‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Wins Three Emmy Awards
September 16, 2025
The HBO Max documentary Pee-wee as Himself earned three Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special during the 77th Primetime Emmy
Category: Theater
Stephen Prina’s ‘A Lick and a Promise’ Opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
September 12, 2025
Post-conceptual artist and composer Stephen Prina’s (Art MFA 80) survey A Lick and a Promise debuts on Friday, Sept. 12 at
Taylor Swift Dazzles in Bob Mackie’s Timeless Showgirl Costume
September 12, 2025
Chouinardian Bob Mackie, the legendary costume designer known for his era-defining creations for Cher, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and even
Four CalArtian Films Showcased at San Francisco’s Crossroads Film Festival
September 10, 2025
The short films of four CalArtian alums and faculty, many of which play with memory and archival photos, were showcased
CalArtians Debut New Films at TIFF and NYFF
September 9, 2025
Several CalArts alums have new work premiering at major fall film festivals, including two world premieres at the Toronto International
Alum Annalee Traylor Premieres ‘this thing is real’ at Atlanta’s Goat Farm
September 5, 2025
Choreographer and performer Annalee Traylor (Dance MFA 23) premieres her evening-length contemporary dance theater work, this thing is real, this
Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog Comes Full Circle with Tony Award Win
June 12, 2023
On Sunday night, former School of Theater faculty and 1996 Herb Alpert Award in Arts recipient Suzan-Lori Parks experienced a full-circle moment when her play
CalArts Mourns the Passing of Lew Palter
May 30, 2023
Acclaimed actor of stage and screen and longtime CalArts School of Theater faculty Lew Palter passed away, it was announced last week by School of
Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2023
May 25, 2023
On Friday, May 12, the Graduation Courtyard sprang to life, a series of textured vertical sculptures cropping up on the stage as vivid blue arches
View Photos from CalArts’ 50th Anniversary Weekend
May 18, 2023
CalArts threw an epic, three-day celebration of the arts during its 50th anniversary weekend. And what a party it was. Honoring the Institute’s first five
CalArtians Nominated for 2023 Tony Awards
May 3, 2023
On Tuesday, May 2, the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced the nominees for the 76th Tony Awards, with a CalArts alum and
Scenes from CalArts Accepted Student Day 2023
April 17, 2023
On Saturday, April 15, CalArts welcomed newly accepted students, friends, and families to campus for a day of information sessions and informal meet-and-greets. Gone were
Jacqueline Wright Stars in Paul Sands’ The Pilot Who Crashed the Party
April 8, 2023
CalArts alum Jacqueline Wright (Theater BFA 91) stars in Tony Award-winning actor and Second City alum Paul Sand’s new play The Pilot Who Crashed the
Dance, Theater, and Activism Collide in Lemi Ponifasio’s Amor a la Muerte
April 4, 2023
Pioneering Samoan director, designer, and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio brings dance, theater, and activism to the stage with Amor a la muerte (Love to Death), an
CalArts Center for New Performance Presents the World Premiere of Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side
February 21, 2023
The CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the world premiere of Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side, Obie Award-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s
Watch Alison Brie in Somebody I Used to Know
February 10, 2023
Somebody I Used to Know, the latest film project from CalArts alum Alison Brie (Theater BFA 05), debuts on Prime Video on Friday, Feb. 10.
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