2024 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
News
SDA students spend a day on the set of Based on a True Story
Thanks to the generosity of Jason Bateman, School of Dramatic Arts students visited a live set and spent the day learning from artists and executives.
Thanks to the generosity of Hollywood legend Jason Bateman, SDA students visited a working set and spent the day learning from creatives and executives.
big opportunities
USC alumni light up Broadway
Next time you’re in New York, catch one of these Trojans living out their dream in New York’s famous theatre district.
Broadway
SDA Alumni share advice for the newest Trojans
With the first day of school fast approaching, students and alumni offer tips on the Trojan experience.
words of wisdom
Celebrating Emmy® Award Nominations
SDA celebrates all of our alumni whose work was recognized with nominations at the 76th Annual Emmy Awards.
Emmys
Faculty Q&A: Luis Alfaro
Director of the MFA in Dramatic Writing Program Luis Alfaro talks growing up in Pico/Union, being an Artist/Citizen and the difference between being liked and being understood.
getting to know
Inspiring Spaces: Empowering Independent Student Productions
The Pollitt Family Rehearsal Hall in the new Dramatic Arts Building will provide a space for SDA’s dynamic independent student productions to thrive.
inspiring spaces
Long Live the King!
MFA Students Bring August Wilson’s King Hedley II to the International Black Theatre Festival
MFA in Acting students will bring their production of August Wilson’s King Hedley II to the International Black Theatre Festival.
international opportunities
Alumni Q&A: Keith Levy (aka Sherry Vine) MFA ’88
For our Alumni Q&A series, Keith Levy (aka Sherry Vine) MFA ’88 talks about Vine’s legendary drag career, the evolving art of drag performance and staying true to oneself.
alumni q&a
USC School of Dramatic Arts to offer free tuition for its MFA programs
The acting and dramatic writing degrees will now have tuition costs waived for incoming and current students starting in the Fall of 2024
The Master’s Degrees in Acting and Dramatic Writing will now have tuition costs waived for incoming and current students starting in the Fall of 2024
groundbreaking