Theatre

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

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 […]

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 […]

Marketing Assistant at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, April 12, in the tenth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The award ceremony will take place at 1:00 pm in Rowe Recital Hall and will be open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the College of Arts […]