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California State University - Los Angeles

Department of Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, California 90032
(323) 343-4110
admission@calstatela.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Performance)
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Design and Production)
Minor in Theatre
Master of Fine Arts in Television, Film, and Theatre

About the program

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a liberal arts degree program leading to the BA degree in Theatre, with options in Performance and Design & Production. The department offers the graduate program leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree in Television, Film, & Theatre jointly with the Department of Television, Film, & Media Studies. Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in other fields may also declare Theatre or Dance as a minor.

Notable alumni

<p>Fernando Carrillo, Jos&eacute; Casas, Yvette Alawerdjian, Steven Contrast, Jill Lincoln-Brennan, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Janet-Miller/">Janet Miller</a>, Keisha Ross, Leslie Moreno, Eric Shani, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Selene-Santiago/">Selene Santiago</a>, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jonathan-Williams/">Jonathan Williams</a>, Dalia Vosylius, <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Michelle-Zamora/">Michelle Zamora</a></p>

Acceptance rate

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) has an overall acceptance rate of around 92%

Faculty

Roberto Alcaraz Jr., Daniel Czypinski, Carolyn M. Dunn Ph.D., Meredith J. Greenburg, Tanya Kane-Parry, Stephen Rothman, Hae-Kyung Lee, 

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

by Joshua Wright — April 1, 2026

After two decades shaping young performers as chair of the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Central Missouri, John Wilson has built a reputation as one of the region's most versatile theater artists — actor, fight choreographer, dialect coach, and educator all at once.

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