Master’s degree · Professional development
MFA in Classical Acting
Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting · Washington, Washington, DC, United States
- Award
- MFA in Classical Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personOne year
- Price
- $51,000whole program
About this program
One-year intensive covering acting, text and rhetoric, voice, speech, mask, movement and stage combat. Applicants without a bachelor's degree may attend and earn a Certificate instead of the MFA.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Voice & speech, Movement
- Purpose
- Professional development
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- MFA in Classical Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- The George Washington University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- One year
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time, Intensive
- Teaching location
- STC Academy for Classical Acting516 8th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Most candidates audition with two contrasting classical or verse pieces, about two minutes each
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Audition cities 2027: Atlanta Jan 16, New York Jan 18, Chicago Jan 24-27, Philadelphia Jan 30-Feb 1, Fullerton CA Feb 6-7, Washington DC Feb 13; video accepted for those unable to travel.
- Prior education
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university for the MFA; others may earn a Certificate
- Deadlines
- Submit all application materials and complete an audition by Sunday, February 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full program tuitionTuition · mandatory | $51,000whole program | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Funding
Limited scholarship funds and tuition-reduction awards Scholarship
Competitive · Not full-ride
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)