Student Group Spotlight: The Suspenders
The Suspenders brings together funny students from all across campus to perform their unique brand of sketch comedy. And yes, there’s a musical number.
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News
Trojan trailblazer breaks ground for women in real estate
TITLE IX: For SDA alumna Tracy Tutor of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles fame, the landmark legislation can inspire independence and combat entrenched forms of discrimination.
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Alumni Q&A: Pranav Shah BFA ’05
For our Alumni Q&A series, Pranav Shah BFA ’05 talks about a magical USC summer in Prague, the importance of keeping in touch with your Trojan Family, and receiving the APAA Service Award.
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Faculty Q&A: Finola Hughes
Finola Hughes talks about teaching at SDA, sixty years of General Hospital, and working across different mediums as an actor.
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The Trojan connection to Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
At the 30-year mark, Anna Deavere Smith’s work is as crucial as ever, and the Taper production is framed by the voices of USC faculty
A new production of Anna Deveare Smith’s landmark play reveals convergences between Los Angeles history and USC.
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SDA faculty help student-athletes tackle microaggressions
SDA faculty arranged an event that uses theatre techniques to let student-athletes grapple with religious microaggressions.
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Sunday in the Park with… USC
SDA actors had the opportunity to act at the iconic Pasadena Playhouse, getting a taste of the life of a professional actor while working around their studies.
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Alumni Q&A: Jennifer Westin BA ’00
For our Alumni Q&A series, Jennifer Westin ’00 talks about her journey to Hollywood’s top studios, The Vagina Monologues, and why young actors should learn the business side of the industry.
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Student Group Spotlight: Dorothy’s Friends Theatre Company
Dorothy’s Friends Theatre Company has grown from several friends making queer theatre together to a major presence for the USC queer community.
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Mental health for multihyphenates
A constellation of insiders discussed psychology and mental health in the arts and entertainment industry at the sixth Multihyphenate Masterclass.
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