Doug Peck
Doug Peck is a Los Angeles-based musician and educator. He has appeared in concert with artists like Renée Fleming, Patti LuPone, J’Nai Bridges, Heather Headley, Michelle Williams, Sutton Foster,…
Author: Geoff Waring
New Faculty Spotlight: S. Anindo Marshall
New faculty member S. Anindo Marshall has a storied career working with artists ranging from Carlos Santana to dance luminary Katherine Dunham.
faculty
Student Group Spotlight: Spoiler Alert
When it comes to comedy, being funny isn’t everything. Spoiler Alert brings depth, character and narrative technique to their unique brand of improv.
laugh out loud
Understanding mixed-race theatrical lineage
Professor Rena M. Heinrich’s new book explores the lives and work of mixed-race Asian playwrights and performers in American theatre from the nineteenth century to the present.
impact research
Alumni Q&A: Manuel Prieto BFA ’12
For our Alumni Q&A series, Manuel Prieto BFA ’12 talks about arts administration, his new role at Boston Court Pasadena and why aspiring artists should see 52 plays a year.
alumni q&a
Fifty Years of Impact: The La Jolla Young Actors Workshop
For more than fifty years, SDA alumna Deirdre Andrews has been spreading the love of theatre through the La Jolla Young Actors Workshop.
community impact
Inda Craig-Galván
Inda Craig-Galván (she/her/hers) is a playwright and screenwriter. Her work often explores conflicts and politics within the African-American community, grounded in reality, and with a…
Vice Dean Q&A: Lori Ray Fisher
Vice Dean Lori Ray Fisher talks back to school tips for students, what she’s looking forward to this academic year and all about her deep Trojan roots.
getting to know
2023 Welcome Week
The School of Dramatic Arts welcomed new students and their parents with a series of events at this year’s Welcome Week.
#WelcomeToUSC
Alana Dietze
Alana Dietze is a director, actor and Associate Artistic Director of the Echo Theater Company. Notable directing credits include Crabs in a Bucket (Echo, World…