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A New Home for David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre

Yale University has announced its commitment to the design and construction of a new Dramatic Arts Building which will be the new home of David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre. A pivotal new gift, along with other essential gifts, enables this long-envisioned project to advance to these next stages.

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An Extraordinary and Unprecedented Gift from David Geffen

Yale University has announced a gift of $150 million from the David Geffen Foundation in support of the School of Drama.

This extraordinary and unprecedented gift ensures that from this day forward, in perpetuity, full-time students in degree and certificate programs will receive 100% tuition remission, beginning with the 2021–22 academic year. These programs are now, and always will be, “tuition free.”

In celebration of this gift, the largest in the history of the American theater, Yale School of Drama is now the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.

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About David Geffen

 

 

Our Mission

David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders in the practice of every theatrical discipline, making art to inspire joy, empathy, and understanding in the world.

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OUR CORE VALUES:

Artistry

We expand knowledge to nurture creativity and imaginative expression embracing the complexity of the human spirit.

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OUR CORE VALUES:

Belonging

We put people first, centering well-being, inclusion, and equity for theater makers and audiences through anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices.

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OUR CORE VALUES:

Collaboration

We build our collective work on a foundation of mutual respect, prizing the contributions and accomplishments of the individual and of the team.

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OUR CORE VALUES:

Discovery

We wrestle with compelling issues of our time. Energized by curiosity, invention, bravery, and humor, we challenge ourselves to risk and learn from failure and vulnerability.

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a.k. payne (’23) Named Blackburn Finalist

‘Love I Awethu Further’ was submitted by Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and Yale Repertory Theatre.

Gordon Rogoff

Theater Critic and Professor Gordon Rogoff Remembered

Charles McNulty (’93, ’95 D.F.A.) shares a brief biography of Rogoff’s lifetime of dedicated work.

Marc Robinson

Marc Robinson (’90 M.F.A., ’92 D.F.A.) Appointed Dean

Robinson will assume the role of dean of humanities for Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences in July.

Sheria Irving and Leland Fowler

Sheria Irving (’13) and Leland Fowler (’18) Cast in Sally & Tom at The Public Theater

Suzan-Lori Parks’s new play will also include work by Riccardo Hernández (’92, Co-chair of Design) and Alan C. Edwards (’11, faculty).

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Events

Shakespeare Repertory Project
Mar 29, 2024 - Mar 30, 2024

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Inspired by Vogue, Ballroom, and Drag performance, this adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream finds a new kind of fairy magic glittering in the woods surrounding Athens, where Titania, Queen of the Fairies, is at the helm of a counterculture filled with bright makeup, daring fashion, and alluring music. Come “dream away the time,” and watch what happens when four mad lovers and six failed actors make their way through this enchanted forest— you are sure to be spell-bound.

DGSD Carlotta Festival 2024
May 02, 2024 - May 09, 2024

Rent Free

Hungry to prove her artistic eye, photographer Kandice Phellan is on the cusp of career-defining success. An upcoming gala holds an opportunity for her to solidify her place among the greats. But her pristinely curated world gets messy when she enlists the babysitting help of her protégée. As her personal and professional life bleed into each other, the magnitude of her sacrifices threatens to ruin her legacy for good.