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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Faculty Q&A: Edgar Landa

Edgar Landa talks about his upcoming classes, staging violence in Richard III and conquering the world of extreme endurance competitions.

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Anita Dashiell-Sparks, Anthony Sparks, Sharon Washington and Chuck Schulz sit side by side on the stage, discussing writing.

Writing your own opportunities

A panel of writer-actors and a documentarian gathered to discuss how to develop a career in writing at 2023’s final Multihyphenate Masterclass.

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