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We offer culturally responsive pedagogies and production practices in service of equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism.

The Department of Theatre provides a student-focused liberal arts education integrating the values of equity and inclusion to drive vibrant intellectual inquiry, ethical and informed community engagement, and innovative creative research practices. Our curriculum develops theatre artists, scholars and teachers through engagement with current best practices and emerging entrepreneurial methods in professional theatre. Aligning with the university’s commitment to open-access education, we see theatre education as a path to a career in the professional and educational theatre industries as well as any profession that requires innovation, creative thinking, strategic collaboration and communication skills. We foster an inclusive student community of citizen artists engaged in theatre practices that facilitate community change and social justice through partnerships and collective action. We embrace a wide and inclusive range of approaches to the study and practice of theatre with respect to race, nationality, gender, age, sexuality, ableness, economic status, and disciplinary focus. We center the role of creativity in all of our research modalities and create opportunities for students to develop critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills and to apply them to theatre-making and theatre studies with an ultimate goal of shaping the next generation of creatives/scholars/citizens.

09/30/2026

Behind the scenes of our promo photoshoot for the Department of Theatre's production of "John Proctor is the Villain" 🕯️

Five young women, fueled by pop music and teenage fury, begin to unravel the truths about the men in their world. Rumors and hysteria in their own small Georgia town begin to boil over, just as their English class digs into Arthur Miller’s classic, "The Crucible." The parallels between that play and their lives are brought into sharp and dangerous focus. After all, high school can be treacherous.

"John Proctor is the Villain" premiered on Broadway in 2025 and received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Play. It is a funny and bracing new play about girlhood, the destruction of innocence, and how we question the narratives we’ve been taught.

Written by Kimberly Belflower, "John Proctor is the Villain" will be the #1 most produced play this season, as reported by American Theatre. Our production is directed by Associate Professor of Voice, Speech and Acting Roxanne Wellington.

Our COAA graphic design and photography interns, Alex Schauble and Toby Schuetze, are the creative team behind the performance's marketing materials. Here's a look at the BTS of their poster photoshoot, and keep an eye out for the final design!

Join us Nov. 12-16 at the Anne R. Belk Theatre. Then, we're taking the show UPTOWN to the Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Nov. 20-22!!

09/24/2026

Join us tonight for the opening of "Roots & Words"! This lively devised theatre piece challenges audiences to examine how language defines, divides, and unites us.

Get the details: https://campusevents.charlotte.edu/event/roots-and-words

09/18/2026

Today's spotlight features theatre education major Ciel Davis! 🎭

Davis is currently completing her semester of student teaching at East Lincoln High School in Denver, NC 🏫

"Here at East Lincoln High School, I am the student teacher in Greg Franklin's classroom. I assist in many things from teaching lessons to helping build the set for our upcoming production of 'Grease: The Musical.'

I have been loving my experience here so far. My kids are very interested and involved in the theater scene here at East. Even though I will only be here until December, I hope to make an impact on these kids and learn a lot about teaching for my future!"

Thanks for following along during our spotlights!

09/02/2026

Theatre students and faculty celebrating the start of the school year in Robinson Hall!

09/01/2026

It was wonderful to welcome alumna KoKo Thornton back to the Theatre Department last week for the 2026 College of Arts + Architecture Distinguished Alumni Awards. KoKo met with students in the musical theatre workshop and the applied theatre class. Current theatre student K Zapata introduced KoKo and presented her with the award at Friday's ceremony. Congratulations!

08/21/2026

// "I was fully engulfed in theatre," said Toby Lewis, "16 hours a day, six days a week, for seven weeks."

This summer, theatre major Toby Lewis completed an internship as a Costume Assistant/Dresser at Peach State Summer Theatre in Valdosta, Georgia!

Summer stock is grueling by design, and Toby calls his seven weeks in Valdosta a "baptism by fire." He also calls immensely satisfying.
Toby came to UNC Charlotte as a transfer student from Gaston College and joined the Department of Theatre last fall, pursuing a B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Design/Tech.

A fourth-generation upholsterer, he has been sewing his whole life. He learned about the Peach State Summer Theatre job from recent theatre graduate Max Martin, who encouraged Toby to apply.

Toby worked on the costume crew for two productions: Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. He helped actors with quick changes, cleaned and cared for costumes and even built several costumes, most notably the 1930s wedding dress for lead character Reno Sweeney in “Anything Goes” and a purple vest and skirt for the Pharoah’s butler in “Joseph.”

Follow our series all year for more spotlights on COAA students taking what they learn in the classroom into real-world work.

08/14/2026

We are excited to welcome new full-time faculty member Jennifer Bradford this academic year!

08/05/2026

Congratulations to all involved in the inaugural year of the Carolina New Works Play Festival! 🎭

In partnership with Three Bone Theatre the UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre presented three professional staged readings of new works by Carolina playwrights. The performances took place over the past two weekends in Rowe Recital Hall on campus and The Arts Factory.

Special congratulations to all UNC Charlotte alumni and students who were involved!

"How I Got Forgotten"
Stage Management by Lydia Elder

"TRE"
Directed by Renee Welsh-Noel
Stage Management by Ashlin Heise
Micah Jordan as Reynardo

"You Can’t Smoke In Burbank"
Jordan Goddard as Skylar
Anna Bailey as Students/Waiter
Katherine Macguire as Taylor Bell/Instructor

We are excited to announce that there will be a second year of the festival! More details coming soon!

07/27/2026

What a special 10 year anniversary showcase from our Summer Circus Arts class! 💚

07/21/2026

Congratulations to KoKo M. Thornton '97 for being named our 2026 Distinguished Theatre Alumni!

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