SDSUmusicaltheatre

07/23/2026

New Musical at SDSU

San Diego State University's New Musical Initiative selected THE DEATH OF DESERT ROSE, by Jessica Kahkoska and Elliah Heifetz, for a two-year development process culminating in a fully staged world premiere production.

05/24/2026

Introducing the SDSU BA Musical Theatre class of 2030!

04/29/2026

https://playbill.com/article/ryan-scott-oliver-musical-tomorrow-the-island-dies-will-make-world-premiere-at-san-diego-state-university

The future-set original musical explores how the people of a doomed island off the coast of Maine cope with impending death.

04/27/2026

New musical at SDSU!

The work of “folk horror” became a creative collaboration, with cast members shaping roles being played for the first time.

03/26/2026

https://psfa.sdsu.edu/news/2026/two-years-in-the-making-sdsu-presents-developing-musical-tomorrow-the-island-dies

How SDSU’s Musical Theatre Initiative helped transform Ryan Scott Oliver’s evolving folk-horror musical from concept to full production

11/30/2025

Undergrad and graduate programs are mentoring this region’s next generation of actors, directors and designers