School of Theater

The Television Academy celebrated the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday (Sept. 22) at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, recognizing excellence in primetime TV programming and individual achievements for the 2018-2019 television season. The night capped two weekends of awards as statues...

The national suicide rate has increased by 30 percent over a 16-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a June 2019 report from JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association further finds that suicide among youths is at an all-time high. CalArts...

Members of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) travel to CalArts on Tuesday night (Sept. 17) for a panel discussion with the 2018 TEA Masters—professional artists and designers who have been honored by the association and their peers for their contributions and innovations to the global...

CalArtians Benjamin Wilson (Theater MFA 19), Pei-Yu Lai (Theater MFA 19) and Bri Pattillo (Theater MFA 19) were among the winners of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Los Angeles 2019 Russell Cole Memorial Lighting Design Competition. The competition was established to honor Russell...

CalArtians are featured in the lineup of nine new contemporary works at the 16th annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival, running from July 25-Aug. 10 at REDCAT in Downtown Los Angeles.  Each summer, the NOW Festival transmogrifies REDCAT into a cornucopia of dance, music, theater and...

Dramatist Dionna Michelle Daniel’s (Theater BFA 17) spectral work American Saga - Gunshot Medley: Part 1 returns to the Ovation Award-winning Rogue Machine Theatre in Venice, Calif., playing throughout July and August. Gunshot Medley confronts America’s racism through live music and spoken word...

Stephanie Niznik, Actress in ‘Everwood’ and ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 52 https://t.co/nrXyltrYpx — Variety (@Variety) July 12, 2019 Film, television and theater actor Stephanie Niznik (Theater 91) recently passed on June 23 at her home in Encino, Calif. Niznik is known for her roles on series...