Condola Rashad Releases ‘Blue’ and Gives Back to the Big Apple
The news coming out of New York lately has been bleak, as the state and the city, in particular, struggle with an overwhelming number of cases of COVID-19. But even…
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Category: Theater
CNP/Duende CalArts El Camino Donde Nosotros Lloramos in Mexico City
Over the past six years, CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP)/Duende CalArts has collaborated with celebrated Mexican performance group Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol. In February, a team of CalArts students and alumni traveled…
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EventFebruary 29 - March 15, 2020
The Industry Presents Sweet Land at the LA State Historic Park
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the cancellation of Sweet Land. However, a video recording of the piece will be available for on-demand streaming starting Friday, March…
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EventMarch 4, 2020
CalArts Actors Showcase in New York on March 4
The School of Theater’s company of 42 graduating actors travels to the bright lights of New York City this week for the 2020 CalArts Actors Showcase. The New York edition…
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EventFebruary 20, 2020
For One Night Only: We’re Gonna Die at the Bootleg Theater
The show blends the concert and theater experience.
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EventFebruary 14 - 16, 2020
World Premiere of Sponge Hollow at Automata
zach dorn’s graphic novel comes to life, preceded by ‘Selkie,’ from fellow CalArtian Moira MacDonald.
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Hadestown Wins Best Musical Theater Album at 2020 Grammy Awards
On Sunday, Jan. 26, Hadestown won Best Musical Theater Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The musical, a reimagining of the ancient Greek myth of star-crossed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice,…
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Paul Reubens Headlines Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 35th Anniversary Tour
Paul Reubens (Theater BFA 73) returns to Los Angeles’ Wiltern theater on Feb. 27 and March 1 during the 35th anniversary tour of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985). Ruebens co-wrote and…
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Don Cheadle and Vashti Harrison Nominated for 51st NAACP Image Awards
CalArtians Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) and Vashti Harrison (Film/Video MFA 14) are nominees in the 51st annual NAACP Image Awards. Established in 1968, the NAACP Image Awards celebrates “outstanding…
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CNP to Screen Maria Fornés Documentary The Rest I Make Up
On Monday, Jan. 13, CalArts Center for New Performance / Duende CalArts screens The Rest I Make Up, an award-winning documentary about the life and work of the late Cuban…
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