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Airing Out Our Drawers: 50-ish Years of CalArts’ History and Creativity from the Library and Institute Archives: School of Theater

A library guide companion to the CalArts Library Exhibition from October 2022 – May 2023

Selections from the School of Theater Faculty and Alumnx

Includes Programs in Performance and Experience Design and Production

School of Theater Faculty

Asphalt by Carl Hancock Rux
Carl Hancock Rux, School of Theater faculty
A Beckett Canon by Ruby Cohn
Ruby Cohn, School of Theater faculty
California Institute of the Arts, 1974/75 by Roberta Friedman; California Institute of the Arts
Marshall Ho'o, School of Theater faculty
Dressing the Resistance: The Visual Language of Protest Through History by Camille Benda
Camille Benda, School of Theater faculty
Jackie Brown by Lawrence Bender (Producer); Lisa Gay Hamilton 1964- (Actor); Quentin Tarantino (Director) (Screenwriter); Pam Grier 1949- (Actor); Samuel L Jackson (Actor); Robert Forster 1942-2019 (Actor); Michael Keaton 1951- (Actor); Bridget Fonda (Actor); Robert De Niro (Actor)
Lisa Gay Hamilton, School of Theater faculty
La Divina Caricatura by Lee Breuer
Lee Breuer, School of Theater faculty
Lessons of the Hour: Frederick Douglass by Isaac Julien
Susan Solt, School of Theater faculty
Liz Glynn: Objects and Actions by Susan Cross
José Luis Blondet, School of Theater faculty
Mask Characterization: An Acting Process by Libby Appel
Libby Appel, School of Theater faculty
My Breath in Art by Beatrice Manley
Beatrice Manley, School of Theater Faculty
Programming Theater History by Herbert Blau
Herbert Blau, School of Theater faculty
Soulographie: Our Genocides by Erik Ehn
Erik Ehn, School of Theater faculty
Suzan-Lori Parks in Person: Interviews and Commentaries by Philip C. Kolin (Editor); Harvey Young (Editor)
Suzan-Lori Parks, School of Theater faculty
Titanic by James Cameron, Jon Landau, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates
Leon Louis "Lew" Palter, School of Theater faculty
The Tornado Treaty by Janie Geiser
Janie Geiser, School of Theater faculty
Towards a Poor Theatre by Jerzy Grotowski; Peter Brook (Introduction by, Preface by); Eugenio Barba (Editor)
Franz Marijnen, School of Theater faculty
Underground by Emir Kusturica, Mirjana Joković, Dušan Kovačević, Pierre Spengler
Mirjana Joković, School of Theater faculty
Voice and Speech Training in the New Millennium: Conversations with Master Teachers by Nancy Saklad
Fran Bennett, School of Theater faculty
Weeds: The Complete Collection by Jenji Kohan, Mary-Louise Parker, et al.
Julanne Chidi Hill, School of Theater faculty
Women Design by Libby Sellers
Sally Jacobs, School of Theater faculty

School of Theater Alumnx

Actor training in anglophone countries : past, present and future by Peter Zazzali
Peter Zazzali (BFA 92)
Ants Will Not Eat Your Fingers by California Institute of the Arts
Derek Webster (BFA 93)
Art & Fasion Put Into a Dialogue by California Institute of the Arts, School of Art
Jenny Foldenauer (MFA 12)
Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches by Sharrell Luckett (Editor); Tia M. Shaffer (Editor)
Nataki Garrett (MFA 02)
Blu by Virginia Grise; David Hare
Virginia Grise (MFA 09)
Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis; read by Don Cheadle; foreword read by Andrew Young; afterword read by Kabir Sehgal
Don Cheadle (BFA 86)
Catherine Sullivan: Five Economies (Big Hunt/Little Hunt) by Russell Ferguson; Catherine Sullivan; Hamza Walker
Catherine Sullivan (BFA 92)
Clowns by Ezra LeBank (Editor); David Bridel (Editor)
Bill Irwin (72)
Concert Lighting by Paul Dexter; James Moody
Kevin Adams (MFA 86)
The Disaster Artist by James Franco 1978- (Film producer) (Film director) (Actor)
Alison Brie (BFA 05) and Eliza Coupe (BFA 06)
Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton 1958- (Screenwriter) (Film producer) (Film director)
Kathy Baker (72)
Fresh Cream by Amanda Cruz (Contribution by); Bice Curiger (Contribution by); Vasif Kortun (Contribution by)
Douglas Rushkoff (MFA 86)
Monologues for Actors of Color: Women by Roberta Uno (Editor)
Ty Defoe (BFA 04)
Pee-Wee's Playhouse [Seasons 1 & 2] by Paul Reubens 1952- (Actor); Laurence Fishburne III, 1961- (Actor); Phil Hartman (Actor); S Epatha Merkerson 1952- (Actor); Lynne Marie Stewart 1946- (Actor); Herman World, Inc.(Production company); Shout! Factory (Firm) (Film distributor)
Paul Reubens (73)
The Performing Subject in the Space of Technology: Through the Virtual, Towards the Real by Matthew Causey (Editor); Emma Meehan (Editor); Neill O'Dwyer (Editor)
Matthew Causey
Pollock by Ed Harris 1950- (Director) (Producer) (Actor); Fred Berner (Producer); Jon Kilik (Producer); Barbara Turner (Screenwriter); Susan J Emshwiller (Screenwriter); Marcia Gay Harden (Actor); Tom Bower 1938- (Actor); Jennifer Connelly (Actor); Bud Cort 1948- (Actor); John Heard 1946-2017 (Actor); Val Kilmer 1959- (Actor)
Ed Harris (BFA 75)
Powerpuff Girls. The complete series by Craig McCracken, Amy, Keating Rogers, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, E G Daily, Tom Kane, Roger Jackson
Amy Keating Rogers (MFA 94)
Putty Hill / Hamilton by Matt Porterfield (Director); Tiffany Boone (Actor); Jordan Mintzer (Producer)
Tiffany Boone (BFA 09)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World by Q Allan Brocka; Terence McFarland; Christopher Joyce
Terence McFarland (MFA 03)
This Will All Be Over Soon by Cecily Strong
Cecily Strong (BFA 06)

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Airing Out Our Drawers: 50-ish Years of CalArts' History and Creativity from the Library and Institute Archives exhibition and accompanying guides were compiled by the CalArts Library as a retrospective to highlight books, a/v materials, posters, and other materials in the various library collections. This is not a comprehensive representation of all materials or people affiliated with CalArts. If you would like to be included, or have any questions or suggestions about the exhibition, please contact us at libref@calarts.edu.