Program Recognition
•Bullet: Three-year MFA in the CalArts School of Theater, training what the program calls "boundary-defying, 21st-century theater artists"
•Bullet: Named among the best MFA acting programs in the U.S. by Backstage
Training
•Bullet: 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
•Bullet: Led by Mirjana Jokovic (Head of MFA Acting / Director of Performance), with faculty in acting, voice, speech, and movement
•Bullet: Actors collaborate across CalArts with directors, writers, dancers, choreographers, musicians, filmmakers, animators, and visual artists
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: 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
•Bullet: Ed Harris — four-time Oscar nominee; the Man in Black on Westworld, Gene Kranz in Apollo 13 •Bullet: Don Cheadle — Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda; War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe •Bullet: Bill Irwin — Tony winner for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and MacArthur Fellow Professional Development
•Bullet: Graduating actors perform in the annual Actors Showcase in both Los Angeles and New York before agents, managers, and casting directors
Location
•Bullet: Valencia campus in the Los Angeles area places students within reach of the film, TV, and theater industry
