Theatre

Department of Theatre Presents Antigone Now
Melissa Cooper’s updating of the Greek tragedy opens the department’s 24-25 season.

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

Taylor McNamara
B.A. in Theater with a Performance concentration and B.M. in Music with a Vocal Performance Concentration

Alex McLellan
B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Technology and Design

Aaron Bunzey
Marketing Assistant at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte

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

Grad’s Next Chapter Could Be a Cinderella Story
You could say that Kiana Vazquetelles owes her very existence to UNC Charlotte. Years before she entered the University as a freshman theatre major, her parents were themselves Niners. Vazquetelles’s father, Darren, played shortstop for the baseball team; her mother, Dee-Dee, cheered on the dance team. Both were psychology majors. After graduating they married and […]

Theatre Alumna Caridad Svich Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Caridad Svich ’85 has received a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Cruz Receives Engaged Faculty Award from NC Campus Engagement
Associate Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz has received the 2024 Engaged Faculty Award from North Carolina Campus Engagement (NCCE). Each year, the Engaged Faculty Award recognizes one faculty member in North Carolina for exemplary engaged teaching and scholarship, including leadership that advances students’ community and civic learning, conducting community-based research, fostering reciprocal community partnerships, and […]

Rick Moll
Production Electrician with Performing Arts Services, College of Arts + Architecture