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Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Faculty Affiliation
Contact and Address
Arts and Science
Web: http://dramacentre.utoronto.ca/
Email:
General: graduate.drama@utoronto.ca
Associate Director of Graduate Studies:
gc.graddrama@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-7980
Fax: (416) 971-1378
Degree Programs Offered
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies—MA, PhD
Collaborative Programs
The following collaborative programs are available to
students in participating degree programs as listed below:
1. Diaspora and Transnational Studies
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
2. Jewish Studies
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
3. Knowledge Media Design
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
4. Sexual Diversity Studies
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
5. South Asian Studies
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
6. Women and Gender Studies
 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, MA, PhD
Overview
The Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
offers graduate programs leading to the Master of
Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The centre's
own core courses focus on the program fields of theatre
history, theory of drama and performance, dramaturgy,
and praxis as research. Within the parameters of these
fields, the centre supports research in such areas as
performance analysis and reception; Canadian, American,
international, and intercultural theatre; Elizabethan and
Restoration staging practices; historiography and
performance; acting and modern staging theories and
practices; performance aesthetics and politics; as well as
play and project development.
A new aspect in the curriculum focuses on the impact of
digital culture on theatre practice and research. Through
affiliations with other graduate units, students may also
take courses in drama, theatre, and performance from
other departments, centres, and institutes across the
University. Graduate students build on the kind of
foundation that would normally be laid in undergraduate
studies with a concentration in theatre, drama, and
performance studies. Performance practice is an integral
part of graduate work in the centre and it takes place, for
the most part, at the Robert Gill Theatre and the Luella
Massey Studio Theatre.
Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Toronto
Koffler Student Services Centre
214 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2Z9
Canada
Degree Programs
Drama, Theatre and Performance
Studies
Master of Arts
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Applicants for admission to the centre are considered
under the General Regulations of the School of
Graduate Studies. Admissions are selective; possession
of minimum qualifications does not guarantee
acceptance. Applicants must also satisfy the Centre for
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies' additional
admission requirements stated below.
 An appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized
university with standing equivalent to at least a
University of Toronto B+ and with a significant
concentration in theatre, drama, performance, and
related disciplines.
 Applications received after January 15 may be too late
for consideration. Contact the Associate Director for
further information.
Program Requirements
 A minimum of 4.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs), as
approved by the centre, including both DRA 1003H
Introduction to Theatre, Drama, and Performance
Studies and DRA 5000H Praxis.
 The centre may prescribe certain courses in the
individual programs of MA students.
 Normally, the program requires one year of full-time
study or the part-time equivalent. In some cases,
Application details are available on the centre's website.
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students with insufficient background in the discipline
may be admitted to a two-year MA program, with
additional course requirements.
Program Length
3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S)
Time Limit
3 years full-time
Doctor of Philosophy
Minimum Admission Requirements
 Applicants for admission to the Centre for Drama,
Theatre and Performance Studies are considered under
the General Regulations of the School of Graduate
Studies. Admissions are selective; possession of
minimum qualifications does not guarantee acceptance.
Applicants must also satisfy the centre's additional
admission requirements stated below.
 Applications received after January 15 may be too late
for consideration. Contact the Associate Director for
further information.
 Applicants may be accepted into the PhD program via
one of two routes:
1. With a master of arts degree: an MA in Drama,
Theatre and Performance Studies or the equivalent
from a recognized university, with standing equivalent
to at least a University of Toronto A-. Applicants who
have taken the MA through this centre must be
recommended for further study by the instructors
whose courses they have taken. Applicants holding
the MA of this University in another subject or its
equivalent from another university will be considered
for admission to the PhD program in light of their
previous work and its relation to the centre's
requirements; additional coursework may be required.
2. With a bachelor of arts degree: exceptional
students may be admitted directly to the PhD program
from an appropriate BA from a recognized university
with a minimum overall average equivalent to a
University of Toronto A-. Students who do not qualify
for direct entry into the PhD will be considered for the
MA program.
 Applicants must arrange to send two supporting letters
of recommendation to the Associate Director of the
centre. Admission will be conditional upon satisfactory
recommendation.
 Applications must be accompanied by a statement of
research intent and curriculum vitae (CV).
Theory, DRA 1012H Twentieth-Century Theatre and
Performance, and DRA 6000Y Research Seminar;
o satisfy the centre's dramaturgical and performance
practice requirement by completing DRA 5001Y;
o demonstrate reading knowledge of a language other
than English by passing an approved language
examination not later than the end of the second year
of study. Students may also be asked to qualify in
other program-related languages;
o pass comprehensive examinations;
o present a thesis on an approved topic embodying the
results of original investigation which shall be judged to
constitute a significant contribution to the knowledge of
the field;
o pass an oral examination on the subject of the thesis.
Although the program has been designed for completion in
four years, some students may require a longer period to
complete all of the requirements.
 Students entering with a BA:
o must complete 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in
addition to the PhD requirements listed above,
including DRA 1003H for a total of 7.0 FCEs, and
satisfy the centre's dramaturgical and performance
practice requirements as determined on admission;
o must maintain an A- average in their first 3.0 FCEs in
order to continue in the program;
o may, with approval, elect to transfer to the MA after the
first year of study. Work completed in the PhD program
will be credited towards the MA.
Program Length
4 years full-time; 5 years direct-entry
Time Limit
6 years full-time; 7 years direct-entry
Course List
Not all courses listed will be offered every year.
Registrants are advised to confirm course offerings by
consulting the centre's website, updated periodically
through mid-summer, and by communicating with the
Associate Director.
Core Program
DRA 1001H History of the Theatre I
DRA 1002H History of the Theatre II
DRA 1003H Introduction to Theatre, Drama, and
Performance Studies
Program Requirements
DRA 1011H Traditions of Performance Theory
 Students entering with an MA must:
o complete 4.0 approved full-course equivalents (FCEs)
DRA 1012H Twentieth-Century Theatre and Performance
with an average standing of at least A-. The courses
must include DRA 1011H Traditions of Performance
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DRA 1021H Dramaturgy
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DRA 1032H Liveness: Performance, Mediation, and
Virtuality
DRA 1105H Performing History
DRA 3019H Shakespeare in Modern Production
DRA 3021H Elizabethan Performance: History and
Practice
DRA 3120H The Way of the Actress
DRA 3211H The Performing Body
DRA 3901H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3902H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3903H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3904H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3905H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3906H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3907H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 3908H Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance
DRA 4057H Women Script History
DRA 4063H Topics in Performance and Popular Culture
DRA 4090Y Directed Reading/Theatre Research
DRA 4091H Directed Reading/Theatre Research
DRA 5000H Praxis
DRA 5001Y Theatre Practice II (Credit/No Credit)
DRA 6000Y Research Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
Cross-Listed Courses
The Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
also cross-lists courses offered by other graduate units of
the University of Toronto. A listing of approved courses,
available during the academic year, appears on the
centre's website, which is updated in mid-summer.
Students requesting courses from other units may be
subjected to quotas and/or wait lists. Language and
literature departments do not always provide courses in
English translation. Confirm all course information—
including date, time, location—with the appropriate unit as
well as with the centre's Associate Director.
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