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Close-up of two actors in The Last, Best Small Town

"The Last, Best Small Town" to Be Staged at Pomona College Seaver Theatre March 3-6

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

The Last, Best Small Town by Los Angeles playwright John Guerra is being staged at Seaver Theatre on the Pomona College campus for five performances March 3-6.

Rose Portillo ’75 and Jasmine Reed ’12 Make Movie Magic for Disney’s Encanto

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Lecturer Rose Portillo ’75 voiced a character in the award-winning film Encanto and Jasmine Reed ’12 worked on the production side to make the animated film about a Colombian family with magical powers come alive on screen.

GiGi Buddie '23 Attends COP26 in Glasgow to Highlight Indigenous Environmental Activists

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

GiGi Buddie '23, a theatre major and environmental analysis student, went to Glasgow for the U.N. Climate Conference to display a multimedia exhibit of Indigenous climate activists.

Broadway Dreamer, Psychiatrist Returning to Theatre

Monday, October 11, 2021

Theatre major David Callander '88 headed for Broadway after graduating, then decided to go to medical school and became a psychiatrist. The pandemic stirred something in him, and Callander is producing and directing an upcoming play in L.A.

Seven Pomona College Faculty Members Retire

Friday, July 9, 2021

Seven Pomona faculty members have retired.

Giovanni Ortega teaches theatre remotely

Q&A: Prof. Giovanni Ortega on Theatre, Identity and the Value of the Art

Thursday, July 8, 2021

As an Asian American Filipinx Latinx Queer Muslim, Ortega embodies a multiplex identity on and off stage. We sat down with Ortega to discuss identity and sexuality in relation to theatre and the importance of studying this art.