USC School of Dramatic Arts

The new award will support USC dramatic arts students pursuing careers across film, theater and the creative industries.

Institute at the USC School of Dramatic Arts starts with an AI think tank focused on developing distinctly human skills and advancing creativity.

The home of the USC School of Dramatic Arts — a former church — has received one of the region’s most distinguished honors in historic preservation.

The 1996 alumnus is perhaps best known as the creator, showrunner, writer and director of the award-winning Hulu series Dopesick, and as co-creator, executive producer, writer and director of the hit Fox series Empire.

At USC, comedy is more than a path to stardom; it’s a practical skill across disciplines.

Grode, who joined the drama school’s Board of Councilors in 2005, was one of four women in the USC Gould School of Law’s Class of 1977.

Tony Taccone, the longtime artistic director of Berkeley Rep, and 27-year USC veteran Stephanie Shroyer lead the formalized opportunities for students to learn the craft of directing.

Among the topics on the dean’s agenda: How the USC School of Dramatic Arts’ curriculum cultivates essential human capabilities that will become increasingly valuable as AI transforms entertainment.

VIDEO and STORY: Tomm Polos, the “life of the stadium” for the world champions, doubles as a professor at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

PHOTO ESSAY: Students from the USC School of Dramatic Arts joined the USC Trojan Marching Band to bring football halftime entertainment to a whole new level.