Program Recognition
•Three-year MFA in the CalArts School of Theater, training what the program calls "boundary-defying, 21st-century theater artists"
•Named among the best MFA acting programs in the U.S. by Backstage
Training
•8:1 student-faculty ratio with a progressive structure: Year 1 movement and physical expression, Year 2 classical text and on-camera work, Year 3 craft-deepening and career prep
•Led by Mirjana Jokovic (Head of MFA Acting / Director of Performance), with faculty in acting, voice, speech, and movement
•Actors collaborate across CalArts with directors, writers, dancers, choreographers, musicians, filmmakers, animators, and visual artists
Performance & Productions
•The Center for New Performance (CNP), CalArts' professional producing arm, lets students work shoulder-to-shoulder with celebrated professional artists on full productions
Notable Alumni
•Ed Harris — four-time Oscar nominee; the Man in Black on Westworld, Gene Kranz in Apollo 13 •Don Cheadle — Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda; War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe •Bill Irwin — Tony winner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and MacArthur Fellow Professional Development
•Graduating actors perform in the annual Actors Showcase in both Los Angeles and New York before agents, managers, and casting directors
Location
•Valencia campus in the Los Angeles area places students within reach of the film, TV, and theater industry
