Theatre
Theatre Professor’s Children’s Book Adaptation is on Stage in Chicago
Assistant Professor of Costume Design Aly Amidei has adapted the children’s book, Bunny’s Book Club, for the stage in a world premiere production at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre. The show, part of the Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries, opened on January 11 and runs through February 16. Amidei has also designed the production’s costumes. This is Amidei’s second […]
Come From Away Actors Visit Musical Theatre Workshop
Two cast members from the national touring Broadway production of Come From Away led a special Musical Theatre Workshop for students on Friday, January 10. The show has run at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s Belk Theater, January 7-12. Sharone Sayeghi and Amelia Cormack conducted a master class in technique for the musical theatre stage. […]
Production Directed by Theatre Professor Witt Among Chicago’s Top Ten for 2019
The Steep Theatre (Chicago) production of Pomona, directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Robin Witt, has been named one of the Top Ten Chicago theatre productions of 2019 by the Chicago Tribune. In his article, Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones wrote: “Steep Theatre is a courageous kind of theater that knows its audience will go […]
Theatre Professor Named NET Board Member
Associate Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz will join the FY 20 Board Class for the Network of Ensemble Theaters, one of six new board members drawn from across the United States. The Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) is a national community of artists and arts organizations committed to the advancement of the ensemble form through […]
Allie Dillard
Dresser, Broadway production of “Come from Away”
Broadway Actor Gives Musical Theatre Masterclass
Broadway actor Phillip Boykin was in Rowe Recital Hall on November 14 to lead a masterclass in the Musical Theatre Workshop. Boykin, a bass-baritone, was a lead cast member in the 2017 Broadway production of Once On This Island and was in Charlotte for the touring production of the show at the Blumenthal Performing Arts […]
Faculty Direct and Design Cape Fear Regional Theatre Production
Two members of the Department of Theatre faculty have directed and designed a new production at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville, N.C. No Child…, a play by Nilaja Sun, is directed by Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn, with a set by Assistant Professor of Scenic Design Tom Burch. The production runs October […]
Theatre Faculty Present “Doctor Faustus” Production at Warehouse PAC
Cartage Theatre, a local theatre company founded by Assistant Professor of Costume Design Aly Amidei with her husband, Brian Amidei, will present An Apology for the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered By Doctor John Faustus On This His Final Evening at the Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius, November 1-17. The play, by […]
Theatre Students in University Title IX Instructional Videos
Department of Theatre students recently participated in the making of official UNC Charlotte Title IX instructional videos for the “Niners Know” course. This past summer, Ariana Arocho, Cydney Wallace, Dylan Ireland, Isabel Gonzalez, James Michels, Kenneth Quiroz, Michael (Drew) Coley, Amberlin McCormick, Jocelyn Cabaniss, Migdalia Ramirez, and Joel Vincent worked with Dr. Michelle Reinken, Title […]
Theatre Professor Co-develops Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intimacy Initiative
Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn and Brian Eugenio Herrera, an associate professor of theatre at the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, have together developed the The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intimacy Initiative (EDIII) to address inequities in theatrical training spaces. The initiative is led by Theatrical Intimacy Education, a consulting group […]