Theatre
Alumnus Produces “Quarantine Concerts”
Working from home this spring, in his position as Senior Research Administrator of Invoicing in Grants and Contracts Administration at UNC Charlotte, Zack Tarlton (Bachelor of Architecture, 2013) started playing piano during his lunch hour. While his academic training is in architecture, Tarlton has a long history in musical theatre. “I basically grew up at […]
Theatre Faculty Present Workshop Virtual Reading
Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn and Chris Berry, who will return to the Department of Theatre faculty in August, will perform in a workshop reading of a new play by Celeste Jennings, streaming live on May 22 at 7:30 pm. The play-in-progress, Processing, is set in Charlotte and addresses Black economics and immigration through […]
Professor’s Book Responds to April 30th Shooting
On April 23, Dr. Andrew Hartley will publish his 23rd novel. Hartley, the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the Department of Theatre, is an internationally respected Shakespeare scholar and an expert, in particular, on Julius Caesar. Outside of academic circles, though, he is better known as A.J. Hartley – or in some cases […]
Theatre Professor in Virtual Premiere of Lauren Gunderson One-Woman Play
Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn performed the role of “She” in the premiere of Natural Shocks – A One-Woman Play in a Tornado, a new work by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson. The virtual staged reading, presented by the Women’s Theatre Festival, was streamed live on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 pm EDT via the […]
Play by Theatre Department Chair Receives World Premiere
The Mother, a new play by Department of Theatre Chair Lynne Conner, received its world premiere by Dramatic Repertory Company in Portland, Maine, in March. The play explores the effects on a mother – and her family – of a school shooting that is perpetrated by her son. A review in the Portland Press Herald […]
Student Wins SETC Sound Design Award
Student Gianna Agostino won first place in the Sound Design competition at the 71st annual Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Convention, which was held February 26 – March 1 in Louisville, Kentucky. Gianna is a junior pursuing a double major in music and communications with a minor in theatre. She won the award for her design […]
Mary Kenny
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Students Take Prizes at Kennedy Center Festival
Eight UNC Charlotte students recently competed at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region IV in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) is a national program to benefit college theatre students. The program supports eight regional festivals in January and February and a national festival in April. Amber Coleman, […]
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. […]