School of Theatre Arts and Dance
Luna, by Ramon Esquivel, is the 2018 Theatre for Young Audiences production, scheduled for April in District 6 Schools and Hensel Phelps Theatre. Soledad is the daughter of migrant farm workers, so she is constantly changing homes and schools, which makes friendship hard. Frustrated, Soledad turns inward, finding comfort in books, in the stars, and in the company of the friendly moon, Luna. [READ FULL POST]
A timeless work, the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. [READ FULL POST]
Celebrate an old fashioned barn raising/wedding and delight in a colorful set of Commedia Dell’Arte clowns as the School of Theatre Arts and Dance in collaboration with the School of Music presents an evening of dance, featuring two very special one acts, Copland's Appalachian Spring and Stravinsky's Pulcinella. [READ FULL POST]
In May, Professors Dr. Mary Schuttler and Gillian McNally presented at the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network. Dr. Schuttler presented a paper on the impact of UNC’s 2016 production of The Transition of Doodle Pequeño. Gillian McNally facilitated a panel discussion on LGBTQ TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences). In this panel, she also shared the impact of The Transition of Doodle Pequeño on the UNC students, the children in the audience and the elementary school’s reactions to this controversial production. Adding to both of these panels was UNC Alumnae Sam Provenzano. [READ FULL POST]
