School of Theater

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...

 Hedda Gabler is the first School of Theater MFA production of the school year, running November 2-10 in Ensemble Room II, E407. Director Jesse Bonnell  (MFA2 Directing) leads an all-CalArts cast and crew in Henrik Ibsen's classic modern drama. The...

Concluding its three-year run, El Acercamiento/The Approach will bring together Cuban and American artists in Los Angeles for its final showcase of exhibitions and performances scheduled to take place at the Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles on May 18, 2018.

Till’s death helped catalyze the modern Civil Rights movement – and the play’s evocation of the encounter between Bryant and Till in 1955 resonates in the current era of Black Lives Matter. The world premiere production of the CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) ...