The MFA Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Virginia will invite eight talented actors to begin a three-year journey of concentrated, continuous study beginning fall 2023. Auditions and interviews will take place at the 2022 URTA National Unified Auditions in New York and Chicago. On-site auditions and interviews will be held in Charlottesville in early February 2022. Our approach to training offers an actor a range and depth of classroom and on­stage experience aimed at establishing and maintaining a fluid, integrated acting process. We value technique and seek to work with actors who are interested in building a strong vocal/physical foundation. We believe an actor should be smart: our goal is to foster informed, articulate, and versatile artists through cultivating an advanced understanding of theater history, literature, and performance theory as tools for practical character research. We also believe an actor should be playful. Whether creating a new work, exploring a line of verse, or realizing a director's concept-we encourage actors to be imaginative and inventive.