M.F.A.
in Playwriting Summer Program
Hollins’ M.F.A. program in playwriting is designed
for those interested in playwriting as well as those
who want an academic study of theatre with the playscript
as the central foundation.
Our unique summer program,
with its emphasis on both scholarly research and creative
writing, will enable graduates of the program to:
- write and articulate clear, perceptive, and informed
analyses of dramatic texts
- produce dramatic works of the highest quality
- pursue careers in such professions as dramatic writing,
dramaturgy, literary management, and arts instruction
Hollins offers an intensive, supportive, and challenging
atmosphere that encourages academic excellence, a spirit
of independent inquiry, a free exchange of ideas, and
a love of learning. Our faculty of productive scholars
and visiting faculty of established artists work together
to help you achieve your academic, professional, and
artistic goals.
Program Strengths
- You’ll work closely with Hollins’ visiting
professional faculty,
artists-in-residence, and guest speakers to develop
the kind of personal and professional relationships
that can lead to reading and production credits before
graduation—an advantage few other programs
offer.
- Mill
Mountain Theatre, nationally known for its support
of new work, provides opportunities for readings
and productions of student writing, including the
Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works, CenterPieces,
and Discovery Reading Series.
- Students can take advantage of No
Shame Theatre, a weekly venue for new work with
a proven 20-year history of innovative experimentation
that has been a launching point for some of American
theatre’s most important artists and groundbreaking
plays. No Shame is part of a national network, and
the chapter at Mill Mountain Theatre has twice been
invited to participate in the prestigious Piccolo
Spoleto Theatre Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.
No Shame alums include Rebecca Gilman, Toby Huss,
Camryn Manheim, Stuart Sherman, and many others.
Plays developed at No Shame include The Eight:
Reindeer Monologues, by Jeff Goode, and Mambo
Mouth, by John Leguizamo.
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