Theatre

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education and a Musical Theatre Certificate Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? Performance has always been a big part of my life—I started in first grade, inspired by my family’s love for music. I was lucky enough to have great instructors both in […]

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: B.A. Theatre with a Concentration in Performance & Undergraduate Certificate in Musical Theatre Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? My love for theatre began at a young age. I grew up performing in Christmas pageants and participating in my local community theatre. In high school, I […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education with a K-12 Education Concentration Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in theatre? My interest in theatre started when I was in middle school. I began attending shows at Matthews Playhouse and Theatre Charlotte during my early teenage years and fell in love with […]

Senior and Levine Scholar DJ Cook is racking up lighting design credits.

Melissa Cooper’s updating of the Greek tragedy opens the department’s 24-25 season.

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 […]