In Memoriam: CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alison Knowles
November 3, 2025
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
Category: Theater
CalArts Alum James Waterman Sets ‘In Spring’ Album Release Show in LA
October 30, 2025
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert
Q&A with Alum Ishika Muchhal on her Stand-Up Comedy/Thesis Defense Presentation in NYC on Saturday
October 29, 2025
This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please Don’t F*ck the Funny Out
Reimagining Carceral Spaces: An Interview with Ashley Hunt
October 28, 2025
Ashley Hunt, faculty in CalArts’ Photography and Media program, has spent more than two decades using film, writing, and collaborative
Animator James Baxter Gives Live Demo During Friday Night Talk
October 27, 2025
On Friday, Sept. 25, the Character Animation Program’s Friday Night Talks series welcomed legendary animator James Baxter to the Bijou
Amy Tofte’s ‘Contact Tracing’ Premieres at Awareness Film Festival
October 24, 2025
Writer and director Amy Tofte (Theater MFA 11) premieres her film Contact Tracing at the 16th Annual Awareness Film Festival
Creators Across Campus Exhibit at CalArts Expo 2025
May 13, 2025
The creativity of the CalArts community will be on full display at 2025 CalArts Expo, an immersive artistic experience happening across campus today, Tuesday, May
VoiceArts Students Envision Opera as Resistance in ‘DIVA EX MACHINA’
April 23, 2025
Not a tribute, but a takeover: Performers are empowered to reclaim their stories in DIVA EX MACHINA, an experimental student-led production created by the spring
CalArtians Named in 100th Class of Guggenheim Fellows
April 15, 2025
On Tuesday, April 15, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation celebrated its centennial with the announcement of the 2025 class of Guggenheim Fellows. Joining the
Healthcare by Design Class Creates Award-Winning Podcast for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
March 19, 2025
Healthcare by Design is an Experience Design School of Theater class where theme park attractions are supplanted by experiences—of patients—with design and technology addressing current
CalArtians Named Opera America 2025 Prize Winners and Grantees
February 26, 2025
Opera America, a nonprofit that supports opera in the United States, recently announced the 2025 recipients of two of its prestigious distinctions: the 2025 Robert
CalArtians Featured in ‘Stage Raw’s’ Top 10 LA Theater Productions of 2024
February 5, 2025
Steven Leigh Morris, founding editor of Stage Raw, curated his list of the 10 best Los Angeles theater productions of 2024. Among them were three
CalArts Halloween 2024: A Showcase of Student Creativity and Collaboration
November 23, 2024
The annual CalArts Halloween party is a longstanding and legendary tradition of campus life, dating back to 1972. What makes the event truly special is
Paul Turbiak Stars in 24th Street Theatre’s ‘Pascal & Julien’
September 25, 2024
CalArts alum Paul Turbiak (Theater MFA 08) stars in the US premiere of Pascal & Julien, running through Sunday, Oct. 27, at 24th Street Theater
Big Tent: CalArts Reef Residents Present Group Show
September 12, 2024
On Saturday, Sept. 14, CalArts celebrates the opening of Big Tent, a group exhibition of CalArts Reef Residents and their collaborators. Organized by residency program
CalArts Alums Perform in World Premiere of The Bauhaus Project
July 18, 2024
This weekend (July 19-21), Open Fist Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Tom Jacobson’s The Bauhaus Project, a theatrical event that explores the rise
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