Theatre

Ansleigh Reid

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education and a Musical Theatre Certificate Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? Performance has always been a big part of my life—I started in first grade, inspired by my family’s love for music. I was lucky enough to have great instructors both in […]

Braden Kneeshaw

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: B.A. Theatre with a Concentration in Performance & Undergraduate Certificate in Musical Theatre Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? My love for theatre began at a young age. I grew up performing in Christmas pageants and participating in my local community theatre. In high school, I […]

Liv Hartis

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Hometown: Charlotte, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education with a K-12 Education Concentration Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in theatre? My interest in theatre started when I was in middle school. I began attending shows at Matthews Playhouse and Theatre Charlotte during my early teenage years and fell in love with […]

DJ Cook on the Belk Theater stage in Robinson Hall.

Student Designs Lighting for Fall Dance Concert

Categories: News Tags: Dance, Theatre

Senior and Levine Scholar DJ Cook is racking up lighting design credits.

Department of Theatre Presents Antigone Now

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Melissa Cooper’s updating of the Greek tragedy opens the department’s 24-25 season.

DJ Cook

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B.A. Communication Studies with a concentration in Media and Technology and  Minors in Theatre, French

Taylor McNamara

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Hometown: Chambersburg, PA B.A. in Theater Performance and B.M. in Vocal Performance 2027 How did you first get interested in theatre and music?I remember begging my mom in elementary school to let me take guitar lessons. I’m grateful to say that a few weeks later I had my first music lesson with Mr. Bob, who […]

Alex McLellan

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Hometown- Cary, NC BA in Theatre with a concentration in Technology and Design 2027 How did you first get interested in theatre?I originally got into theatre because I wanted to entertain audiences and help people make fun memories. I started acting in Kindergarten, up until high school, where I became interested in the design and […]

Aaron Bunzey

Categories: Alumni Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Marketing Assistant at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte

Professor’s New Book Brings a Theatrical Perspective to the Study of Churches and Temples

Categories: News, Research Tags: Theatre

Bloomsbury Publishing has today released European Churches and Chinese Temples as Neuro-Theatrical Sites, a new book by Professor of Theatre and Film Mark Pizzato. It is his eighth book. Drawing from his extensive research and travel in Europe, China, and the Holy Land, Pizzato examines more than 80 religious buildings, with a wealth of visual […]