Improv to Success
Students from other majors gain career skills from Dramatic Arts improv class
Non-dramatic arts majors learn applicable skills for their studies from Improvisation and Theatre Games class.
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News
Backstage: Grease is the word at the Sitzprobe
Director of Production Elsbeth M. Collins shares a first-person look at an important rehearsal for our spring musical.
puttin’ on the sitz
Winnie Lok: Facing the pages of the professional world
Alumna Winnie Lok looks back on her experience at USC and how it has helped shape her professional career.
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Training for the Courtroom: Lawyer Alumni Utilizes Dramatic Arts Degree
The skills that he acquired at SDA have not only proven transferable, but deeply relevant to his legal career.
courtroom drama
Backstage: Career panel helps students navigate the arts
Professionals advise students on work in the performing arts.
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2014: The Year of J. August Richards
From Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to The Lottery to Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce to Grey’s Anatomy – it was a busy and successful calendar year
Deathlok
Opposites Lee Daniels, Danny Strong unite to create ‘Empire’
SDA Alum Danny Strong (BA ’96) and Director Lee Daniels have reunited to create Fox’s much-anticipated hip-hop show Empire
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New USC institute to groom actors for a career in global productions
Online applications for the first cohort, set to begin studies next summer, will be available in January
Online applications for the first cohort, set to begin studies next summer, will be available in January
exciting announcement
Artistic Exchange: International Actors Visit Dramatic Arts
Shanghai Theatre Academy acting students participate in a weeklong artistic exchange.
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A Dose of Joy
Medical clowning experts conduct workshops in acting classes
Renowned clowning therapy experts conduct workshops in acting classes.
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