Theatre

Festival Recognition for Theatre Professor’s Plays

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Two plays by Professor of Theatre Lynne Conner were recently recognized by theatre festivals. Earlier this month, Conner’s The Mother was named a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, one of 148 plays chosen as semi-finalists from 614 applicants. The Mother, which was a 2018 and 2019 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference semi-finalist, received its […]

Don Castro

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Actor

ZiYonna Brown

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B.A. in Theatre and a Minor in Psychology

Carlos Cruz Receives Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement

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CarlosAlexis Cruz, associate professor of theatre and the program director for the forthcoming Master of Fine Arts in Community Centered Practice, has received the 2023 Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement. Formerly the Provost’s Faculty Award for Community Engagement, the Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement was renamed in 2017 and is awarded […]

Theatre Department Presents Original Play for Young Audiences

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By Rayden Leeder What do you get when you take a zany and imaginative poetry book for children and put it in the hands of passionate and creative theatre education students? Well, you get UNC Charlotte’s newest traveling show, A Hatful of Dragons. This month, the Department of Theatre presents an original children’s play adapted […]

Julio Hernandez

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B.A. in Theatre with a Performance Concentration and a Musical Theatre Certificate

University Joins Charlotte SHOUT! as Ideas Pillar Sponsor

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For 17 days this spring, Charlotte SHOUT! will invigorate Uptown Charlotte, bringing performances, installations, food trucks, interactive art and engaging conversations to plazas and venues in the center city. The annual festival aims to inspire Charlotteans with creative and culinary innovation, turning the center of town into a forum for new ideas and experiences. And […]

Jack Taggart

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Textile Artist for Feature Films

College of Arts + Architecture Announces 2023 Distinguished Alumni

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Thursday, March 30, in the ninth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 11:30 am in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts and will be open to the public. The Distinguished […]

Theatre Professor Shifts Site-Specific Focus to Charlotte

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Assistant Professor of Directing Laura Waringer has returned to campus after a “reassignment of duties” last semester allowed her to finally bring her pandemic-delayed production of Into the Woods to fruition in November. Presented by Waringer’s company, Wanderlust, which puts musicals “on location” in site-specific, immersive productions, Into the Woods took place in a multi-acre […]