School of Theater

On Tuesday, Jan. 18, nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were announced, with CalArtians honored across categories.  Established in 1968, the NAACP Image Awards celebrates the achievements of people of color in the arts, including film, television, music, and literature. This latest...

After a seven-year absence punctuated by health issues, acclaimed actor and School of Theater faculty Ron Cephas Jones returns to the Broadway stage in Clyde’s, a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage now running at Second Stage Theater in New York City. Read More

On Dec. 9, 10, and 12, Los Angeles-based immersive theater company The Speakeasy Society presents Ebenezer 2021: An Immersive Internet Spectacular (an adaption of an adaption). With a cast and creative team of 16 different CalArts alums, the production takes the company’s immersive...

Pee-wee Herman, the famous alter ego of actor-comedian and CalArts alum Paul Reubens (Theater BFA 73), gets his first radio show at KCRW, the behemoth National Public Radio member station based in Santa Monica, Calif. The standalone episode will be broadcast on Friday, Nov. 26 at 6 pm PT and...

The nominees for the 64th Grammy Awards were announced earlier today (Nov. 23) by the Recording Academy with several CalArtians among the 86 categories, including John Luther Adams (Music BFA 73), Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86), and M.B. Gordy (Music MFA 80) of the band Opium Moon. Past Herb...

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Art Matters (@artmattersfoundation) The Art Matters Foundation has launched its inaugural...