Staunton, Virginia? Earn an MLitt degree in two years and then qualify to progress to our one-year ensemble-based Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the application.
- Provide a personal statement about why you want to study at the graduate level.
- Send in your transcripts.
- Provide one letter of recommendation.
Next steps
- Meet with our Operations Manager to review our program’s logistics and answer any questions you may have about the application process.
- Meet for a text workshop with one of our co-directors. In this meeting, which can be in-person or virtual, we will explore the text through typical rehearsal practices, followed by a conversation about our program’s structures and philosophy and how they might align with your training and career goals. Please prepare 10 lines of memorized Shakespearean text and submit your headshot and resume ahead of time.
Questions? See our FAQs below or contact us at SandPAdmissions@marybaldwin.edu
FAQs
Everyone will be considered for merit-based scholarships upon application. You also may be eligible for a stipend graduate fellowship. Additionally, there are on-campus work-study positions with the program and the wider campus.
There is no on-campus housing for graduate students. Most students are able to find affordable housing within walking distance of campus.
No, we are not a conservatory. We pride ourselves on being a collaborative, multidisciplinary program meant to prepare students as scholar-practitioners of early modern drama. All students will learn and train as both practitioners producing theatre and as scholars studying the texts and their history.