Author: Delphine Vasko

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Steve Zuckerman

Steve Zuckerman is on faculty at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

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Tessa Hope Slovis

is a proud alumna of the USC MFA Acting Program. She began acting professionally at the age of 9, and has performed off-Broadway and regionally…

Tomm Polos

Tomm Polos

Professor Tomm Polos holds the distinguished honor of receiving the first full-time appointment in Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California (USC). As an early adopter…

Anthony Lucca

Anthony Lucca

Anthony Lucca is an award winning music director, orchestrator, and arranger, who develops and music directs new works for theatre and film. World premieres include…

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Lena Ford

Lena Ford is a Los Angeles-based playwright from New York. She teaches Critical Studies and Dramatic Writing at USC School of Dramatic Arts. Her work…

Amrita Dhaliwal

Amrita Dhaliwal

Amrita Dhaliwal (she/her) is an award-winning Punjabi American comedian, arts leader, educator and devising artist based in Los Angeles, whose work spans multiple mediums, from stage…

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Mallory Birkrem

Mallory Birkrem is a faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

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Samantha C. Jones

Samantha C. Jones is a Costume Designer and educator. A proud member of U.S.A., 829, research fanatic and lover of gorgeous things. She holds a…

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Noel Nichols

Noel Nichols (they/she) is a sound designer with roots in Phoenix, Arizona and New York City. They work most frequently with design collective UptownWorks to…

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Emotions and pride overflow

Meet some of the new Trojans who are making themselves a home at USC this week – including a new addition to the SDA Community!

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