Video, 1940 on-campus production of ‘The American Way’
See an old clip of actors using campus as their stage, before the drama department was established at USC.
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Author: Celine Kiner
Throwback Thursday: August 26
Alum Marie Gillespie MFA Acting '82 shares her fondest memories and SDA's impact on her life.
Alum Marie Gillespie MFA Acting ’82 shares her fondest memories and SDA’s impact on her life.
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ABC documentary special on alum John Ritter airs Aug. 25
Beloved School of Dramatic Arts alumnus and actor featured in a series that “examine[s] the mavericks who shaped American Culture.”
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Sabina Zúñiga Varela
Sabina Zúñiga Varela, originally from New Mexico, holds an MA in Special Education from the University of New Mexico and an MFA in Acting from…
Miss Julie: Freedom Summer
Miss Julie: Freedom Summer is a re-imagining of August Strindberg’s masterpiece, set in Mississippi on the night of July 4, 1964, two days after the…
Everybody
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon, Gloria), whom The New York Times calls “one of this country’s most original and illuminating writers,” brings us a modern riff…
Stupid F##king Bird
In this irreverent, contemporary and very funny remix of The Seagull, Aaron Posner scoops up Anton Chekhov’s tale of unanswered love, missed opportunities and misplaced…
The Seagull
In SDA Professor Sharon Carnicke’s award-winning translation of Anton Chekhov’s masterwork, The Seagull unravels along the Russian countryside, where a discontented group of artists —…
The Wolves
From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, a competitive high school soccer team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim…
The Normal Heart
Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City. Based on the playwright’s own experiences…