School of Drama The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater management. The school traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second-oldest college theatre association in the country, founded in 1900. The "Drama" produced the American premieres of Albert Camus's Caligula and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, as well as original works by Cole Porter, Stephen Vincent Benet, and Thornton Wilder written when they were students.