Inspiring the next generation with the Sparks Center
Rod and Elsie Nakamoto name the School’s Sparks Center after two notable members of the Trojan Family.
inspired spaces
News
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.
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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
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
New Faculty Spotlight: Melissa Treinkman
New faculty member Melissa Treinkman brings her passion for teaching, research and musical theatre to SDA.
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Once upon a time, three Trojans went Into the Woods
Three recent SDA alumni forged a bond after discovering they had all worked as stage managers on Broadway’s critically acclaimed revival of Into the Woods.
fight on