
Wayne Brady, Madhuri Shekar to address USC School of Dramatic Arts graduates
Actor, producer and television personality Brady and playwright, screenwriter and producer Shekar will speak during two commencement ceremonies on May 12.
Actor, producer and television personality Brady and playwright, screenwriter and producer Shekar will speak during two commencement ceremonies on May 12.
The Department of English, with the support of the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation and in collaboration with Kenyon College and the Kenyon Review, will award the $20,000 prize during a gala at USC on April 18.
The Media Institute for Social Change at the USC School of Cinematic Arts identifies 14 movies that have impact while highlighting hot-button social issues.
The movie and TV series are recognized as the year’s best adaptation of the written word.
An Adobe Foundation grant to the USC School of Dramatic Arts’ MFA Acting Program will directly support the production of short films by underrepresented students.
Marisa Torelli-Pedevska co-founded the Inevitable Foundation, a first-of-its-kind organization dedicated to funding and mentoring professional screenwriters living with disabilities.
The Inclusion List, launched Wednesday by Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, tracks and celebrates progress in entertainment.
Professor Brent Blair of the USC School of Dramatic Arts heads to India, Rwanda and Israel to find the intersection of theater, healing and justice.
Campbelle Searcy is just getting her college career started at the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, but she’s already making waves on the red carpet.
OK, it’s not an actual music festival — but we can dream with the help of a USC Viterbi student’s app!
A self-described street artist and alchemist, S.C. Mero transforms downtown L.A. street corners into “something that is endearing or revealing of some truth happening in the neighborhood.”
The USC Thornton School of Music shares music performed, written and/or produced by some of the school’s Black faculty and alumni.
Second-year MFA acting students rehearsed at Atlantic Theater Company, attended one of the last performances of the critically acclaimed revival of Death of a Salesman and met with the cast.
Art students Jayna Dias and Angel Itua present a lifetime of experiences as Black women and Black artists living within the Black diaspora in the exhibition The Black Experience.
Hollywood heavyweights Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver are returning to their alma mater to join the film school’s advisory board.
“I get energized by working with creators and creative executives,” says Jeff Schneider, an executive vice president with National Geographic Partners.
iAsia Brown spent 16 years as a gay woman in a “don’t ask, don’t tell” military. Now, she’s producing Xbox games, chasing her master’s degree at USC Marshall and painting images that stop viewers in their tracks.
Trojans won awards — some for the first time — and were featured in the televised performances. On music’s biggest night, a nomination can often be as important as a win.
USC alum Kapil Talwalkar discusses preparing for roles, venturing outside your comfort zone and getting the most from your educational experience.
USC Annenberg’s Taj Frazier examines this intersection of music, art and technology.
“I love strategizing,” says CBS Studios’ executive VP and co-head of business affairs.
The independent student production company, which connects Trojans from different majors and schools, has been producing original works since 1996.
The multihyphenate musician and scholar comes to USC from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Ifunanya Nweke launched Jazz Hands for Autism, which has provided music training, vocational development and job placement for more than 150 musicians with autism.