Recent News
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Athene Wright USITT24 Award Winner
Athene Wright, a Costume Production MFA alum, was awarded the Barbara Matera Award for Costume-Making. The Matera Award recognizes a current graduate student or an early career professional who is an exceptional costume technician. Congratulations Athene, we look forward to … Read more
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Triffin Morris and Athene Wright worked on project featured in Vogue
Vogue featured the costume design for Florencia en el Amazonas which just opened on November 16 at the Met. This past summer, Triffin Morris, Head of Costume Production at UNC, and Athene Wright, Class of ’22 in the Costume Production program, … Read more
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American Society for Theatre Research Awards and Grants
Adam Versényi was recently awarded an Honorable Mention for his work on translating The Dramaturgy of Space by Ramón Griffero. This was a part of the annual ASTR Awards and Grants, which awards research fellowships, travel grants, and publication awards … Read more
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The DDA had a strong presence at the 2023 USITT-SE conference
PRC production staff Laura Pates and Amy Evans led sessions on their areas of specialty, and costume production MFA grad won a prize in the student expo for her CDC embroidered Western suit created for tailoring class last spring.
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The Department of Dramatic Art is now on Social Media
The Department of Dramatic Art is now on social media! Be sure to follow us to keep up-to-date on performances, workshops, new course offerings, and more.
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Behind the scenes with Kenan Theatre Company
Part of the dramatic art department, Kenan Theatre Company offers a space for undergraduate students of all majors to learn essential elements of theater — including acting, production and technical skills — from professional directors and one another. For the … Read more
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In Memoriam
Milly S. Barranger., an author, educator and producer, died on August 21st in New York with her daughter, Heather and wife Liz Woodman, at her side. Ms. Barranger was an author who wrote books about women in the theater as … Read more
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Gwendolyn Schwinke and Alice McCracken Knight working with Shakespeare and Company!
Shakespeare & Company: Faculty member Gwendolyn Schwinke served as Voice and Text Coach for The Contention: Henry VI, Part II, completing her seventh season with this theatre in Lenox, MA. Dramatic Art major Alice McCracken Knight participated in the Summer Shakespeare … Read more