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Fullerton,California 92831
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Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts is an essential part of the creative fabric of Southern California, proudly serving as both an academic and cultural resource. We are a living laboratory for the arts, where success is measured in lines of dialogue, sheets of music, phrases of choreography, and slabs of clay. Our alumni leave lasting legacies by contributing to the vitality of the arts nationally and globally, and can be found in all facets of the thriving art and entertainment industries. Each year, the college enthusiastically opens its doors to more than 40,000 students, campus and community members who attend the hundreds of concerts, exhibitions, workshops, masterclasses, visiting artists’ lectures and performances we present. The College of the Arts is home to more than 2,600 graduate and undergraduate students studying in the School of Music and the Departments of Art and Theatre and Dance. Whether your interest is in visual arts, music, theatre or dance, you will find the College of the Arts has created a dynamic, diverse and distinctive learning environment committed to helping our students succeed in an atmosphere that combines scholarship, creativity, artistic expression and intellectual curiosity. We are a destination of choice for students seeking the highest quality training in the visual and performing arts.

Notable Alumni Include:

http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/alumni_and_friends/alumni/featured_alumni.php




Faculty Info:

MUSICAL THEATRE: Josh Grisetti, Marty Austin Lamar, Brandee Lara Barnaby, Macarena Gandarillas, Sarah Grandpre, Sarah Ripper, Clarissa Shan, ACTING: Maria Cominis, Svetlana Efremova, Eve Himmelheber, John Short; DIRECTING: Mark Ramont; DESIGN & TECHNICAL PRODUCTION: Scott Bolman, 
Hyun Sook Kim, 
Fred Kinney, 
JR Norman Luker, 
Bill Meyer, 
Carolyn Mraz, Terri Nista, 
Kathryn Wilson, 
Dianne Graebner, 
Becca Kessin, 
Kat Price; VOICE & MOVEMENT: 

Anne James, David Nevell, 
Kennedy Brown, 
Michael Polak, 
Tyler Seiple; THEATRE STUDIES: 

Heather Jeanne Denyer, 
Amanda Rose Villarreal, 
Kathi Cook, 
Tony Fitzgerald, Aimee Guichard, 
Jeremy Lewis, 
Kevin Slay, Holly Jeanne Sneed, Shellie Sterling, 
Miguel Torres, Craig Tyrl, 
Luke Yankee



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