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Dramatically Different

For more than 75 years, we have fostered the talents of artist-scholars who are willing to imagine the future of the entertainment industry and bring it to life. The agile nature of our interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial approach exposes students to diverse styles and multiple mediums, and they graduate prepared with the tools necessary for sustainable and thriving careers. explore sda

In the News

  • Students holding hands behind another student in a USC sweatshirt acting

    SDA faculty help student-athletes tackle microaggressions

    SDA faculty arranged an event that uses theatre techniques to let student-athletes grapple with religious microaggressions.

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  • Photo of the cast of Sunday in the Park with George at the Pasadena Playhouse

    Sunday in the Park with… USC

    SDA actors had the opportunity to act at the iconic Pasadena Playhouse, getting a taste of the life of a professional actor while working around their studies.

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  • Alumni Q&A: Jennifer Westin BA ’00

    For our Alumni Q&A series, Jennifer Westin ’00 talks about her journey to Hollywood’s top studios, The Vagina Monologues, and why young actors should learn the business side of the industry.

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  • Eight members of Dorothy's Friends Theatre Company pose for a picture in front of trees.

    Student Group Spotlight: Dorothy’s Friends Theatre Company

    Dorothy’s Friends Theatre Company has grown from several friends making queer theatre together to a major presence for the USC queer community.

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  • Image of Wayne Brady and Madhuri Shekar

    USC School of Dramatic Arts announces 2023 commencement speakers

    Award-winning multihyphenates Wayne Brady and Madhuri Shekar will deliver the charges to the 2023 SDA graduates.

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  • Emily Roxworthy, Michele Shay, Judith Light, Larry Powell, and Jonas Pate flash a

    Mental health for multihyphenates

    A constellation of insiders discussed psychology and mental health in the arts and entertainment industry at the sixth Multihyphenate Masterclass.

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  • Images from the 2023 MFA Acting Film Shootl

    USC Programs Trace Oscars Past and Work to Change Oscars Future

    The USC School of Dramatic Arts and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative are working with Adobe Foundation to measure and support inclusion in entertainment.

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  • Headshot of Boni B. Alvarez smiling warmly at the camera.

    Faculty Spotlight: Boni B. Alvarez

    Award-winning playwright Boni B. Alvarez has joined the full-time faculty at SDA, encouraging students to find themselves in what they write.

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