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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USC Programs Trace Oscars Past and Work to Change Oscars Future
The USC School of Dramatic Arts and USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative are working with Adobe Foundation to measure and support inclusion in entertainment.
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Faculty Spotlight: Boni B. Alvarez
Award-winning playwright Boni B. Alvarez has joined the full-time faculty at SDA, encouraging students to find themselves in what they write.
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