Calendar
Source: https://bulletin.yale.edu/bulletins/drama/calendar Parent: https://bulletin.yale.edu/bulletins/drama/message-dean
The following dates are subject to change. Changes will be posted on the David Geffen School of Drama website.
Fall 2025
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 20–22 | W–F | The Hansberry Welcome for all playwriting students |
| Aug. 25 | M | Fall term begins |
| Aug. 25–30 | M–SA | - Fall-term registration for all students - Required training and orientation sessions for all students as scheduled |
| Sept. 1 | M | Labor Day. Classes suspended. David Geffen School of Drama (DGSD) and Yale Repertory Theatre (YRT) production work suspended |
| Sept. 2 | T | Fall-term classes begin, 9 a.m. |
| Oct. 13 | M | Indigenous People’s Day. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended |
| Oct. 14–15 | T–W | Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Oct. 16–17 | TH–F | Work period begins, 9 a.m. Classes suspended. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Oct. 20 | M | Work period ends. Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Oct. 21–22 | T–W | Yale Rep Will Power! matinee performances. Classes suspended. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Oct. 23 | TH | Work period ends. Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Nov. 26 | W | Classes end, fall recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production |
| Dec. 1 | M | Fall recess ends. Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Dec. 12 | F | Fall-term classes end and work period begins, 11:59 p.m. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Dec. 20 | SA | Work period ends. Winter recess begins, 11:59 p.m. for students whose presence is not required for YRT production |
Spring 2026
| Date | Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | M | Winter recess ends. Spring term begins. Registration for all students. Work period begins, 9 a.m. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Jan. 12 | M | Work period ends. Spring-term classes begin, 9 a.m. |
| Jan. 19 | M | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observance. Classes suspended. DGSD and YRT production work suspended |
| Feb. 19–20 | TH–F | Classes suspended. Community Day activities as scheduled (9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.). Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Mar. 7 | SA | Spring recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production |
| Mar. 16 | M | Spring recess ends. Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Mar. 24 | T | Work period begins. Classes suspended. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| Mar. 26 | TH | Work period ends. Classes resume, 9 a.m. |
| Apr. 24 | f | Spring-term classes end. Work period begins, 11:59 p.m. Production work proceeds as scheduled |
| May 14 | TH | Work period ends. Summer recess begins, 11:59 p.m., for students whose presence is not required for YRT production |
| May 18 | M | University Commencement |