Podcast@SDA

SDA podcast featuring the faculty of the USC School of Dramatic Arts returns with a conversation with Edgar Landa.

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Podcast@SDA is an opportunity to get to know the faculty of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. This episode features Professor Scott Faris. Scott is the Alice M. Pollitt Professor in Stage Management, Chair of Stage Management and Production, Director of BA Emphasis in Musical Theatre and the Interim Co-Director of BFA Musical Theatre. Scott Faris is a noted stage manager and successful director of...

Lilach Dekel-Avneri is a director, curator, translator, and dramaturg. For Fall 2019, Dekel-Avneri was a visiting artist at the USC School of Dramatic Arts thanks to support from the Israel Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization that advances rigorous teaching, research and discourse about modern Israel in partnership with leading academic and cultural institutions.

Philip G. Allen is an associate professor of theatre practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. He is a sound designer, mixer and audio educator with more than 20 years of professional experience. He has designed sound systems for the Music Center of Los Angeles, the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City and numerous smaller venues.

Kate Burton is a USC School of Dramatic Arts professor and master artist. She has directed Chekhov’s Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull for USC’s MFA Rep, as well as two evenings of Shakespeare and Tchaikovsky for Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The daughter of two Shakespearean actors, she has played Viola, Juliet, Desdemona, Isabella, The Princess of France, Herm...

Elsbeth M. Collins is a veteran stage manager who serves as the head of production at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, a position she has held since 2008. She is the production manager for over 20 productions per academic year, hiring support staff and guest artists, as well as monitoring their budgets. Prior to coming to USC, Collins worked as a professional stage manager for over 25 years.

Christopher Shaw is an assistant professor of theatre practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts in acting and directing. Shaw has worked professionally in theatre, film and TV in N.Y. and L.A., as well as at numerous renowned regional theatres. Recent work includes originating the role of Tchaikovsky in the world premier of Tommy Smith’s Fugue with the award winning Echo Theater Company in Los A...

In this episode of Podcast@SDA, Dean David Bridel discusses "Uncle Vanya" with the translator of the work, SDA Professor Sharon Marie Carnicke. Directed by Gregg T. Daniel, "Uncle Vanya" continues performing in repertory through March 7, 2017 at the School's Scene Dock Theatre.

The latest episode of Podcast@SDA offers a conversation with versatile director/playwright/actress Regina Taylor. Taylor’s play “Magnolia,” an imaginative new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” sets the action during the beginning of Atlanta’s desegregation in 1963. Directed by Khanisha Foster, the play opens November 17, 2016 at the USC School of Dramatic Arts' McClintock Theatre...

In this episode of Podcast@SDA, Dean David Bridel discusses Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet" with Carla Della Gatta, a noted Shakespearean scholar who also teaches at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Directed by Kelly Ward, "Romeo and Juliet" opens November 3, 2016 at the School's Bing Theatre.

For this episode of Podcast@SDA, Bill Russell — the Tony-nominated lyricist and librettist of the critically acclaimed musical "Side Show" discusses the genesis of the musical with Dean David Bridel of the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Directed by VP Boyle, "Side Show" opens October 27, 2016 at the School's McClintock Theatre.

For this episode of Podcast@SDA, Dean David Bridel of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, interviews Shakespearean expert and USC professor Bruce Smith for "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Directed by Jeanette Harrison, the play opens October 6, 2016 at the School's Bing Theatre.

For the first episode of Podcast@SDA, Dean David Bridel of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, interviews "Mockingbird" playwright, Julie Jensen. Directed by Andi Chapman, the play opens September 29, 2016 at the School's McClintock Theatre.