Training
•Bullet: Certificate built for students pursuing professional musical theatre careers, with combined coursework in acting, singing, and dance for the stage
•Bullet: Faculty includes Cathy Susan Pyles (MFA Theatre Design, University of Minnesota), a performer in the musical Cats
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Productions staged in the Valley Academic & Cultural Center (opened Spring 2026), a complex with four theaters: a 450-seat Mainstage, a 150-seat Horseshoe Theater, an 80-seat Lab Theater, and a 225-seat Screening Theater, plus an outdoor amphitheater
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Sean Astin — Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy •Bullet: Michael Richards — three-time Emmy winner as Kramer on Seinfeld; performed in LAVC student productions Facilities
•Bullet: Theatre Arts shares the Valley Academic & Cultural Center with Media Arts for cross-department collaboration on performance and screen work
Location
•Bullet: Van Nuys campus at the crossroads of L.A.'s theatre, film, and television industries
