School of Theatre Arts and Dance
Devyn Ward considers "Luna" more of an honor, a chance to direct a mainstage production at the University of Northern Colorado, or something that's stolen her thoughts since she began working on it in December. She considers it her senior thesis. [READ FULL POST]
Playwright Reginald Edmunds was in residence at UNC for the Underground Theatre Project's staged reading of Edmunds' award-winning South Bridge on February 7, 2018. [READ FULL POST]
Senior Theatre Studies majors Nate Whitehead and Alison Sullivan received high honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 7 Festival in Spokane, Washington. [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]