School of Theater

Noah Nelson is the founder of No Proscenium, a publication dedicated to exploring the immersive and experiential arts, its sister site Everything Immersive, and parent organization The Immersive Experience Institute. As a producer he has led multiple immersive industry events including The Next... Continue reading »

Yuri Okahana-Benson is a scenographer based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, she has been working both nationally and internationally. Recent theatrical design credits include Hungry Ghost at Skylight Theater (World Premiere), Smile at IAMA Theater, The Drowning Girls at The... Continue reading »

Maria V. Oliveira is a freelance stage manager based in LA and Orange counties. She was drawn to live performance at an early age, dancing since she was three years old and in high school discovering a penchant for storytelling through acting and singing. Her time in university expanded her... Continue reading »

Jane Pickett is a writer/director based in Los Angeles. In 2008, she received her MFA in Writing for Performance from CalArts, and her play Autopilot was featured in the REDCAT NOW and Philadelphia and Edinburgh fringe festivals. In 2009, she directed her play Someone in Florida Loves Me,... Continue reading »

Melissa Ruge is a Ventura County based freelance stage manager and the Production Manager at the Lehrer Vocal Institute of Music Academy of the West. Her love of storytelling through performance started at an early age singing, acting, and dancing at community events and producing small scale... Continue reading »

Victor Sandoval Torres holds a BFA in Theater Management from California Institute of the Arts, and has been Associate Costume Shop Manager for the School of Theater since 2017. At CalArts, Victor enjoys guiding BFA and MFA students through the physical production process, including sourcing and... Continue reading »

Shannon Scrofano is a Los Angeles-based designer whose work includes interdisciplinary performance, public space, exhibition, curation and dialogue projects internationally and throughout the US.  She collaborates with communities, organizations and other artists to explore... Continue reading »