School of Theater

The Herb Alpert Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA). The awards have traditionally recognized mid-career artists pushing the boundaries of Dance, Film/Video, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts.

The CalArts School of Theater Festival 2021: Beyond the Stage kicks off Tuesday (May 4) and runs through May 14. The school-wide event presents a number of original, contemporary, and classic work developed by students, faculty, and guest artists across multiple theater disciplines....

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) published its 2021 guide to the Top Ten Costume Design Schools in the world for film and television on Tuesday (April 13). The list features CalArts, as well as a notable shout out to the Costume Design Program for donating sewing machines for mask-making...

On Wednesday, April 7, Katey Sagal (Theater 73) appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about her new show Rebel. The ABC series focuses on Sagal in the titular role as a consumer advocate fighting for social justice issues. It’s loosely based on the life of activist Erin Brockovich. During...

The CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) virtually presents two work-in-progress showcases of its latest production, a theatrical adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 film Cries and Whispers, on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20. A panel discussion follows on Sunday, Feb. 21 with the...

The international all-womxn collective It’s Us: Ophelia is currently running an online digital theatrical experience through the end of February. So, Count Mine. features nine original short films that explore the cycles and manifestations of shame through three surreal characters. Viewers...

School of Theater faculty Peter Flaherty is the winner of a 2020 Design Achievement Award in Video & Projection Design for his work on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer). The Design Achievement Awards,...