Overview

Key facts

The faculty of the Professional Director Training Program seek directing students with demonstrated talent and clear potential for absorbing the skills required of a first rate theatre director. We look for students with an instinct for telling stories visually, who have a grasp of the actor's and designers' processes, who have a passion for ideas, language, visual art, music and a solid foundation in dramatic literature and theory; in short, we are looking for those who will become tomorrow's leading directors.

The Directing program at the University of Washington is based on the premise that the best training for directors is to direct under the guidance of several master teachers.

The classes and training include work in a range of types and styles of dramatic work including realistic, nonrealistic, classical and contemporary plays. The overall aim of the program is to provide students with the practical skills necessary to reveal, clearly and fully, the potential of any given text. By the time they finish their degree we expect them to be effective collaborators with actors and designers. We also strive to enable our students to expand their artistic ideas in a way that provides them with a basis for a life-long determination to fulfill and effectively reveal their artistic ideas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Directing Seminar

Suzuki and Viewpoints

Acting Process

Design Studio

Clowning, Games, and Play

Yoga/Contact

Text Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

45 alternative credits

quarter credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Directing application form and $60 fee - You may pay with check or money order, payable to UW School of Drama, or with credit card.. This fee is separate from that due to the Office of Graduate Admissions (see B below).
A current résumé of training and experience in your field.
A statement of purpose including educational and professional goals.
Three letters of recommendation. Each recommendation must state whether the letter is or is not available for review by the applicant. These may be sent directly to the School of Drama or included in your application.
One set of unofficial transcripts.
A directorial analysis of a play or opera

Tuition Fees

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39204 USD / year

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Out-of-State

39204 USD / year

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In-State

22497 USD / year

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Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

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