Training
•Certificate built for students pursuing professional musical theatre careers, with combined coursework in acting, singing, and dance for the stage
•Faculty includes Cathy Susan Pyles (MFA Theatre Design, University of Minnesota), a performer in the musical Cats
Performance & Productions
•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
•Sean Astin — Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy •Michael Richards — three-time Emmy winner as Kramer on Seinfeld; performed in LAVC student productions Facilities
•Theatre Arts shares the Valley Academic & Cultural Center with Media Arts for cross-department collaboration on performance and screen work
Location
•Van Nuys campus at the crossroads of L.A.'s theatre, film, and television industries
