Theatre

Alumna Stacey Rose has been named a 2018 Theatre Lab Fellow by the Sundance Institute. Rose, a playwright, received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from UNC Charlotte in 2008 and subsequently completed an MFA in Dramatic Writing at New York University. The Sundance Institute was founded in 1981 by Robert Redford. The Theatre Lab, […]

The Department of Theatre will present The Wiz, Apr. 19-23 at the Belk Theater in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. An update of The Wizard of Oz set in an urban landscape The Wiz won seven Tony Awards on Broadway, including Best Musical and Best Score. The production is directed by Associate Professor of […]

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The Chicago Tribune named Lela & Co., a play directed by theatre professor Robin Witt, as the #2 best Chicago theatre production of 2017. The theatre critic, Chris Jones, chose the top ten productions from more than 200 that he reviewed this past year. Lela & Co. was presented by Chicago’s Steep Theatre July 13 […]

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design Tom Burch designed the set for The Hypocrites’ production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, performed at the N.Y.U. Skirball Center in New York City November 29-December 9. The uncoventional production was both previewed and favorably reviewed in the New York Times. The Hypocrites will take Pirates of […]

Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn appeared as a guest on the radio program Up Close and Cultural on October 31 and November 7 for a two-part conversation about representations of women and women of color in theatre. Hosted by Rachel DeGuzman, Up Close and Cultural, is broadcast on WAYO 104.3 FM from Rochester, New […]

Assistant Professor of Costume Design Aly Amidei and her husband Brian Amidei have launched a new local theatre company, Cartage Theatre Co. Their first production, Odd Tales – Stories of the weird and uncanny, is an evening of original radio plays. It will be presented on Friday, October 27, at 8:00 pm at Free Range […]

Award-winning actress Laura Linney was on the campus of UNC Charlotte on Thursday, October 19, to address the campus community, conduct a masterclass for acting students, and deliver the Chancellor’s Speakers Series presentation at UNC Charlotte Center City. A graduate of Brown University and the Juilliard School, Linney has won numerous awards for her roles […]

Dr. Lynne Conner, chair of the Department of Theatre, delivered the closing keynote address for the inaugural symposium of the International Network for Audience Research in the Performing Arts at the University of Leeds, England, on September 14. Her address, “Getting to a Culture of Arts Talk: A Call to Arms,” was based on research […]

The U.S. premiere production of Cordelia Lynn’s play, Lela & Co., directed by theatre professor Robin Witt at Chicago’s Steep Theatre, has received rave reviews from Chicago theatre critics. The play opened on July 13 and runs through September 2. Cordelia Lynn is a young and highly acclaimed British playwright. Lela & Co., which played […]