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Assistant Professor of Costume Design Ann Closs-Farley.

Faculty Q&A: Ann Closs-Farley

Faculty member Ann Closs-Farley talks about fashion and identity, USC’s new fashion minor and how to make a killer Halloween costume.

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Three adults around a table having a conversation.

2023 Trojan Family Weekend

Trojan Family Weekend gave members of our extended Trojan Family a chance to mingle, learn and enjoy performances October 5-8.

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Assistant Professor of Theatre Practice in Performance Paul Urcioli

New Faculty Spotlight: Paul Urcioli

New faculty member Paul Urcioli encourages SDA students to keep their eye on the ball and preaches the importance of passion and rigor in theatrical training.

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Corinne Chooey

Corinne Chooey

Corinne Chooey is a faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Corinne is a multi-hyphenate Transmedia Storyteller and Producer. She creates media campaigns…

Headshots of Kyra Obaid, Arjun Bedi and Phong Doozy.

Student Spotlight: SDA Comedy Performance Minors

We caught up with three Comedy Performance minors to better understand how they use SDA classes to follow their dreams and round out their education.

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Jill Gold

Jill Gold

Jill Gold has been an LA based Equity Stage Manager for 39 years, with over 250 productions to her credit including seven national tours and…

Louis Colaianni

Louis Colaianni

Louis Colaianni is an acting, voice, speech and dialect coach in the professional theater. Most recently, he coached Common in the Broadway production of Between…

Jennifer Sarvas

Jennifer Sarvas

Jennifer Sarvas is an alumna of the University of Southern California Class of ’06 where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management…