Theatre

Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting Ron McClelland is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and is the recipient of their New York Alumni Award for acting (The Henry Boettcher Award). Some of the theater companies he’s worked with as an actor/director include the Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theater, and The Intiman Theater in Seattle, as well as local theaters […]

Courtney Mervine is an Arts Education Specialist with over 22 years of experience in fostering creativity and artistic expression in education. Holding both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Art Education, Courtney has dedicated her career to supporting students across multiple disciplines, including art, music, theatre, and dance. As an advisor at the College of […]

Rick Moll is a senior lecturer and the Production Electrician for the College of Arts + Architecture. A graduate of UNC Charlotte, he holds degrees in both Theatre (BCA) and English (BA). Over the last 25 years, Rick has served as the master electrician for regional theatres in Illinois and Florida, as well as a […]

Jay Morong is an educator, film programmer, director, actor, and theatrical video designer. His theatrical video design work includes Hamlet, The Purple Flower, The Colored Museum, The Winter’s Tale, Nocturne and [sic] all at UNC Charlotte; Tales of the Lost Formicans at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Requiem For New Orleans at the New York International Fringe Festival. He has directed several productions […]

Associate Professor Beth Murray, Ph.D., coordinates the program in Theatre Education.  With deep practical roots in both K-12 and community-based arts, Beth has worked extensively in school and community settings creating and researching arts-based multimodal literacy environments for and with youth. She has been a public-school theatre teacher, a freelance teaching artist, a program development […]

Before assisting on the Broadway productions of Good People (World Premiere) and Jerusalem (Tony Nominated – Best Lighting Design) in 2011, Gordon Olson spent three years as Resident Lighting Designer with Florida Grand Opera, where his designs for Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, and Cosi fan Tutte won critical praise. Between 2006-2008, Gordon served as the Lighting Supervisor for Houston Grand Opera, where […]

Liz Paradis holds a B.A. from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY where she majored in Theatre Performance and minored in English. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Anti-Racism in Urban Education and a Certificate in Meeting & Event Planning, both from UNC Charlotte. Liz worked for several years as a performer, touring with […]

Mark Pizzato earned a Ph.D. in English from UW-Milwaukee, an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Dramatic Writing from the Catholic University of America, and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame.  He has published various interdiscplinary books, including Edges of Loss (1998), Theatres of Human Sacrifice: From Ancient Ritual to Screen Violence (2005), Ghosts of Theatre and […]

Benjamin G. Stickels is a Senior Lecturer for the Performing Arts Services: Design & Production unit in the College of Arts + Architecture, serving as Audio Engineer and Assistant Production Manager. He develops and teaches courses for the departments of Theatre (1245 – Theatre Technology I: Sound; 2240 – Sound Design I; 3246 – Theatre Technology […]