Guiding Principles

Educational Theatre

EdD in Educational Theatre

The Ed.D. in Educational Theatre is a professional doctorate with a commitment to Arts-Based Research and practice-led inquiry. Unlike the Ph.D., the Doctor of Education prepares the next generation of artist educators who are not solely interested in a conventional career in the Academy, but whose desired pathway is more aligned to qualitative investigations and work in the arts professions, schools and cultural institutions.

The Ed.D. in Educational Theatre is designed for individuals who intend to pursue leadership positions in the practicing professions, preparing candidates for senior positions as principals, superintendents, arts administrators, researchers, curriculum developers, policy analysts, educational consultants, and theatre practitioners.

Through a broadly designed and individualized curriculum, students in the Ed.D. in Educational Theatre will develop their artistic praxis and the leadership skills needed to transform today’s learning communities in a variety of educational, cultural, and vocational contexts. The Ed.D. program emphasizes collaborative and practitioner-based study, providing comprehensive research and artistic training that equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to have significant impact in the worlds of educational theatre, arts policy, and practice.

Program Goals

By the end of their studies, EdD students will be able to:

• Demonstrate competence around the artistic processes outlined in the New York State Learning Standards for Theatre

• Engage in systematic and ongoing analysis as a reflective practitioner

• Create, design, and implement original, context-bound creative works or educational projects driven by problems of practice

• Produce dissemination documents from their creative works or educational projects demonstrating leadership in the field