Build your career in theatre, education, and community engagement with Emerson’s Theatre Education & Applied Theatre program. Expand your knowledge of theatre, teaching, and the community-based practices of applied drama.
The Theatre Education & Applied Theatre MA Program allows you to focus on Theatre Education, Applied Theatre, or a combination of the two, preparing you for careers in community settings, private schools, or arts-based non-profits. Graduates are also prepared for doctoral or MFA programs.
Prepare to teach the next generation of actors, use theater to engage and support communities, take on leadership roles at professional theatres or community-based arts organizations, or use theatre to promote community dialogue, justice and joy. Located in the heart of Boston’s Theatre District, you’ll be inspired at every turn.
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Theatre Education & Applied Theatre MA
Earn your 36-credit MA full-time in one to two years or part-time in two-and-a-half years.
1:1 Mentorship with expert faculty.
Work with HowlRound, Emerson Stage and the world-renowned ArtsEmerson.
An education leader for more than 100 years.
Emerson began the first collegiate level study of children's theatre in 1919.
