School of Theater

Mecca Vazie Andrews works in a variety of contexts within the arts and education. In 2007, she established mecca v.a & The MOVEMENT movement in an effort to explore experimental dance, sound, and theater techniques revolving around social practice, utilizing progressive movements as a... Continue reading »

Marissa Chibás is a writer, director, and actor who creates multi-platform work that traverse film and live audience experiences, reclaims the mythic, and bridges cultural divides. As the daughter of a Cuban revolutionary and runner up Miss Cuba, these two formidable personalities inspired in... Continue reading »

Alex Dawson began teaching yoga in 2002 for Kathleen Turner and the cast of The Graduate on Broadway in NYC. Alex’s classes have been described as “transformative, healing, fun, and deceptively challenging.” She did her 200 hour teacher training at Sonic Yoga in New York and... Continue reading »

A Los Angeles native, theater artist-performer, director, deviser, community engagement worker, and tinkerer of materials, Garcia is Movement faculty at California Institute of the Arts, and a Resident Teaching Artist for Center Theatre Group. She trained in ensemble based physical theater from... Continue reading »

Mary Claire Garcia is a native Angeleno, working actress, singer, and phonetician. She is an MFA graduate of California Institute of the Arts in Acting, with focus in Speech Pedagogy under tutelage of Dwight Bacquie. As faculty at various studios in Los Angeles, Mary Claire coaches acting,... Continue reading »

Mary Louise (ML) was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She trained with The Lee Strasberg Institute and with Stella Adler in her invitation only Master Class. In 1984 she was selected to participate in the inaugural year of the Vassar Powerhouse Theatre Program in conjunction with The... Continue reading »

For over a decade, Julanne Chidi Hill has taught acting, speech, and devised theatre, and has brought Shakespeare to classrooms. She has also provided training and workshops to teachers and institutions throughout the Pasadena and L.A. Unified School Districts. And she is a professional acting... Continue reading »