Program Faculty

Andrea LeBlanc
Associate Dean
Co-Head of BFA Acting
aleblanc@calarts.edu
661-291-3022
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Born in the heart of Cajun country in Lafayette, Louisiana, Andrea LeBlanc is an actor, teacher, and writer who is committed to all aspects of performance and thrives in pioneering new performance and theatre aesthetics; her experience spans Feature Films, Independent Films, traditionally- based... Continue reading »

George Lugg
Consulting Producer, CalArts Center for New Performance
George.Lugg@calarts.edu

George Lugg is a producer, curator, and consultant who has been working in the field of contemporary performance for 30 years. As a producer, he currently works for CalArts Center for New Performance and with independent artists Faye Driscoll and Emily Johnson. Recent projects include the world... 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, Experience Design
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 »

Charles McNulty
Faculty
cmcnulty@calarts.edu
661-253-7853
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Charles McNulty is the theater critic of the Los Angeles Times. He received his doctorate in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from the Yale School of Drama. McNulty has taught at Yale, the New School, New York University, the City University of New York Graduate Center, UCLA and the... Continue reading »

Anne Militello
Faculty, School of Theater
Lighting Design
amilitello@calarts.edu
661-253-7749
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Anne Militello is a renowned theater and concert lighting designer, architectural and theme park designer, and fine artist. Her designs for the theater span Broadway, Off Broadway, and Regional Theater, including collaborations with Sam Shepard, Maria Irene Fornes, Richard Foreman, Tom... Continue reading »

Yuri Okahana-Benson
Faculty, School of Theater
Experience Design and Production
yokahanabenson@calarts.edu

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 SMILE at IAMA Theater, The Drowning Girls at The Garage Theater, Valley Song at ICT, #UnderTheInfluence... Continue reading »

* Faculty Emeritus
Part-time Faculty
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