Veteran lighting designer and School of Theater faculty Anne Militello has been named the US ambassador for Light Collective’s Women in Lighting (WIL) project. WIL, which was launched on International…
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CalArts alum Scarlett Kim (Theater MFA 18) has been appointed the Associate Artistic Director of Innovation and Strategy of Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), one of the nation’s largest and oldest…
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The CalArts community mourns the loss of School of Theater faculty emerita Fran Bennett, who passed away over the weekend. She served the CalArts community for 36 years as Linklater Voice…
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Actor Briana Venskus (Theater BFA 09) has joined the main cast of Unconventional, the upcoming independently produced dark LGBTQ+ comedy series by EastSiders creator Kit Williamson. The series, which was…
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EventAugust 7 - September 5, 2021
The Independent Shakespeare Company of Los Angeles (ISCLA) presents free performances of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, running now until Sunday, Sept. 5 as part of the 2021 Free Griffith Park…
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EventJuly 31 - November 6, 2021
Witness a story of identity, transformation, and loss in the early 2000s in John Guerra’s (Theater MFA 15) The Last, Best Small Town, now playing at the Will Geer Theatricum…
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EventAugust 14 - 22, 2021
I Hear So Extremely Loud, a gripping one-person show written and performed by Ava Hase (Theater BFA 23), will premiere at The Hudson Guild Theatre in Los Angeles as part…
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EventAugust 2, 2021
School of Theater faculty and director of Duende CalArts Marissa Chibás offers new perspectives on contemporary actor training in her latest book Mythic Imagination and the Actor: Exercises, Inspiration, and…
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The wide-ranging talents and artistry of recent graduates of the School of Theater are on full display in three online showcases: the Graduating Actors Showcase, the Voice Over Showcase, and…
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CalArts alum Cecily Strong (Theater BFA 06) had a really good week last week. On Tuesday, July 13 the longtime Saturday Night Live castmember earned an Emmy nomination—for the second…
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