Theatre

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 […]

Associate Dean of Performing Arts Services Dean Adams and three faculty members from the Department of Theatre presented at the 2017 Annual Conference of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), held August 3-6 in Las Vegas. Dean Adams served as a senior scholar on several panels as part of the Musical Theatre and […]

Assistant Professor of Physical Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz has received a 2017 Works in Progress Residency Award from the Princess Grace Foundation. The award will fund a residency next March at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. During his residency, Cruz will further develop his one-man show, Pícaro, a physical theatre take on the […]

Steeplejack, the young adult fantasy novel by Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley, has won two major awards: the 2017 International Thriller Writers Award for “Best Young Adult Novel” and the 2017 Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy. Both awards were announced on July 15. Steeplejack is a fantasy/mystery […]

CarlosAlexis Cruz, assistant professor of physical theatre, will present his newest urban circus arts project in performances July 21 and 22 at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Booth Playhouse. The production, Sûr: An Acrobatic Journey in Search of Safety, explores concepts of fear and security in contemporary American society, responding to current issues such as […]

Scenic design by Assistant Professor of Theatre Tom Burch is in exhibition at the World Stage Design 2017 conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The international conference, which convenes every four years, is being held July 1-9 and includes performances, workshops, exhibitions, and seminars. Burch’s design for The Hypocrites’ production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance […]

CarlosAlexis Cruz, assistant professor of physical theatre, led a session on Sunday, June 25, at the national symposium of the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1996, NET is a national community of artists and arts organizations dedicated to the advancement of collaborative theater and ensemble practice. Past Forward: 2017 NET […]

Dr. Lynne Conner, chair of the Department of Theatre, will join a panel addressing civic engagement and the arts as part of a conference in Los Angeles hosted by Zocalo Public Square. The conference, What Can the World Teach California about Arts Engagement?, is funded by the James Irvine Foundation and takes place on June […]