Master’s degree · Initial professional preparation
M.F.A. in Acting
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Theatre · Dallas, Texas, United States
- Award
- M.F.A. in Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personThree years of training
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Three-year graduate acting program in Dallas. Applicants audition in person on campus or at URTA auditions.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- M.F.A. in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Southern Methodist University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Three years of training
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- SMU campus, Meadows School of the Arts6101 Bishop, Dallas TX 75205
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- After applying, audition in person on campus in Dallas (Saturday, December 6) or at URTA auditions (Philadelphia January 9-11, 2026; Chicago January 25-28, 2026). Dates are as printed on the page for the previous cycle.
- Deadlines
- URTA auditions Philadelphia, PA: January 9 - 11, 2026; Chicago, IL: January 25 - 28, 2026
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
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Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, 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)