Faculty

Jeremiah O'Brian

Jeremiah O’Brian

Jeremiah O’Brian is a faculty member at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. His exceptionally diverse background – from gritty nuts-and-bolts firefighting to film and theatre…

Luis Alfaro

A renowned playwright, performance artist, producer and director, Alfaro is the director of the MFA in Dramatic Writing Program and a MacArthur “genius” fellow.

Meiling Cheng

Meiling Cheng

Noted performance art critic and poet, Cheng has been published widely in both English and Chinese.

Velina Hasu Houston

Velina Hasu Houston

Award-winning playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor and screenwriter, Houston is Director of the MFA in Dramatic Writing Program.

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

A working professional in theatre, film and television, Warshofsky is director of the MFA in Acting program and Associate Professor of Theatre Practice.

Portrait of Stephanie Shroyer

Stephanie Shroyer

Stephanie Shroyer is a professor of theatre practice in the School of Dramatic Arts’ performance area. She has taught courses across the school’s degree programs,…

Photo of Natsuko Ohama

Natsuko Ohama

is one of the premier voice teachers in the country.

Portrait of Duncan Mahoney

Duncan Mahoney

Duncan Mahoney is a professor of theatre practice and head of technical direction at USC School of Dramatic Arts. He has been working professionally in…

Portrait of Takeshi Kata

Takeshi Kata

Kata is an award-winning designer whose work has been seen extensively throughout the country and internationally.