Alumni enhance L.A. stages in fall 2017 theatrical season
SDA represents in many of the most homegrown and respected theatrical venues across town.
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Students perform Rodin at Norton Simon Museum
First-year MFA actors from an advanced movement class connect fine art with performing art in Pasadena.
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Primetime Trojans shine on fall 2017 TV season
Five SDA alumni rep their alma mater across network, subsidiary and premium television roles.
Five SDA alumni rep their alma mater across network, subsidiary and premium television roles.
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Andy Robinson to play Oberon in Disney Concert Hall’s ‘Midsummer’
The MFA professor will perform selections from Shakespeare’s play in combination with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Luis Alfaro reimagines Sophocles for today’s audiences
The playwright/professor jets between his classes at USC and rehearsals for his new play at the storied Public Theater in N.Y.
The playwright/professor jets between his classes at USC and rehearsals for his new play at the storied Public Theater in N.Y.
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Trojan Family Weekend a dramatic success
SDA families were treated to an intimate and fun-filled four-day weekend of academic and extracurricular activities.
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Bringing podcast skills to the front of the class
Teaching “Creating the Hit Podcast” is a logical step for actress Anna Faris and Sim Sarna, who co-founded the popular Anna Faris is Unqualified
Anna Faris and and Sim Sarna, co-founders of the popular Anna Faris is Unqualified, bring expertise to SDA.
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USC acting students jump between stage, screen and the digital world
Acting students prep for careers in virtual reality, video games, motion capture and whatever technology serves up next—with a firm grounding in classical training.
Prepping for careers in virtual reality, video games, motion capture and whatever technology serves up next.
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Ten members join Board of Councilors
The School has welcomed new board members, who are leaders in the industry and the local community, and bring a breath of expertise and talents.
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Stage management's new leading man
Meet the inaugural holder of the USC School of Dramatic Arts’ endowed professorship in stage management
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