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Acting Professor Wins Creative Loafing Best Actress Award

   October 13, 2016
Jill Bloede, part-time acting professor in the Department of Theatre, has won the Best Actress award in Creative Loafing's "Best of Charlotte" edition.

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Department of Theatre Presents The Aliens

   October 5, 2016
The Department of Theatre presents The Aliens, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, in an innovative outdoor production October 14 -23.

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Play by Theatre Chair Completes Successful Run in Maine

   October 4, 2016
A play by Department of Theatre Chair Lynne Conner, has completed a successful run at the Theatre Project in Brunswick, Maine.

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Professor Designs Lighting for USC Production

   September 30, 2016
Professor of Theatre Bruce Auerbach is the guest lighting designer for a current production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the University of South Carolina.

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Set Design by Theatre Professor Chosen for International Showcase

   September 7, 2016
A show with set design by Assistant Professor of Theatre Tom Burch was selected for the International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase.

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Theatre Professor and Alum to Present at ASTR National Conference

   August 26, 2016
Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy Jeanmarie Higgins and theatre alumna Les Gray will present at the annual national conference of the American Society for Theatre Research.

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Theatre Professor's New Book Examines "Beast-People" in Films

   August 19, 2016
A new book by Professor of Theatre and Film Mark Pizzato was published earlier this year by Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.

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Theatre Professor to Present at National Conferences

   August 8, 2016
Assistant Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz will present at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) annual conference and the Association of Theatre Movement Educators pre-conference.

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Theatre Department Welcomes New Chair

   August 7, 2016
The Department of Theatre welcomes new chair, Dr. Lynne Conner.

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Theatre Professor's Direction Earns Praise in Chicago

   July 26, 2016
Assistant Professor of Theatre Robin Witt has received praise for direction of "Wastwater" at Chicago's Steep Theatre.

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