Special Opportunities

FIELD TRIPS And Conferences

Disney Heroes and Villains Costume Exhibition

Friday, October 3, 2025
Up to 25 students will have a chance to join theatre faculty on a day trip to Columbia, South Carolina, to see Disney’s Heroes and Villains Costume Exhibit.

American Shakespeare Center

Friday, November 1, and Saturday, November 2, 2025
Up to 24 students will have a chance to join theatre faculty on an overnight trip to Staunton, Virginia, to see three shows (two Shakespeare and a musical), enjoy a tour of the American Shakespeare Center facilities, and spend time discussing the productions.

Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV

Student actors, designers, directors and dramaturgs showcase and compete at the KCACTF event. Students will also participate in a wide array of workshops, lectures, and performances.

Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)

Select theatre majors attend the annual Southeastern Theatre Conference in order to participate in a wide array of workshops, lectures, performances and informational sessions on graduate programs in theatre.

Shakespeare Theatre Company

A student trip to Washington, D.C. to The Shakespeare Theatre Company/Theatre for a New Audience and to visit museums and historical sites. The Department of Theatre will cover the student’s train travel, hotel and theatre ticket. Space is limited.

Special Guests

Anne R. Belk Visiting Artist: Patrick Page

March 1-3, 2026
Patrick Page received a Tony Award nomination and a Grammy Award for his work in Hadestown on Broadway after starring as Hades in the Off-Broadway, Citadel Theatre, and National Theatre productions. Other Broadway: Conceived and starred in his one-man tour-de-force All The Devils are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain, The Inquisitor in Saint Joan, Valentina in Casa Valentina, Buckley in A Time to Kill, Adult Men in Spring Awakening, DeGuiche in Cyrano de Bergerac, Green Goblin in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons, Decius Brutus in Julius Caesar, Scar in The Lion King, The Grinch in Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, and Mackie in The Kentucky Cycle. Other New York: Cymbeline in Cymbeline (New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacort), Max in The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall). Page is an Associate Artist of The Old Globe in San Diego (Cyrano, Malvolio), and the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington, D.C. (Coriolanus, Prospero, Macbeth, Iago, Claudius). Film: Spirited for Apple+, In The Heights, Estella Scrooge, The Sixth Reel. Television: Richard Clay on The Gilded Age for HBO; Octavius Kratt on Schmigadoon!; numerous recurring and guest starring roles.

THEATRE PASSPORT FREE TICKET SERIES

The PASSPORT Free Ticket Series offers UNC Charlotte Theatre majors the opportunity to attend a variety of professional theatre productions in Charlotte. Each semester we purchase tickets to wide variety of performances including plays, musicals, opera, children’s theater, and interdisciplinary/devised work. Participating students are encouraged to share their opinions about the shows with faculty and student colleagues.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

UNC Charlotte Commedia Players

Under the artistic leadership of Assistant Professor of Physical Theatre, Carlos Cruz, Theater majors have the opportunity to audition for this special traveling performance company appearing each fall at the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Over the course of eight weekend, our student commedia troupe performs for thousands of visitors to the festival. For more information on auditioning for the UNC Charlotte Commedia Players, please contact Professor Cruz at CarlosCruz@charlotte.edu.