2023/24 Season

New Works Festival Year 2


Festival of staged readings showcasing the voices of the School’s Year 2 MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 1: VASHTI By Eliza KuperschmidDirected by Laura Flanagan…

Spring Culminations


Many of our performance classes offer culminating performances. Please see below for dates, times and locations for many of them. Theatre in the Community –…

SDA Community Production: Caught

Community Production: Caught


An art gallery hosts a retrospective of the work of a legendary Chinese dissident artist who was imprisoned in a Chinese detention center for a…

Second Stage: Myths and Hymns

Second Stage: Myths and Hymns


In his song cycle, Myths & Hymns, Guettel paints an emotional landscape of faith and yearning that embraces a boundless spectrum of ideology and spirituality.…

Second Stage: Assassins

Second Stage: Assassins


A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Stephen Sondheim’s signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our…

Second Stage: Nicholas Nickleby

Second Stage: Nicholas Nickleby


Young Nicholas Nickleby, penniless after his father’s death, arrives in London seeking a way to care for his mother and sister. Their only hope is…

Second Stage: Richard III

Second Stage: Richard III


Guided by a lust for power and the throne, Richard III uses words and dark charm to conceal his dismantling of government and justice by…

Chavez Ravine: An LA Ghost Story

Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Ghost Story


To open the mainstage theatre in the School of Dramatic Arts’ new home, we are proud to present: Chavez Ravine: An L.A. Ghost Story. This…

NWF Year 3: Between Fresno and Hell


New Works Festival Year 3, showcasing the emerging voices of the School’s graduating MFA Dramatic Writing students. Play 3: Between Fresno and Hell By Joseph…