School of Theater

CalArts alum Condola ‘Dola’ Rashad teamed with CalArts’ CNP to produce her forthcoming EP ‘Space Daughter.’ | Photo: Courtesy of the artist 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...

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 to the Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario (FITU) in...

From now until March 15, The Industry presents Sweet Land, a historical opera that aims to dismantle the myth of American identity. The title alludes to the song line “sweet land of liberty” from Samuel Francis Smith’s America (My County, ‘Tis of Thee). From the official description:  The...

The New York edition takes place on March 6 and the L.A. edition takes place on March 23. | Image: CalArts School of Theater 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...

Creative Producing student Sophie Blumberg (Theater MFA 20) presents her capstone project We’re Gonna Die at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 20). Directed by Monty Cole (Theater MFA 19), and featuring CalArts’ Herb Alpert School of Music alumni band Laugh Queens and a...

This weekend (Feb. 14-16), Automata presents Sponge Hollow, a live-action graphic novel created and performed by multidisciplinary artist zach dorn (Film/Video MFA 20). Sponge Hollow tells the story of dorn’s mother and the Florida swamp where he grew up, backed by live original music from...

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, boasts numerous CalArtians among its producers: School of Theater faculty Mara Isaacs, Todd...