The seventh annual New Original Works Festival recently took over the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles from July 22 through Aug. 7. The festival, which…
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Playwright Deborah Asiimwe wins BBC Competition for Will Smith Look-Alike
Last month, Ugandan playwright Deborah Asiimwe (Theater MFA 09) won the annual BBC World Service African Performance playwriting competition for her play Will Smith Look-Alike. The play, which was recorded…
Continue reading »Breath of Fire Presents Digging Up the Dirt
The world premiere of Cherríe Moraga’s murderous play Digging Up the Dirt opened last week (July 30) at Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble in Santa Ana, Calif. Presented in…
Continue reading »The Car Show: A Theater and Car Wash Mashup
Combine experimental theater, a drive-in movie and a car wash–then add a few CalArtians into the mix for a mounting of The Car Show at a downtown LA parking lot…
Continue reading »Building a Classroom without Walls: Russian and CalArtian Theater Students Collaborate Virtually
This past May, acting students from CalArts School of Theater and the Moscow Art Theater School (MXAT) took online learning across continents. Students critiqued each other’s work via videoconference as…
Continue reading »Seventh Annual NOW Festival at REDCAT July 22-August 7
For three weeks starting this month, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles will host the seventh annual New Original Works Festival, which runs from July…
Continue reading »CalArtians Receive Fulbright Fellowships
Many students have the opportunity to study and perform abroad while attending CalArts. Two recent CalArts graduates, Qadriyyah Shamsid-Deen (Film/Video MFA 10, Theater MFA 09) and Emily Mendelsohn (Theater MFA…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Center for New Performance and Poor Dog Group Premiere Gertrude Stein’s Brewsie and Willie
For many men and women of the armed forces, returning to civilian life after living in a war zone can be both challenging and difficult. That’s the theme of Brewsie…
Continue reading »Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Represent CalArts at Fringe Festival
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is one of the most prestigious arts festivals in the world, showcasing theater, comedy, dance, physical theater, musicals, operas, music, and more. At Sundown, a theater…
Continue reading »Rachel Rosenthal’s TOHUBOHU! Extreme Theater Ensemble to Collaborate with California E.A.R. Unit Members
The Rachel Rosenthal Company, the brainchild of renown interdisciplinary performer & artist Rachel Rosenthal, is set to collaborate with CalArts faculty member, percussionist Amy Knoles (Music BFA 82) and violinist…
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