California Institute of the Arts

Award-winning filmmaker, scholar and higher education leader Celine Parreñas Shimizu has been named the new dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Learn more!

The York Theatre will welcome current Drama League Stage Directing Fellow Irvin Mason Jr. as Associate Director of Platinum Dreams, the first production of the 2025 Spring “New2NY’ series. Learn more!

GALA Hispanic Theatre will present the U.S. premiere of Once Upon a Time…And Two Are Three! by acclaimed Dominican playwright Manuel Chapuseaux.

Michelle Liu Carriger of UCLA's Department of Theater received the Barnard Hewitt Award for her book on theater history, recognized for its innovative approach and meticulous scholarship. Learn more!

Directed by Douglas C. Wager, William Shakespeare's The Tempest will debut at the Tomilson theater this December. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

I may be in my 16th and final year of schooling, but that doesn’t make back to school any less fun (or any less busy). Juggling classes, a job, and theater is a feat not for the faint of heart, but it’s very rewarding.

Roger Q. Mason received the Los Angeles New Play Project award from UCLA for their play HIDE AND HIDE, part of a trilogy exploring California's history and gentrification. The world premiere is set for May 2025.

Actress Ali Fumiko Whitney will be the guest speaker at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 2024 Orientation, sharing her journey from musical theater to Netflix stardom and advocating for mixed-ethnicity actors.

San Francisco State University School of Theater & Dance will present Everybody, a modern take on a 15th-century morality play that offers a whimsical perspective on death and dying. 

Tarell Alvin McCraney, artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse, will deliver the keynote address at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's 77th annual commencement ceremony. Learn more.

Queen Bee opens this June at Eastwood Performing Arts Center as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival! Written and directed by UCLA Playwrighting alum and Eugene O'Neill National Playwrighting Conference Semi-Finalist, Remy Small, Queen Bee follows five 12 year old girls who find themselves unsupervised in their middle school classroom when a school-wide lockdown is announced.

Author and Award-wining Broadway Director Kristin Hanggi will be holding a book signing celebration for the release of their book “God, Sex, Musical Theatre” on Thursday, May 2nd from 7:30-9 PM at the iconic Drama Book Shop in Manhattan.

Acclaimed performance artist Kristina Wong performs and exhibits at University of the Arts.

The Living Room has announced the upcoming production of Stories to Get Us Through the Night, an interactive theatrical experience where audience members use candles to explore a branching narrative.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television has announced the appointment of Brian Kite to the position of dean. Dean Kite, who served as the interim dean since January 2020, has been instrumental in leading TFT with resilience and innovation, especially through the challenges of the pandemic.