Wednesday, May 1


Graduate acting program’s new head sets stage for recalibration of curriculum

It’s been two years since UCLA’s graduate department at the School of Theater, Film and Television accepted any actors into its program. In the wake of Tony Award-winning Professor Mel Shapiro’s retirement as the head of UCLA’s graduate acting program, Michael Hackett, chairman of the Department of Theater, and other faculty members of the graduate theater department spent two years in search of a new head of acting to recalibrate the program. Read more...

Photo: The graduate department at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television launched its recalibrated acting curriculum under the leadership of a new head of acting. The program focuses on ensemble building and training students for the contemporary world.




Fowler Museum celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Over 5,000 globe beach balls are entwined around the front entrance and tower of the Fowler Museum. Like vines, they coil out of the heart of the Fowler building, the inner courtyard, both separating and uniting the building. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Fowler Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary with eight exhibitions. Most of the Fowler’s new exhibitions will be open until Jan. 26, with others running an extended showcase until March 2.


L.A. revival of ‘The Normal Heart’ features UCLA talent

A new theater production is once again giving voice to the story of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City during the early 1980s. Originally written by Larry Kramer in 1985, “The Normal Heart” has since become a success on Broadway, as well as in theaters in Los Angeles and London. Read more...

Photo: The L.A. revival of “The Normal Heart,” a theater production about the onset of AIDS in the 1980s, features UCLA alumnus Verton R. Banks as the hospital administrator, Tommy Boatwright.


Hammer to implement free general admission

Beginning in early February of next year, the Hammer Museum will offer free admission to the public. The Hammer Museum, operated by UCLA, currently offers certain programs and lectures for free. Read more...

Photo: The Hammer Museum announced it will implement free admission to the general public beginning in February.



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