PlayMakers Repertory Company  A History Edited by Bobbi Owen, Adam Versényi Available now via UNC Press  

The faculty of the Department of Dramatic Art and the staff of PlayMakers Repertory Company expresses its grave concern over the decisions that led the BOT not to take action towards the granting of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones and asks … Read more

Please see the Endeavors article on Professor Bobbi Owen  

As members of the Black Arts Theatre Company, dramatic art majors Aubree Dixon and Liz Howard are uplifting students of color both onstage and behind the scenes. Read the full article here.

Dear All, As you may know, the Dramatic Art faculty took a hard look at the requirements for the Drama Major this past Fall and decided to make several changes to the Core Curriculum for the Major.  Primarily, this affects … Read more

The Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine has recently published an article detailing the ways that our Playmaker’s Repertory Company is navigating its 45th season through a digital medium. Despite the obstacles presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Drama department has … Read more

Department Chair and PRC dramaturg Adam Versényi was recently interviewed in the Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine, in which he discusses his spring COIL course entitled “Theatre and the Pandemic, Theatre After the Pandemic.” This course connects UNC theatre students … Read more

Arts Everywhere has announced the winners of their Students Arts Innovation Grant, which awards $1,000 to Carolina students who are pushing the boundaries of creativity through groundbreaking multimedia projects. Read the full article here.

We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred this week in Atlanta, resulting in the death of eight people, including six women of Asian descent. This is just the latest manifestation of a dramatic increase in anti-Asian violence … Read more

Erin Rodgers won 1st place in the Costume Crafts section of the SETC Design/Tech Competition at the March 2021 conference. The award was given for her work on the Death costume in PlayMakers’ January 2020 production of Everybody. Congratulations, Erin!