Program Faculty

Amber Larosa
Faculty, School of Theater
alarosa@calarts.edu
661-253-7853
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Amber is a graphic designer, concept artist, scenic designer, and educator with over 14 years of experience in the design and entertainment industry. She has worked in many facets of the entertainment and design industry – from themed entertainment, film, publication, and branding.... Continue reading »

Andrea LeBlanc
Interim Dean
Co-Head of BFA Acting
aleblanc@calarts.edu
661-291-3022
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Andrea LeBlanc is an actor, educator, and writer who is committed to all aspects of performance and thrives in pioneering new performance and theater aesthetics. Her experience spans feature and independent film, traditional and experimental theater, radio, webisodes, and voice-over. She is a... Continue reading »

Carlo Maghirang
Faculty, School of Theater
cmaghirang@calarts.edu

Carlo Maghirang (he/they) is a Los Angeles-based installation artist, scenographer, and experimental space designer originally from San Pedro, Laguna, and the Philippines. Specializing in sculptural and architectural interventions that bridge the gap between art object and environment, much of... Continue reading »

Christopher Malison
Faculty, School of Theater
cmalison@calarts.edu

Christopher Malison has worked for LA ProPoint as a Project Manager and Automation Designer for the last six years. He is happy to bring experience from the themed entertainment world to the students of CalArts. Christopher received his BA in Technical Theatre from California Lutheran University... Continue reading »

Roger Q. Mason
Faculty, School of Theater
rqmason@calarts.edu

Roger Q. Mason (they/them) is a writer and performer who uses the lens of history to disrupt the biases that divide rather than unite us. Their playwriting has been seen on Broadway (Circle in the Square Reading Series); Off and Off-Off-Broadway; and regionally. Mason's World Premiere of... Continue reading »

Ellen McCartney
Director of Experience Design and Production
emcartny@calarts.edu
661-291-3401
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Professional work in LA includes: Switzerland (Geffen Playhouse), PeP! (Machine Project),  Prometheus Bound (Getty Villa), King Lear (the Brewery) The Treatment (Boston Court), PeP! (Machine Project), Track 3 ( Bootleg) Bones (CTG/ Kirk Douglas Theatre), Café Oublie,  Dry Cleaning, Tug... Continue reading »

Jason McManus
Faculty, School of Theater
Experience Design and Production
jmcmanus@calarts.edu
661-253-7853
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Jason McManus works as both a Senior Creative and Art Director in the themed entertainment industry. He has spent over 15 years of combined experience working for companies such as Walt Disney Imagineering, The Hettema Group, Thinkwell, and others on projects that span the globe. In that time he... Continue reading »

* Faculty Emeritus
Part-time Faculty
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