Welcome to the Ohio State University’s MFA in Theatre - Design. We’re glad that you’re here. 

At Ohio State, our Theatre Design program serves as a dynamic training ground for creative artists–folks who have big ideas, who ask lots of questions, and who want to see where those ideas and questions lead them. Exploration, collaboration, and innovation are at the core of our design, technology, scholarship, and beyond. 

Our individualized program features both coursework and hands-on creative practice that we tailor to your needs and interests. We offer concentrations in scenic, costume, lighting, and media designs. In addition to identifying a primary area of expertise, you can pursue secondary areas and explore multiple disciplines.

Each academic year, we produce a full theatrical season that serves as a laboratory for our students. Starting in your first semester, you will be actively engaged in productions that are selected specifically for our student body, including plays, musicals, new works, devised works, and more. 

We are proud to say that we support all of our graduate design students with an assistantship that provides a tuition waiver in addition to an annual stipend. We consider our assistantships co-curricular training. Our production studios are fully staffed with an incredible team of professional artist-educators who you have the opportunity to learn from every day. And if teaching is something you’re interested in, we have opportunities for you to practice and refine your pedagogy both inside and outside the classroom. 

As the faculty mentors in Design and Technology, we’re here to help you identify your artistic and academic goals, chart pathways to achieve success on your terms, and tap into your unique creative potential. 

If you’re interested, please reach out to any of our faculty directly. We’d love to get to know you!