Theatre Directing Programs
Below is a comprehensive list of theatre directing programs from around the world. Beyond standard directing courses, you’ll also find programs that integrate directing with secondary skillsets such as producing, writing, or acting. Designed to launch your career, these programs will equip you with the essential skills needed to thrive in the dynamic theatre industry.
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Undergraduate Theatre Directing Programs
Graduate Theatre Directing Programs
Australia
Canada
England
Ireland
Macedonia
Scotland
USA
Wales
Doctoral / PhD Programs in Directing
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Undergraduate Theatre Directing Programs
Canada
Manitoba
The University of Winnipeg – Theatre and Film: Directing and Playwriting, BA
England
South East England
University of Chichester – Drama, Theatre and Directing, BA (Hons)
Yorkshire and the Humber
University of York – Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance, BA (Hons)
USA
Alabama
Samford University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
California
Concordia University Irvine – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
CSU Northridge – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
Pepperdine University – Theatre Arts: Directing, BA
Santa Clara University – Theatre: Directing, BA
Vanguard University – Theatre Arts: Stage & Screen Acting/Directing, BA
Colorado
Colorado Mesa University – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BFA
Illinois
Columbia College Chicago – Theatre: Directing, BA
Elmhurst University – Theatre: Directing, BA
Rockford University – Performing Arts: Acting/Directing, BFA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Playwriting, Directing, & Dramaturgy, BFA
Indiana
Ball State University – Theatre: Directing, BA/BS
University of Evansville – Directing and Dramaturgy, BS
Massachusetts
Salem State University – Theatre: Directing, BFA
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Performance: Acting and Directing, BA
Michigan
Central Michigan University – Theatre & Interpretation: Acting & Directing, BFA
Hope College – Theatre: Directing, BA
Missouri
Avila University – Theatre: Directing and Producing, BFA
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan University – Directing, BFA
New Hampshire
Keene State College – Theatre Arts: Directing, BA
University of New Hampshire – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA
New Jersey
Rider University – Musical Theatre: Music Direction, BM
Rowan University – Theatre Arts: Directing, BA
New York
Fordham University – Theatre: Directing, BA
Marymount Manhattan College – Theatre: Directing, BA
Pace University – Directing, BA
North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Theatre: Directing, Dramaturgy & Dramatic Writing, BA
Ohio
Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Acting & Directing, BA
Cleveland State University – Theatre and Dance: Directing, BA
Oregon
Eastern Oregon University – Theatre Arts: Performance and Directing, BA
Pennsylvania
Dickinson College – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BA
East Stroudsburg University – Theatre: Directing, BA
King’s College – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BA
Lehigh University – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BA
Lycoming College – Theatre: Directing, BA
Muhlenberg College – Theatre: Directing, BA
Point Park University – Theatre Arts: Directing, BFA
Temple University – Theater: Directing, BA
Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island – Theatre: Directing, BFA
Tennessee
Belmont University – Theatre Directing, BFA
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Theatre: Directing, BA
Texas
Abilene Christian University – Theatre: Directing, BFA
Sam Houston State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BFA
Stephen F. Austin State University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BFA
Texas A&M University: Corpus Christi – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BA
Texas Woman’s University – Theatre: Acting and Directing, BA
Utah
Utah Tech University – Theatre: Directing, BA/BS
Virginia
Averett University – Theatre: Directing, BFA
Christopher Newport University – Theatre: Directing / Dramatic Literature, BA
Washington
Pacific Lutheran University – Theatre: Acting/Directing, BFA
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College – Theatre Arts: Acting/Directing, BA
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside – Theatre Arts: Directing, BA
Graduate Theatre Directing Programs
Australia
New South Wales
The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Directing, MFA
Victoria
The University of Melbourne – Directing, MT
Canada
Alberta
University of Alberta – Directing, MFA
British Columbia
University of British Columbia – Theatre and Film: Directing, MFA
Ontario
University of Ottawa – (English/French) Theatre: Directing, MFA
England
East of England
University of East Anglia – Theatre Directing: Text and Production, MA
University of Essex – Theatre Directing, MA/MFA
London
Birkbeck University of London – Theatre Directing, MFA
London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Directing, MA
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Musical Direction, MA/MFA
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Theatre Directing, MA
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Movement: Directing & Teaching, MA/MFA
University of East London – Theatre Directing, MA
South East England
Royal Holloway University of London – Theatre Directing, MA
South West England
Bath Spa University – Performance: Directing, MA
Ireland
The LIR National Academy of Dramatic Art – Theatre Directing, MFA
Macedonia
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University – (English/Macedonian) Theatre Directing, MA
Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Musical Directing, MA
USA
Alabama
University of Alabama – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Arizona
Arizona State University – Theatre: Directing, MFA
California
CalArts – Directing, MFA
CSU Fullerton – Theatre Arts: Directing, MFA
University of California, Irvine – Drama: Directing, MFA
University of California, Irvine – Drama: Music Direction, MFA
University of California, Los Angeles – Directing, MFA
University of California, San Diego – Directing, MFA
Connecticut
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Florida
Florida State University – Directing, MFA
Illinois
Illinois State University – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Northwestern University – Directing, MFA
Roosevelt University – Theatre Directing, MA
Southern Illinois University – Theater: Directing, MFA
Western Illinois University – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Indiana
Indiana University Bloomington – Directing, MFA
Iowa
The University of Iowa – Theatre Arts: Directing, MFA
Louisiana
The University of New Orleans – Theatre Performance: Directing, MFA
Massachusetts
Boston University – Directing, MFA
University of Massachusetts Amherst – Directing, MFA
Montana
University of Montana – Theatre: Directing and Music Direction, MFA
Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Theatre Arts: Directing, MFA
New York
Brooklyn College – Theater: Directing, MFA
Columbia University – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Ohio
Ohio University – Directing, MFA
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University – John Wells Directing Fellowship, MFA
Pennsylvania State University – Theatre: Directing for Musical Theatre, MFA
Pennsylvania State University – Theatre: Music Directing for Musical Theatre, MFA
Temple University – Theater: Directing, MFA
Tennessee
University of Memphis – Theatre: Directing, MFA
South Dakota
University of South Dakota – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Texas
Baylor University – Directing, MFA
Texas State University – Theatre: Directing, MFA
University of Texas at Austin – Theatre: Directing, MFA
Washington
University of Washington – Drama: Directing, MFA
Washington, D.C.
The Catholic University of America – Directing, MFA
Wales
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Opera Directing, MA
Doctoral / PhD Theatre Directing Programs
USA
Texas
Texas Tech University – Fine Arts: Theatre Arts (Acting/Directing), PhD
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