<p>bisouu, it’s difficult to assess the importance of faculty bios without reading a lot of them. My advice would be to go to the website of one of the larger programs, e.g., Tisch and spend some time reading. The faculty is large and varied and it will give you an idea of the different experience/degrees/awards, etc. that faculty can, and should, have. </p>
<p>A few things you may want to look for would be what degrees they’ve earned, and from where, what courses they teach, if they are published, both their past and current participation in the theatre world and where; are they NEA recipients, Tony or Drama Desk nominees/winners; have they received prestigious fellowships or grants; if relevant, what performance experience they have, what shows, what roles, and where. Always keeping in mind that it is a rarity that a bio includes everything about an individual. </p>
<p>So, here is a link to Tisch’s faculty page:</p>
<p>[Faculty:</a> Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/page/faculty.html]Faculty:”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/page/faculty.html)</p>
<p>and, just to give you an idea of how different these faculty members can be, here are links to three faculty members whom I know but who have very different experiences and talents. For interest’s sake. :)</p>
<p>[Bradley:</a> Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ebradley.html]Bradley:”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ebradley.html)</p>
<p>[McElroy:</a> Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/mcelroym.html]McElroy:”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/mcelroym.html)</p>
<p>[Ross:</a> Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/RossT.html]Ross:”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/RossT.html)</p>
<p>Researching faculty is just one small piece of the puzzle, probably more important at a smaller program than at one with a large faculty, and always with the caveat that people do change jobs.</p>