MA (THEATRE ARTS)
Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts
College of Arts and Letters
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Program Goals:
+ Understand the self, Philippine society and culture through theatre, cultural performance, and live events;
+ Conceptualise and design live performance events;
+ Reflect on the role of theatre and performance in world histories;
+ Produce theoretically-informed research and creative projects in theatre and performance.
Program Tracks:
Theatre Practice. Designed for theatre and performance designers / theatre directors / stage managers / practitioners. The program requires 39 units of course work and a creative project approved and evaluated by the theatre faculty members and invited theatre artists as panel members
Theatre Studies. Designed for scholars / teachers / researchers / critics and those who would like to pursue higher education (i.e. doctoral program). The program requires 33 units of course work and 6 units of a master’s thesis.
Core Courses:
Both tracks require the following courses:
Theatre 201: History of the Theatre I
Theatre 202: History of the Theatre II
Theatre 203: Theory in Theatre and Performance
Theatre 207: Cultural Performances in Asia
Theatre 208: Analyses and Praxes of Theatre and Performance
Theatre 299: Research
Panitikan ng Pilipinas 261: Dula ng Pilipinas
Electives for Theatre Practice track:
Theatre 211: Production Design and Technical Theatre
Theatre 212: Performing Arts Management
Theatre 221: Studies in Acting
Theatre 231: Studies in Directing
Theatre 241: Studies in Dramaturgy
Theatre 251: Studies in Playwriting
Theatre 291: Seminars in Selected Areas of the Theatre (maybe taken twice provided the selected areas of theatre are different)
Theatre 298: Special Problems
Application Requirements:
- Letter of application stating the applicant’s purpose(s) and specific field(s) of interest (original and photocopy)
- Official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work, if any (original and two photocopies)
- Accomplished GSO recommendation forms from two (2) former professors and/or employers
- Two (2) copies of accomplished GSO application form, each with 2” X 2” photo
- Copy of marriage contract (if name on transcript is different from current name)
- Proof of experience in theatre production
- Entrance test or interview conducted by the graduate faculty
- Non-refundable application fee (payable to the Cashier’s Office)
- Php 100 (one hundred pesos) for Filipino citizens;
- Php 200 (two hundred pesos) for resident aliens; or US$25 for non-resident aliens
- Put all the requirements inside a long brown expandable envelope.
Interested applicants may send their requirements to:
Dean Ma. Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete, PhD
Through Channels
Graduate Studies Office, College of Arts and Letters
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101
For inquiries:
Visit UP Diliman CAL Graduate Studies 2018 Facebook Page.
Email: CAL Graduate Studies Office c/o Jesa Domingo at graduatestudies.cal1102@gmail.com
MA(TA) Program Adviser Bryan L. Viray at theatreadmissions.upd@up.edu.ph
Research and Creative Projects
The graduate faculty members of the theatre division are involved and interested in the following research and creative projects:
- theatre, performance, and the digital;
- devising and post-dramatic theatre;
- performance curation;
- puppetry and multi-media performances;
- traditional theatre forms in the Philippines and Asia;
- contemporary performance practices;
- theatre and performance adaptations;
- theatre and the city;
- performance in Opera;
- rituals as performances;
- dance-theatre;
- cultural performances
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Master of Arts (Theatre Arts) 