Training & Facilities
•State-of-the-art theater on campus for hands-on production experience
•Well-rounded curriculum covering acting, design, stage management, theater history, playwriting, and technical production
•Internship opportunities to build career connections and community ties
Faculty
•Jonathan Pope Evans, Associate Professor of Theatre (MFA, California Institute of the Arts)
•Professional credits in touring productions of Will Rogers Follies, Crazy for You, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
•Films screened at Cannes, Nashville, Rhode Island International, and other festivals worldwide
•Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalist (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
•Advanced certificate in Physical Theatre (Grotowski training, Poland)
Experimental Theatre Lab
•LASC Experimental Theatre Laboratory creates original social justice theatre in South Central Los Angeles
•Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 8 participant
•Original production "Criminal" explored the murder of Emmett Till, racism in America, and modern-day mass incarceration
•Partnership with Amazing Grace Conservatory offers fellowship opportunities for high school students