http://theatre.uncc.edu

The Department of Theatre strives to inspire our students to expand their vision of the world and themselves through the study and practice of the craft of theatre, preparing them for leadership as practitioners, educators, and artists.

The mission is accomplished in a two-fold manner. First, we promote creativity, inquisitiveness, critical thinking, communication skills (oral and written), and cultural appreciation through the study of theatre. Second, we teach the specific craft of theatre-making through classroom experience, individual and collaborative study, and actualized stage productions, all emphasizing the particular skills necessary for the generation of high-quality stage performance. Students learn to participate in current critical discourse while engaging with the theory, history and material conditions of performance, and broaden their personal horizons as they encounter a range of ideas and issues — political, social, and aesthetic — through the unique art form which is theatre. The program thus creates a rigorous intellectual environment firmly rooted in the theatrical art form.

From this broad-based grounding in the fundamentals of the medium, students can then opt to specialize in one of the component subfields: history and theory, dramaturgy, playwriting, acting, directing, production, and design. In addition these fundamentals will also prepare students who so wish to specialize in theater education with the goal of obtaining a North Carolina teaching license. Throughout their training, students work both as faculty-mentored individuals and in collaborative groups, so that in addition to making significant contributions to the cultural life of the campus through departmental productions, they emerge ready for theatrical internships, graduate programs or for any profession which places value on independent thinking, confidence, and communication skills.

Degree Programs

The department awards the Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre , the Minor in Theatre , and North Carolina K-12 teacher licensure can be earned through the Concentration in Theatre Education .

Productions

The department presents a season of mainstage and lab theatre (blackbox) productions as well as a second “shoestring” series of performances and events, classroom projects, student-driven works, and original collaborations.  Auditions are open to all members of the University community.  Productions and classes are held in Robinson Hall, which contains three performance spaces and specialized rehearsal, design, and construction laboratories, as well as additional classrooms and department offices.

Programs

• Theatre, B.A.
• Theatre, Theatre Education (K-12) Concentration, B.A.

• Theatre, Minor