Theatre
Three New Novels by Distinguished Professor
Dr. Andrew Hartley is publishing three new novels this spring. An internationally recognized Shakespeare scholar and the Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre, Hartley also writes adult and young adult science fiction and thriller novels under the names of A.J. Hartley and Andrew Hart. Cold Bath Street is a young adult […]
Production Directed by Theatre Professor Nominated for Jeff Awards
The Steep Theatre (Chicago) production of Lela & Co, directed by UNC Charlotte theatre professor Robin Witt, has been nominated for six Joseph Jefferson (Jeff) Awards, honoring non-Equity Chicago theatre. Lela & Co. was presented July 13 – September 16, 2017. It was the U.S. premiere of the play, by British playwright Cordelia Lynn. The […]
Theatre Professor Directs Reading at Playmakers Rep
Assistant Professor of Theatre Kaja Dunn was a director for the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s “Making Tracks” new play festival. The festival, April 13-15, featured readings of four new plays. Dunn directed the play Noms de Guerre by Jacqueline E. Lawton, a PlayMakers’ company member as well as a professor in the Department of Dramatic Art […]
Theatre Alum Named Sundance Theatre Lab Fellow
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, […]
Department of Theatre to present The Wiz
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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Play Directed by Theatre Professor Named to Best of Chicago Theatre List by Chicago Tribune
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 […]
Theatre Professor Designs Traveling Hypocrites’ Production
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 […]
Professor is Radio Show Guest, Discusses Representations of Women in Theatre
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 […]
Theatre Professor Launches New Company
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 […]