Activities to check off your UCLA bucket list

Every campus has long-standing traditions that make attending that school a unique experience. Make sure to try some of the activities on our bucket list so you don’t miss out on what UCLA has to offer. Movie premiere in Westwood One of the draws of going to school in Los Angeles is the glitz of […]

UCLA alumna Ari Afsar lands role in Chicago production of ‘Hamilton’

Ari Afsar fangirled during her callback for the Chicago musical “Hamilton” because she got to sing for Tony Award-winning director Thomas Kail. The UCLA alumna sang two songs from the show and one from her book, and was asked to stay longer. She waited an hour and then performed for Tony Award-winning orchestrator and musical […]

Incoming student’s high school films nominated for festival awards

Katie Speare filmed herself standing behind a sheet of Plexiglas smeared with makeup at age 16. Sound clips from 1950s makeup commercials droned on while two hands scrubbed the makeup off the sheet. As the brown streaks washed away, more and more of Speare was revealed. She stared directly into the camera and wiped her […]

Grad student takes on LA theater scene in new role as musical director

High art is a strange and unfamiliar world for many – only admired by stuffy, old-fashioned types whose works in music and theater often defy comprehension. For Stephanie DePrez, opera is a timeless and inspirational form of expression. “Opera is a very particular beast, especially opera in America,” DePrez said. “It is a very specific […]