Practice Change with Art
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
Inspired by the greats who came before, work and performance at the School of Drama is grounded in creative experimentation. We focus on authenticity of expression and confronting pressing societal issues through the making of theater, film, and emerging media. Our students’ work takes place in cutting-edge venues around New York City, classic performance spaces, and right here at The New School.
Explore student and faculty work, learning opportunities, and upcoming performances.
Arts Management and Entrepreneurship student tells the story of her country through music and collaboration.
Students bring together principles of interactive design, storytelling, and performance in a dynamic collaborative creative process.
In preparation for their own role in the theater, MFA Directing students take on new ones, challenging the conventions of the stage
Take devised collaborative theater production to new heights.
Through the School of Drama's partnerships, you'll have the opportunity to stage theater productions in new ways. Collaborate directly with teaching artists and our faculty as you develop skills outside of your discipline and learn how to employ every element of theater — including lights, props, costumes, and text — in creating narratives.
Where entrepreneurial drive and creative expression collide.
Have a creative vision you want to bring to life? Creative Lab/Studio is the spot. Creative Lab/Studio offers BFA students the opportunity to propose and produce self-directed projects with resources from the School of Drama. Work under the close guidance of a faculty advisor, getting hands-on producing experience as you manage a project from start to finish. Develop the skills you will need as a professional artist while collaborating with undergraduate and graduate students from across the New School community to bring your lab or studio performance to life. A creative and entrepreneurial spirit is required.
Create bold, innovative theater under the guidance of industry leaders.
Our production season includes new and extant works and allows students to work with professional directors, designers, and stage managers. Many of our productions are performed at the Bank Street Theater, a 116-seat black box performance space with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.