Overview

About the program

Within the parameters of these fields, the centre supports research in such areas as performance analysis and reception; Canadian, American, feminist, and post-colonial theatre; Elizabethan and Restoration staging; historiography and performance; acting and modern staging theories and practices; and play development.

Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies graduate students at the University of Toronto build on the kind of foundation that would normally be laid in four years of undergraduate study with a concentration in dramatic literature. Theatre is an integral part of graduate work in the centre and it takes place, for the most part, in the context of workshops, student productions, and co-productions at the Robert Gill and Studio Theatres.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Historiography in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
Sources and Concepts in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
Modelling New Scholarship in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
Teaching and Learning in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies
Topics in Theatre, Drama, and Performance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-12 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Drama View 6 other PhDs in Drama in Canada

Academic requirements

GPA

A-

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants with a master of arts degree: an MA in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies or the equivalent from a recognized university, must have a standing equivalent to at least a University of Toronto A–.
Applicants must arrange two reference letters that address specifically their academic skills and research potential. Admission will be conditional upon satisfactory recommendation.
Applications must be accompanied by a statement of research intent (up to 5 pages plus bibliography), writing sample (15 pages plus bibliography), and curriculum vitae (CV).

Tuition Fee

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International

6390 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6390 CAD per year during 48 months.
National

6390 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6390 CAD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Toronto

1502 - 2563 CAD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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