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Master of Fine Arts: Theatre Arts – Theatre Design and Production

The School of Theatre, Film & Television offers a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Production which affords candidates significant opportunities to apply theoretical coursework to practical production experiences. Professionally active faculty also bridge gaps for students through professional contacts and opportunities outside the University. The program normally require six semesters (three academic years) in residence. A minimum of 60 credit hours must be accrued to fulfill the degree requirements. Students are admitted in the fall semester only. The MFA Design Production program admits new students each year. Graduate assistantships and other forms of financial support are available to qualified students.

Master of Fine Arts Design and Production

The Master of Fine Arts program in theatrical design and production (MFA Design/Tech) prepares students for work in the professional theatre through intensive classroom and production training. The following areas of specialization are offered: costume design, costume production, lighting design, scenic design, scenic production, and technical direction

Admission to and retention in the program are based on academic performance and the design faculty’s evaluation of each student’s portfolio, professionalism, skills, and talent. The design faculty evaluates all MFA Design/Tech candidates at the end of each semester. Successful completion of the first year permits continuation in the program.

All MFA Design/Tech candidates will complete a significant design or production assignment part of their degree requirements. Students also complete a Master’s Report in their third year as part of their degree requirements.

Click here for the Graduate Programs page with admissions requirements.

For other questions contact Professor Clare P. Rowe cprowe@email.arizona.edu, TFTV Director of Graduate Studies

Graduate Program Information, Guidelines and Requirements 2019-20

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Netflix has announced their 2021 Film Slate, and with 70 movies filled with Academy Award winners and box office stars, it's clear that Netflix reigns in Hollywood.

“We have found our way into the business with some incredible, world-class filmmakers,” Scott Stuber, the head of Netflix’s film division and TFTV Alum, said in an interview for the New York Times published yesterday. “People saying, ‘You’ll never be able to do it,’ was, personally, the easiest way to make me go do it.”

You can hear more remarks on the future of the industry from Scott Stuber, along with WME partner and agent Brad Slater and TFTV's director Andy Belser during tomorrow's Wonder At Home | Now Streaming: The Rapid Evolution of the Media Landscape moderated by CFA Dean Andrew Schulz.

Wonder at Home | Now Streaming: The Rapid Evolution of the Media Landscape
Live on Thursday, Jan. 14 4pm (MST)
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Netflix, Flexing Its Muscles, Announces 2021 Film Slate

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The streaming service’s movies feature Oscars winners and box office stars and are a reminder of its power in a Hollywood that has been irrevocably changed during the pandemic.

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TOMORROW: Join TFTV Director Andy Belser's 'Introduction to The Feldenkrais Method®' live presentation.

This event is part of the ‘Aging and the Arts’ series that will take place on Tuesdays, starting Jan. 12, at 10 a.m., and will be hosted and streamed live from The Forum at the Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson. This is the first series to be featured as part of Health Sciences’ focus on health and the humanities. The programming will explore the connections between health care, science, art, literature, music, philosophy and other cultural aspects of human society.

This ‘Aging and the Arts’ series will demonstrate awareness through movement with mental and physical exercises from the Feldenkrais Method, led by Andy Belser, certified Feldenkrais instructor and director of the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts.

Anyone interested in attending a session in person should contact Julia White at jcwhite@arizona.edu. Parking passes will be provided. All attendees will be required to follow the university’s COVID-19 campus safety protocols for physical distancing and gathering in small groups, as well as the university’s Administrative Directive on the use of face coverings.

You can register to attend any of the sessions at the following link: arizona.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CjuUCwpFQ0OxLVFM1nNb8A
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At the end of an extraordinarily challenging Fall semester, a class of TFTV students got together and surprised their professor with a sweet note of gratitude. Megan Ewing, a student of Associate Professor Michael Mulcahy's Film & Television Aesthetics class explained why they were so thankful: “[Professor Mulcahy] consistently checked in with each of us, [getting] opinions on what's working and what isn't and what he can do as a professor to help us through these unprecedented challenges.”

Adam Harper, a film & television major, added that Professor Mulcahy "went above and beyond what has become our normal understanding of education and has really embraced what the cultural origins of education are truly meant to be.”

We are so proud of Michael Mulcahy and all of our faculty, and equally grateful for the students, staff, and supporters of our TFTV community as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times together.

Read more about how the students embraced a TikTok trend to surprise Professor Mulcahy at tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-students-surprise-their-professor-with-a-sweet-note-of-gratitude/
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At the end of an extraordinarily challenging Fall semester, a class of TFTV students got together and surprised their professor with a sweet note of gratitude. Megan Ewing, a student of Associate Professor Michael Mulcahys Film & Television Aesthetics class explained why they were so thankful: “[Professor Mulcahy] consistently checked in with each of us, [getting] opinions on whats working and what isnt and what he can do as a professor to help us through these unprecedented challenges.” 

Adam Harper, a film & television major, added that Professor Mulcahy went above and beyond what has become our normal understanding of education and has really embraced what the cultural origins of education are truly meant to be.”

We are so proud of Michael Mulcahy and all of our faculty, and equally grateful for the students, staff, and supporters of our TFTV community as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times together. 

Read more about how the students embraced a TikTok trend to surprise Professor Mulcahy at https://tftv.arizona.edu/news/tftv-students-surprise-their-professor-with-a-sweet-note-of-gratitude/
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