Theatre
Theatre Department Hosts Sean Graney March 13-18
The Department of Theatre will host Chicago-based theatre artist Sean Graney for a residency March 13-18. While at UNC Charlotte, Graney will visit classes during the day and lead an intensive new play development workshop in the evenings. The residency will culminate in a public reading of The Aristophanesathon on Saturday, March 18, featuring students […]
Theatre Professors to Present at National Conferences
Theatre professor Jeanmarie Higgins will present “The (Un)spectacular Domestic Spaces of Annie Baker’s Nocturama” at this year’s Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference in Dramaturgies of Silence and Stillness: Contemporary American Women Playwrights Refigure Spectacle, a panel commissioned by the American Theatre and Drama Society. Addressing the conference theme of “Spectacle,” the panel […]
Theatre Faculty Member Recognized at Regional Festival
Kaja Dunn, assistant professor of acting in the Department of Theatre, recently had her directing work honored at the 49th annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region VIII in Mesa, Arizona. The Region VIII Governing Board from the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) selected a scene from her California production of As […]
Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Releases Latest Novel
Dr. Andrew Hartley, UNC Charlotte Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare and New York Times bestselling author, has released his latest science fiction novel, Cathedrals of Glass: A Planet of Blood and Ice. The book offers a foreword by Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge and is now available for purchase or download. The novel explores the story of […]
The Department of Theatre presents “The Children’s Hour”
The Department of Theatre will present Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour February 22-26 in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. Based on a true story, the play ignited a scandal when it was first produced in 1934; nevertheless, it won both critical accolades and financial success. Running on Broadway for two years, The […]
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Theatre Faculty Create Work for Children’s Theatre
Theatre faculty CarlosAlexis Cruz and Bruce Auerbach have work on Children’s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) stages this winter. Commedia Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, a retelling of the beloved fairy tale in the commedia dell’arte tradition directed by Professor Cruz, runs January 14-29 as part of CTC “WonderFest.” Junie B. Jones, with lighting design […]
Top Ten Award for Theatre Professor Witt
Chicago Sun theatre critic Hedy Weiss named London Wall, directed by UNC Charlotte Assistant Professor of Theatre Robin Witt, among Chicago’s top ten productions of 2016. The production also received mention in The Chicago Tribune “best of theatre” list for 2016. London Wall was presented by Griffin Theatre Company in January 2016 and received stellar […]
Roger Guenveur Smith Brings One-Man Show to UNC Charlotte
Award-winning actor, writer, and director Roger Guenveur Smith will come to the UNC Charlotte campus on January 10 to work with students in the Department of Theatre and perform his one-man show, Rodney King. Smith, who has a successful career in film (American Gangster, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, The Birth of a Nation), […]
Theatre Professor Edits New Julius Caesar Reader
Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley is the editor of Julius Caesar: A Critical Reader, recently released by Bloomsbury Publishing. Issued in the Arden Early Modern Drama Guides series, the reader surveys the performance history, major themes, and critical reception of Shakespeare’s tragedy in a detailed timeline and eight essays: Julius Caesar Timeline (Andrew […]