The MFA Collaboration Series matches emerging theatre directors and stage designers from Northwestern’s MFA programs for exciting and sometimes unexpected results! Given the freedom to collaborate on bold, risk-taking productions of plays by some of today’s most groundbreaking writers, these young artists are creating at the crest of theater’s next wave.

Photo: Eurydice (2020) Justin Barbin Photography

MFA Directors

Meet our MFA Collaboration Directing Candidates:  Claire Bauman, Mariana Parejo Molinares and Christopher Michael Richardson. MFA Directors for MFA Collaborations 2024-25 Season