School of Communication

Master of Fine Arts in Stage Design

Northwestern University's Master of Fine Arts in Stage Design is one of the country’s outstanding graduate programs for the training of the visual stage artist. Through a uniquely structured curriculum, the program interacts with the Master of Fine Arts in Directing Program. A faculty of five full-time professional designers provides the program’s vision and guidance. Adjunct faculty from the Chicago professional theater community also teach in the program.


Program Director: Joseph Appelt

Boys from Syracuse
Boys from Syracuse, 2007