“Rutgers’s location means that students are able to regularly work with industry professionals who come in as guest artists as well as access opportunities in New York,” The Hollywood Reporter says.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Ellen Bredehoft will assume the role of Interim Dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts, effective July 1, 2025, as the university continues the search for the school’s next permanent Dean.
Costume Director Denise Wagner’s class on fast fashion helps students understand the work that goes into making their clothes.
Stan (BFA’05) is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his turn as a young President Donald J. Trump in “The Apprentice.”
Friday (BFA’13) credits a robust Rutgers alumni network with helping her land her latest gig, as rehearsal stage manager on George C. Wolfe’s much-anticipated Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Gypsy,” starring Audra McDonald.
Theater alum Sebastian Stan (BFA’05) is garnering rave reviews for his star turns in “The Apprentice,” in which he stars as former President Donald J. Trump, and for “A Different Man,” as an actor whose face changes after an experimental treatment.
R. Michael Miller, former head of scenic design in the Theater Department who taught at Rutgers for nearly three decades until his retirement in 2019, died February 2, 2024, at age 70. Miller’s work was seen on Broadway (Souvenir, Eminent Domain, The Boys in Autumn),...
Theater student Alena Rose BFA ’24 is blazing a trail for other actors. “The biggest thing for me, especially being a Black plus-sized woman in this industry, is truly actually blurring the lines of what certain identities can play,” says Rose....
BFA Costume Design & Technology alum Tori Sterling’s costume work is all about impressive tricks and visual treats, from a full-body Velcro suit to a candy-colored re-creation of roller-skating Barbie. As Resident Costume Designer for The Walt Disney Company/ABC Television’s LIVE, Sterling oversees a variety of special episodes, including LIVE’s Halloween special. Sterling takes us behind the scenes of LIVE’s most-viewed show of the year.
Introduced at the start of the fall 2022 semester, “Interplay” is designed to bring all five departments together to focus on the themes of play, experimentation, and exploration.