Master’s degree · Initial professional preparation
MFA Acting
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training · Sarasota, Florida, United States
- Award
- MFA from the FSU School of Theatre
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personThree years
- Price
- $8,628per year, Fall 2026 - Spring 2027
About this program
Three-year graduate acting program pairing classroom training with guest artist workshops. Applicants audition first; a formal FSU application follows only after an offer.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- MFA from the FSU School of Theatre
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Florida State University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Three years
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Class size
- Recruits 12 graduate students each recruitment cycle
- Teaching location
- FSU/Asolo Conservatory, Sarasota
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting monologues (one classical, one contemporary)
- Audition detail
- Present two contrasting monologues and interview with faculty.
- Interview
- Interview with faculty
- Prior education
- Bachelor's degree required for admission and an assistantship.
- Intakes
- Fall 2027
- Deadlines
- The next acting recruitment cycle is Spring 2027 for admission in Fall 2027.
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate tuition estimate, 9 credits per term, annual (in-state)Tuition · mandatory | $8,628per year, Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 | In-state residents | 16 October 2026Source |
| Graduate tuition estimate, 9 credits per term, annual (out-of-state)Tuition · mandatory | $23,004per year, Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 | Out-of-state students | 16 October 2026Source |
Funding
Graduate assistantship Assistantship
Basis not stated
A bachelor's degree is required for admission and an assistantship; amounts not published on the fetched page
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)