Applicants who are invited to participate in a Round 2 Portfolio Conference will be notified after review of their completed Round 1 Application. Applications received by the December 1st priority deadline will be considered for an invitation by the first
week of January, 2022.
If invited to participate, the Portfolio Conference is required for admission to the MFA in Contemporary Theatre and Performance program. The 25-minute sessions with Contemporary Theater and Performance faculty panelists that is open-format by design,
and consists of:
Ten Minutes of Performance and/or Presentation
The first ten minutes of your Portfolio Conference will be reserved for you to either perform work or present past work. Trust your intuition and focus on the one or two projects that
you are most excited about. Feel free to use the same material that you submitted in your portfolio or come with something completely new. In-progress work is also acceptable.
If you identify primarily as a performer (actor or performing artist), the majority of your presentation time should be devoted to live performance.
Actors may use their performance time to present monologues, as one would in a typical acting audition.
Artists who identify primarily as dramatic writers can expect to spend the majority of their conference in conversation but are welcome to include a presentation or performance if applicable.
Q&A with Faculty Panel
All applicants will have 10 to 15 minutes for an informal dialogue with faculty panelists. Topics may include (but are not limited to) your work samples, your live performance presentation, your professional
goals and artistic interests, your experiences with socially engaged creativity, and your particular interest in The New School’s Master of Fine Arts program in Contemporary Theatre and Performance.
Conferences will take place in-person at the College of Performing Arts in New York City, with a virtual option for those who would prefer it.
Participants meeting with us virtually will have the ability to use the full functionality of the online meeting platform to present their work to faculty, including screen sharing and breakout rooms.