EventJuly 22, 2016
Above: Trailer for Samantha Shay’s ‘of Light.’ CalArts alumna Samantha Shay (Theater BFA 12, MFA 16), an actress, director and founder of the international artist collective Source Material, premieres her new…
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Above: Deborah Winans talks about her character in ‘Greenleaf.’ Greenleaf, a new show on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), premiered last month (June 21) and alumna Deborah Joy Winans (Theater…
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The 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards winners were announced at New York’s Town Hall on June 5. Among the Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions and crew that were honored was CalArts alumnus…
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EventJune 17 - November 1, 2016
Janie Geiser, a recent recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award and School of Theater faculty, and artist and alumna Susan Simpson (Film/Video MFA 99), premiered new films in Downtown Los…
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EventJune 21, 2016
Shelter, a movement-based theater piece, is playing for free at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. tonight (June 21). The play was written and…
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EventJune 9 - July 3, 2016
Through July 3, theater group The Assembly presents the West Coast premiere of HOME/SICK at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. Based on true events, HOME/SICK chronicles the fervor, the outrage, the…
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EventJune 3 - July 3, 2016
Chalk Repertory Theatre presents In Case of Emergency, a new site(s)-specific play written by Ruth McKee and directed by CalArts alumna Deena Selenow (Theater MFA 13). The production takes place in…
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EventJune 10 - 26, 2016
CalArts alum Jenapher Zheng (Theater MFA 16) has written, produced and directed a new work of theater in collaboration with the CalArts-based group, Active Captivation Games (ACG). The play, Oblivious:…
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Mary Lou Rosato, co-head of BFA Acting, is retiring from CalArts School of Theater after 18 years, Dean Travis Preston announced in an email last month. “She has served immeasurably…
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EventMay 7 - June 11, 2016
by Leann Lo, MFA-1 student in CalArts’ Creative Writing Program Artists from CalArts and Academia Nacional de Artes San Alejandro in La Habana (Havana), Cuba, have worked together to produce…
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