The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
In a time-bending corner of Purgatory called Hope, Judas is on trial for his betrayal of Jesus, his soul left in the balance. Through the…
2023/24 Season
Dance Nation
In this widely funny 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world—and if their new routine is…
Ghosts of USC: A Historical Immersive Haunt
Enter (if you dare) the enchanting-but-spooky Tudor Revival mansion just north of campus to experience Ghosts of USC. This immersive, walk-through theatrical event will transport…
Pippin
‘Join us’ for the musical journey of Pippin, the son of a powerful king who wants to be extraordinary. Through battlefields, orgies, revolution, and finally…
Hit the Wall
On a humid night in the summer of 1969, police raid the Stonewall Inn, sparking several days of protests and launching modern LGBTQ+ activism in…
Second Stage: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the heartfelt musical tale of six quirky middle schoolers who compete for the spelling championship of a…
Community Production: Conjunto
USC Professor Oliver Mayer’s drama explores interactions between Japanese, Mexican and Filipino American farmers and farm workers in California during World War II. When Min…
I’ll Get You My Pretty
Abigail is lost, confused and twenty-two. When her most popular former high school classmate invites her to join a workout team, Abigail knows she has…
Second Stage: Our Town
First produced in 1938, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town continues to reveal universal truths about community and love, life and death. Guided by a…
August Wilson’s King Hedley II
The 1980s installment of August Wilson’s acclaimed American Century Cycle, King Hedley II follows the title character as he rediscovers relationships with his mother, his…
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde’s entertaining comedy sparkles with charm, wit and hilarity. This ahead-of-its-time satire of Victorian morality showcases two carefree bachelors and their pursuit of love,…
Much Ado About Nothing
Everyone can see that happily single Benedick and Beatrice are meant for each other—except for Benedick and Beatrice themselves! Brimming with wit and passion, William…
NWF Year 3: Broken Shells
New Works Festival Year 3, showcasing the emerging voices of the School’s graduating MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 1: Broken Shells By Cynthia Galaz SoteloDirected…
Twelve Angry Jurors
Twelve Angry Jurors contemplates the huge responsibility of 12 ordinary people who must decide the guilt or innocence of a teenager accused of murder. It…
NWF Year 3: Somewhere Someone is Traveling Furiously Towards You
New Works Festival Year 3, showcasing the emerging voices of the School’s graduating MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 2: Somewhere Someone is Traveling Furiously Towards…
Second Stage: Richard III
Guided by a lust for power and the throne, Richard III uses words and dark charm to conceal his dismantling of government and justice by…
Rent
Set in the East Village of New York City in the 1990s, Jonathan Larson’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical follows a group of young artists…
NWF Year 3: Between Fresno and Hell
New Works Festival Year 3, showcasing the emerging voices of the School’s graduating MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 3: Between Fresno and Hell By Joseph…
Second Stage: Nicholas Nickleby
Young Nicholas Nickleby, penniless after his father’s death, arrives in London seeking a way to care for his mother and sister. Their only hope is…
Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Ghost Story
To open the mainstage theatre in the School of Dramatic Arts’ new home, we are proud to present: Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Ghost Story. This…
Second Stage: Assassins
A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Stephen Sondheim’s signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our…
New Works Festival Year 2
Festival of staged readings showcasing the voices of the School’s Year 2 MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 1: VASHTI By Eliza KuperschmidDirected by Laura Flanagan…
Second Stage: Myths and Hymns
In his song cycle, Myths & Hymns, Guettel paints an emotional landscape of faith and yearning that embraces a boundless spectrum of ideology and spirituality.…
Community Production: Caught
An art gallery hosts a retrospective of the work of a legendary Chinese dissident artist who was imprisoned in a Chinese detention center for a…
Spring Culminations
Many of our performance classes offer culminating performances. Please see below for dates, times and locations for many of them. Theatre in the Community –…