CalArts School of Theater

New Faculty Spotlight: We are excited to welcome Monty Cole to our faculty. Monty is an accomplished, compelling director (and School of Theater alum) who brings an important perspective to our BFA curriculum. He will also be developing a new @calartscnp project this year! #calarts #calartstheater #calartscnp

Congrats to Theater alum Justin Townsend on his Tony Award nominations for Best Lighting Design of a Musical ("Moulin Rouge!" and "Jagged Little Pill")! Congrats also to Alpert Award winning guest artist Robert O'Hara on his Best Direction of a Play nomination ("Slave Play")!

New Faculty Spotlight: It is with great joy that we welcome George Lugg as Producing faculty and CNP Consulting Producer. Part of the founding team that launched @calartsredcat George brings a wealth of experience together with a keen understanding of the CalArts community. #calarts #calartstheater #calartscnp

Now Streaming: CalArts Center for New Performance's "The Carolyn Bryant Project" created by Nataki Garrett and Andrea LeBlanc, free to watch online through October 22! https://centerfornewperformance.org/streaming/

NOW STREAMING: CalArts Center for New Performance's "The Carolyn Bryant Project" created by Nataki Garrett and Andrea LeBlanc, free online through October 22! centerfornewperformance.org/streaming

Last month, Ron Cephas Jones won his second Emmy Award for This Is Us. Today he speaks to CalArts students via @calartscnp on the creativity and habits for a life in the arts. . . . (Photos from his 2019 on-campus visit).... #calarts #calartscnp #calartstheater See more

New Faculty Spotlight: It is with much delight that we bring back Chris Akerlind to the CalArts community. Chris is a two-time Tony Award winner (Indecent, The Light in the Piazza) and the recipient of an Obie Award for sustained excellence Off-Broadway. He is a gifted instructor with an extensive career in theater, opera, and dance. #calarts #calartstheater

"The Carolyn Bryant Project", created by alums Nataki Garrett (Artistic Director of OSF) and Andrea LeBlanc (Associate Dean, Co-Head of BFA Acting), streams free online October 9th-22nd courtesy of CalArts Center for New Performance! Conjuring the specter of Emmett Till's murder, a nightmarish reverie on white violence and silence in America. centerfornewperformance.org/streaming

Dedicated to the development of new voices and forms, the CalArts School of Theater is one of the preeminent theater training centers in the country. Our goal is to educate the whole person, forging a community of citizen artists to enter and transform the field. The CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP), the Institute’s professional producing arm, embodies our commitment to open such possibilities, providing students with hands-on professional experience well beyond the conventional academic approach. Visit theater.calarts.edu to apply or for more information.

New Faculty Spotlight: Please join us in welcoming Julanne Chidi Hill to our Speech faculty. Having previously taught in the School of Theater as a guest instructor, she brings an array of knowledge together with an impressive background as a performer. #calarts #calartstheater

Congratulations to School of Theater alum Robert Barnhart and CNP/SOT guest artist Ron Cephas Jones on their 2020 Emmy Awards!! Robert won for his Outstanding Lighting Design/Direction for the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show, and Ron won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for "This is Us."

First Day of Fall 2020 Classes! Our building may be lonely, but our students, faculty, and staff are connecting, learning, and art making in full swing! by Kathleen Fox (MFA3 Interactive Media for Performance)