The Old Globe USD Graduate Acting MFA Program

Graduate applications for the 2020-2021 academic year are now being accepted.

The deadline to apply is January 3, 2020.

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Our program earns top honors once again!

July 2019

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has once again listed The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program in their top 10!!!

Celebrated Actor, Choreographer Jesse J. Perez Named New Director of San Diego’s Internationally-Ranked MFA in Acting Program

August 2018

Jesse J. Perez to direct the Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program

Working with Kate Burton

Summer 2018

2018 MFA graduate Nora Carroll working with Kate Burton for The Old Globe's THE TEMPEST directed by Joe Dowling.

Kathleen Marshall to direct Love's Labor's Lost at The Old Globe

August 2016

Amy Blackman (MFA) as Maria, Kevin Cahoon as Boyet, Talley Beth Gale (MFA) as Katherine, Kristen Connolly as the Princess of France, and Pascale Armand as Rosaline during a rehearsal. — Eduardo Contreras

MFA understudies go on at The Old Globe

Oct. 15

A great article about how our students work with The Old Globe Theatre.

Scott Ellis to direct Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.

July 2015

Six-time Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis, who had three shows on Broadway this season, will make his Old Globe directorial debut with Shakespeare’s hilarious The Comedy of Errors.

Recent MFA graduates perform in Globe for All at Centinela Prison

November 2014

BACKSTAGE article on the program

July 2014

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Student Blogs

Playing With Giants

November 6, 2018

King Lear with Doctor Emmett Brown

August 10, 2016

London calling

March 24, 2016

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Graduate School in 1 minute, 13 seconds.

Presented by the Class of 2015.

Jonathan Cake as Macbeth and Ally Carey (MFA '16) as Lady Macduff in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Brian Kulick at The Old Globe. Photo by Jim Cox.

Graduate Theatre students in The Old Globe's production of THE TEMPEST, directed by Adrian Noble. photo: Henry Diricco

Nora Carroll (MFA '18) and Robert Sean Leonard and the cast of King Richard II, by William Shakespeare, directed by Erica Schmidt, Photo by Jim Cox.

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Alumi Heather Raffo's NOURA comes the The Old Globe

Heather Raffo essentially became a playwright when she wrote her Thesis. This 20-minute version was destined to become her internationally acclaimed work “Nine Parts of Desire.” Her play "Noura" is now coming to the Globe.

MFA Alums Jim Parsons and Brian Hutchison join the 50th anniversary Broadyway cast of BOYS IN THE BAND

Amy Blackman, MFA class of 2016, will be making her Broadway debut in ANGELS IN AMERICA.

Alum Brian Lee Huynh to join New York premiere cast for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Off-Broadway

Direct from a sold-out, critically-acclaimed London run, director Alexandra Spencer-Jones's electrifying stage production of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 literary masterpiece, has set its complete cast for its New York Premiere this fall at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Alum Shirine Babb in Broadway cast of ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’

The Broadway cast has just been announced including alumna Shirine Babb (MFA 2011).

MFA Alum Henny Russell making her Lincoln Center debut in OSLO

Ms. Russell's other Broadway credits include: The Audience, Machinal, The Winslow Boy, The Other Place, Lombardi, The Royal Family, Impressionism, and Major Barbara.